San Angelo Regional Airport also known as Mathis Field, is a public airport serving the city of San Angelo, in Tom Green County, Texas, USA. The airport covers 1,503 acres (608 ha) and has three runways. The airport also offers free parking.
On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 34th Flying Training Wing (Bomber and Specialized 2/4-Engine) at Carr and assigned it to the AAF Central Flying Training Command.
The airport, originally named Carr Field, was built in 1941 by the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot training airfield. Activated on 1 June 1942, the airfield was assigned to the AAF Gulf Coast Training Center, with the Army Air Force Pilot School (Bomber and Specialized 2/4-Engine) activated (phase 3 pilot training).
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