ed ▁all - way ▁field , ▁slight ▁traces ▁of ▁run ways ) ▁ ▁O ro ville ▁A ux ili ary ▁Field ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁▁▁ ▁( ab andon ed ▁all - way ▁field , ▁slight ▁traces ▁of ▁run ways ) ▁ ▁S is ki you ▁County ▁Army ▁Air field ▁ ▁now ▁the ▁S is ki you ▁County ▁Airport ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁first ▁cadre ▁of ▁permanent ▁troops ▁who ▁managed ▁the ▁field ▁moved ▁in . ▁The ▁field ▁was ▁opened ▁as ▁the ▁Ch ico ▁Army ▁F lying ▁School ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁cad ets ▁arrived ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁from ▁M off ett ▁Field ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁completed ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁basic ▁flying ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁primary ▁training . ▁Basic ▁training ▁at ▁Ch ico ▁began ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁An ▁all ▁black ▁company ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Field ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁W AC s ▁arrived ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁A ▁cadre ▁of ▁black ▁W AC s ▁was ▁hous ed ▁on ▁an ▁eleven - acre ▁site ▁across ▁C oh asset ▁Road ▁from ▁the ▁Field . ▁W AS PS ▁( W omen ' s ▁Army ▁Service ▁Pil ots ) ▁frequently ▁delivered ▁plan es ▁to ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁peak ▁Ch ico ▁Army ▁Air ▁Field ▁had ▁about ▁