San Antonio: Randolph Air Force Base

Large building with high tower and large letters in front spelling Randolph Field

Randolph Air Force Base

Large building with high tower and American flag in front with group of planes flying overhead

WWII pilots in training fly over the Randolph Field Building 100

Group of nurses in military uniforms standing in front of a building named School of Aviation Medicine

Air Force nurses in training at Randolph Air Force Base

The planned “Air City” became a model airfield for flight training. During World War II, the “West Point of the Air,” as it was called, trained thousands of cadets and instructors. Towering over the Spanish Revival-style historic district is one of the most famous structures in military aviation, Building 100, known as the Taj Mahal, which contains offices, a rotunda, history exhibits and a large auditorium.

Randolph Air Force Base

  • Pat Booker Rd, San Antonio, TX
  • 210-652-3939
  • National Register of Historic Places
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