Myrtle Beach

Army Air Field

Myrtle Beach Army Air Field operated here 1940-47 and grew out of city plans to expand the municipal airport from two grass landing strips to a more permanent facility. In 1940-41 the U.S. Army Air Corps trained civilian pilots for the Civil Air Service; the War Department acquired the airport in late 1941. Observation squadrons, an aviation squadron, and a fighter squadron trained here during World War II.

Erected by the
Myrtle Beach Air Base
Redevelopment Authority and the
City of Myrtle Beach, 2008

U.S. Hwy. 17 & U.S. Hwy. 17 Bypass, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
GPS: 33° 39.629′ N, 78° 55.691′ W