Kingsville Naval Outlying Fields

Kingsville Naval Outlying Fields
Corpus Christi, Texas in  United States of America
Aerial view of Kingsville OLF #21 in 1944.
Site information
Type	Military airfield complex
Operator	United States Navy
Condition	Demolished
Location
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Coordinates	27°39′21″N97°32′38″W / 27.65583°N 97.54389°W / 27.65583; -97.54389
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
Built for	Navy flight training
In use	1941 - 1949 (1949)

The Kingsville Naval Outlying Fields in Corpus Christi, Texas are a complex of over 50 naval outlying landing fields built during World War II to support navy flight training.

History

During World War II between 1941-43, the Kingsville Naval Outlying Landing Fields were constructed to facilitate naval flight training, primarily from NAS Kingsville, NAAS Rodd Field, NAAS Cuddihy Field, and NAAS Waldron Field. Many of these airfields either used a circular landing mat, or a circular landing mat with 4 extended runways. They also used 8 runways in a star-shaped format which at-least 7 fields had used, and in other locations. In order to make way for the construction of the NOLF fields, lots of acres owned by the King Ranch were purchased. Twin airfields were commonly referred to as a Naval Outer Landing Field. ^[1]

Seven of these outlying fields were assigned to NAAS Cuddihy Field. Eight of these outlying fields were assigned to NAAS Rodd Field.

Naval Outlying Landing Fields

Naval Outlying Landing Fields

Field Name	In Use	Layout	Coordinates	Notes
Field 1-A				Assigned to NAAS Rodd Field
Field 1-B				Assigned to NAAS Rodd Field
Field 1-C (NOLF #21811)				Assigned to NAAS Rodd Field
Field 1-D				Assigned to NAAS Rodd Field
Field No.1
Field No.2
Field No.3
Field No.4
Field No.5
Field No.6
Field No.7
Field No.8
Field No.9
Field No.10 (NOLF #22912)				Assigned to NAAS Rodd Field
Field No.11 (NOLF #23416)	1943 - 1945	4 Runways	Location: 27°33′49″N97°28′24″W / 27.56361°N 97.47333°W / 27.56361; -97.47333	Assigned to NAAS Rodd Field
Field No.12	1943 - 1945	4 Runways	Location: 27°27′21″N97°31′42″W / 27.45583°N 97.52833°W / 27.45583; -97.52833
Field No.13 (NOLF #23521)	1943 - 1949	4 Runways	Location: 27°31′28″N97°32′38″W / 27.52444°N 97.54389°W / 27.52444; -97.54389	One of 10 airfields leased from its original owners.
Field No.14 (NOLF #22521)			Location: 27°28′45″N97°30′24″W / 27.47917°N 97.50667°W / 27.47917; -97.50667	Assigned to NAAS Rodd Field
Field No.15			Location: 27°27′05″N97°33′55″W / 27.45139°N 97.56528°W / 27.45139; -97.56528
Field No.16
Field No.17
Field No.18 (NOLF #21811)		Circular Landing Mat	Location: 27°34′55″N97°24′56″W / 27.58194°N 97.41556°W / 27.58194; -97.41556
Field No.19
Field No.20		Circular Landing Mat	Location: 27°38′29″N97°28′35″W / 27.64139°N 97.47639°W / 27.64139; -97.47639
Field No.21 (NOLF #26117)	1943 - 1945	8 Runways	Location: 27°39′15″N97°32′27″W / 27.65417°N 97.54083°W / 27.65417; -97.54083
Field No.22 (NOLF #26122)		Circular Landing Mat	Location: 27°38′38″N97°36′56″W / 27.64389°N 97.61556°W / 27.64389; -97.61556
Field No.23
Field No.24
Field No.25 (NOLF #24024)	1943 - c1946	4 Runways	Location: 27°30′49″N97°37′26″W / 27.51361°N 97.62389°W / 27.51361; -97.62389	Assigned to NAAS Rodd Field
Field No.26
Field No.27 (NOLF #23416)
Field No.28
Field No.29
Field No.30 (NOLF #27221)			Location: 27°42′20″N97°36′26″W / 27.70556°N 97.60722°W / 27.70556; -97.60722	Assigned to NAAS Cuddihy Field
Field No.31 (NOLF #28523)				Assigned to NAAS Cuddihy Field
Field No.32 (NOLF #27325)			Location: 27°42′51″N97°40′49″W / 27.71417°N 97.68028°W / 27.71417; -97.68028	Assigned to NAAS Cuddihy Field.
Field No.33 (NOLF #28327)				Assigned to NAAS Cuddihy Field
Field No.34 (NOLF #26426)			Location: 27°39′10″N97°41′25″W / 27.65278°N 97.69028°W / 27.65278; -97.69028	Assigned to NAAS Cuddihy Field
Field No.35 (NOLF #28131)				Assigned to NAAS Cuddihy Field
Field No.36 (NOLF #26832)	1943 - c1949	4 Runways	Location: 27°40′41″N97°46′45″W / 27.67806°N 97.77917°W / 27.67806; -97.77917	Assigned to NAAS Cuddihy Field
Field No.37
Field No.38
Field No.39
Field No.40 (NOLF #21305)	1941 - Present	Twin outlying fields, both with 4 Runways & Circular Landing Mat	Location: 27°37′59″N97°18′34″W / 27.63306°N 97.30944°W / 27.63306; -97.30944	The airfield was re-built in 1943 as NAAS Waldron Field.
Field No.41 (NOLF #20410)	1942 - c1949	Twin outlying fields, both with 4 Runways & Circular Landing Mat	Location: 27°33′35″N97°20′29″W / 27.55972°N 97.34139°W / 27.55972; -97.34139
Field No.42 (NOLF #20115)	1942 - c1950	4 Runways & Circular Landing Mat	Location: 27°29′40″N97°21′32″W / 27.49444°N 97.35889°W / 27.49444; -97.35889	Assigned to NAS Kingsville, an uncompleted Naval Outer Landing Field airfield was beside it.
Field No.43
Field No.44 (NOLF #23242)
Field No.45
Field No.46
Field No.47
Field No.48
Field No.49
Field No.50
Field No.51			Location: 27°24′26″N97°50′06″W / 27.40722°N 97.83500°W / 27.40722; -97.83500
Field No.52 (NOLF #29536)			Location: 27°24′12″N97°44′19″W / 27.40333°N 97.73861°W / 27.40333; -97.73861	Originally assigned NOLF #23536 on July 1943.
Field No.53 (NOLF #25938)			Location: 27°35′18″N97°51′39″W / 27.58833°N 97.86083°W / 27.58833; -97.86083
Field No.54 (NOLF #23242)			Location: 27°19′04″N97°47′53″W / 27.31778°N 97.79806°W / 27.31778; -97.79806
Field No.55 (NOLF #22441)	1943 - c1950	4 Runways & Circular Landing Mat	Location: 27°16′36″N97°43′24″W / 27.27667°N 97.72333°W / 27.27667; -97.72333	Assigned to NAS Kingsville and after the war, used as a navy bombing target.

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The shape of NOLF 41 is still recognisable from above.

References

1. "Airfields in Texas: Corpus Christi" . Retrieved 2024-09-04.
2. U.S. Army Map Service (1950). Western-United-States: Corpus Christi (Map). 1:250,000. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
3. "Airfields in Texas: Western Corpus Christi area" . Retrieved 2024-09-05.