CAF Narrows List of Potential New HQ Locations

After more than 20 years of operations in Midland, Texas, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced Wednesday at EAA AirVenture 2013 it has selected eight finalists for the new home of organization’s national headquarters and museum facilities.

Six of the finalists are located in Texas: Alliance Airport, Fort Worth; Collin County Airport, McKinney; Dallas Executive Airport; Ellington Field Airport, Houston; Lackland/Kelly Airport, San Antonio; and North Texas Regional Airport, Sherman. The other contenders are New Century Airport, Olathe, Kan; and Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport, Smyrna, Tenn.