Leadville Municipal Airport


Leadville Municipal Airport was a Colorado World War II Army Airfield "adjacent to Highway No. 24" and named for Leadville, Colorado, southeast.

Leadville Flight Strip

On September 10, 1943, the existing Leadville Flight Strip of ~ included a landing strip, and the "buildings area" was ~.

Leadville Army Airfield

The Leadville landing field became* a United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force auxiliary field of Colorado Springs' Peterson Field which was a photo reconnaissance training facility and base of the 35th Altitude Training Unit.

Municipal airport

After being used as a post-war municipal airport, the Leadville facility closed and was dismantled by 1949.