Santa Ana Army Air Base

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Santa Ana Army Air Base
Part of Army Air Forces Flying Training Command
Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, US
USGS 2006 airphoto of Santa Ana Army Air Base (Outlined) Santa Ana AAB on left, Orange County Airport on right
Santa Ana AAB
Coordinates	33°40′13″N 117°54′09″W / 33.67028°N 117.90250°W / 33.67028; -117.90250
Type	Non-flying Army Air Force training facility
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built	1941
In use	1942–1946
Garrison information
Garrison	Army Air Force Training Command

Santa Ana Army Air Base (SAAAB) was a World War II-era air base located near Santa Ana, California. The air base was decommissioned in 1946, and part of the land was annexed by Costa Mesa in 1953.^[1] The air base was used for basic training, although it did not have planes, hangars or runways. The base was 1,336 acres (5.41 km²), and the main section of the base was located between Baker Street to the north, Harbor Boulevard to the west, Wilson Street on the south, and Newport Boulevard on the east. The land formerly occupied by the air base is today the home of John Wayne Airport, the Orange County Fairgrounds, and Orange Coast College.