Marine Corps Air Facility Walnut Ridge, Military training facility in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
Marine Corps Air Facility Walnut Ridge is a former military flight training school with three runways, several hangars, and support buildings in northeast Arkansas. The facility was converted into a regional airport after World War II and continues to operate as Walnut Ridge Regional Airport.
The facility began in 1942 as a basic flight training school for the Army Air Forces and trained thousands of pilots during the war. After 1945, it was repurposed to process thousands of surplus military aircraft for civilian reuse.
The Wings of Honor Museum displays wartime photographs and military documents from when the facility operated. Visitors can see what daily life looked like for pilots and staff stationed here during that period.
The site is accessible today as a public airport with the museum open to visitors. Before planning a visit, check current opening hours since the museum's schedule can vary seasonally.
Five smaller satellite airfields once surrounded the main complex to support pilot training operations. Today these auxiliary fields are no longer visible, but their existence reveals how extensive the training operation once was.
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