Mineral Wells Airport

Mineral Wells Airport is a public airport three miles southeast of Mineral Wells, Texas. It is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a general aviation facility. It is owned and operated by the city of Mineral Wells. The airport, as does the city, lies in Palo Pinto County and Parker County. Its terminal is in Parker County.HistoryOriginally established as Camp Wolters in 1925, it was named for Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters, commander of the Fifty-sixth Brigade of the National Guard, and designated a summer training site for his units.Mineral Wells donated 50acres of land, leased 2300acre, and in World War II provided land to increase the camp's area to 7500acre. The airfield opened in May 1943 and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. The army camp became an important infantry-replacement training center with a troop capacity that reached a peak of 24,973.In December 1945 the entire facility was deactivated.Local businessmen purchased the land and facilities and converted them to private use. The tensions of the cold war, however, resulted in the reopening of the camp in early 1951, under the authority of the United States Air Force. At the installation, then named Wolters Air Force Base, was housed the newly formed Aviation Engineer Force. Special-category army and air force personnel were trained there.