Charleston Executive Airport

Formerly held by the USAF, Charleston Executive Airport was recently taken by the CSS. It is currently under the command of Militia Marshall Paul Rockwell.

History

The airport opened in April 1943 named Johns Island Army Airfield. Initially it was an auxiliary to Columbia Army Air Base as an unmanned emergency landing airfield. On 31 March 1944, jurisdiction was transferred to Charleston Army Airfield when Charleston was reassigned to Air Transport Command. It served as an emergency landing base with no permanent structures being used for transatlantic flights. On 25 August 1945 the airfield was turned over to local authorities which converted it into a civil airport.

The airport was held by the USAF until recently, when Paul Rockwell led CSS troops in an assault on the area. The USAF forces were spread to thin, and they could not hold.