Breckenridge Army Airfield / Morganfield Airport, Morganfield, KY

Breckenridge Army Airfield / Morganfield Airport, Morganfield, KY

37.69 North / 87.84 West (Northwest of Nashville, TN)

Breckenridge AAF, as depicted on the June 1953 Nashville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy).

This former military airfield was located on the grounds of Camp Breckenridge.According to "WW2 Sites in the US" by Richard Osborne, Camp Breckenridge was built in 1942 as a training camp for infantry units up to division size.

Camp Breckenridge was deactivated in 1949, but was reopened for the Korean War & was used again to train infantrymen.

The date of construction of the airfield at Camp Breckenridge has not been determined, as well as its precise mission.

It was apparently built during the Korean War usage of the Camp, as no airfield at the Camp was depicted on the March 1944 Nashville Sectional Chart (according to Chris Kennedy), although there was a large Danger Area depicted over the Camp (most likely due to live artillery fire).

The earliest depiction of Breckenridge Army Airfield which has been located was on the June 1953 Nashville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy).

The Aerodromes table on the chart described the field as having two runways, with the longest being a 1,500' unpaved strip.According to "WW2 Sites in the US" by Richard Osborne, Camp Breckenridge was used during 1954-63 as a training camp for the Kentucky National Guard.