Aurora Flight Strip

Aurora Flight Strip (1943-1946) - A World War II U.S. Army Airfield established in 1943 near Aurora, Marion County, Oregon. First named Aurora Flight Strip after the location and the type of airfield. Served as an Auxiliary Field to Portland Army Air Base. Closed after the end of WWII circa 1946. History The airfield was built by the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943 and was known as Aurora Flight Strip. It was then a 138-acre outlying (supporting) airfield to the Portland Army Air Base. Used by military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II and was turned over for state government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA). Current Status Now known as Aurora State Airport. Increased traffic and activity in the Salem-Portland air corridor caused an air traffic control tower to be built here in 2015. Location: Near Aurora in Marion County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 45.24722 Long: -122.77000 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 200' GPS Locations: 45.24722, -122.77000 Aurora Flight Strip See Also: Oregon WWII Army Airfields Sources: US Army Owned, Sponsored and Leased Facilities Report, AMD-1, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 31 Dec 1945, CDSG Pdf Shaw, Frederick J. Ed., Locating Air Force Base Sites: History's Legacy, updated 2014, Air Force History and Museums Program, USAF, Washington DC, 2004, 268 pages Links: Wikipedia - Aurora Flight Strip The Army Air Forces in World War II, Part 6, men and Planes, Chapter 4. Fortification ID: OR0199 - Aurora Flight Strip Visited: No