Payne Field
Payne Field is a former World War I military airfield, located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north-northeast of West Point, Mississippi. It operated as a training field for the United States Army Air Service between 1918 until 1920.
| Payne Field | |
|---|---|
| West Point, Mississippi | |
Payne Field - parked Curtiss JN-4 Training Aircraft, 1918 | |
Payne Field | |
| Coordinates | 33°39′56″N 88°38′57″W |
| Type | Primary pilot training airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Air Service, United States Army |
| Condition | abandoned fields |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| In use | 1918–1920 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Training Section, Air Service |
The airfield was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established in 1917 after the United States entry into World War I. It was the first airport constructed in Mississippi.
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