Site History: Adamson Airfield was established in the early 1930's on an estimated 100 acres of privately owned land. The airfield was a dirt landing strip. Fuel was pumped by hand from 55-gallon drums. The airfield served the public visiting the area for recreation through the 1930's and 1940s. The airfield was closed in 1950 following a period of infrequent use and the site is now commercially developed. There is no evidence of the former airfield at the site.
Neither the War or Navy Departments are known to have acquired or had controlling interest in the site, and no such record is known to exist. Military use of the airfield occurred during World War II, from March 1942 until July 1943, when Adamson Airfield served as an auxiliary landing field for Army Air Corps and Navy cadets receiving basic ground school and flight training under the Civilian Pilot Training/War Training Service program conducted at Lone Pine Airport, 21 miles to the north. Adamson Airfield was also a designated landing field for Army Air Corps/Army Air Forces and Navy pilots during World War II.
