Amarillo Air Force Base
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![Retreat Ceremony at Amarillo Army Airfield](/Images/godic/202412/20/Retreat_Ceremony_at_Amarillo_Army_Airfield3957.jpg")
![Nighttime maintenance training on a B-17 at Amarillo Army Airfield, 1943](/Images/godic/202412/20/Nighttime_maintenance_training_on_a_B-17_at_Amarillo_Army_Airfield3957.jpg")
- For the civil use of this facility and airport information, see Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Amarillo Air Force Base, originally Amarillo Army Air Field is a former United States Air Force base located in Potter County, Texas, approximately 6 miles (10 km) East of downtown Amarillo within the easternmost city limits. The City of Amarillo is located on the boundary of Potter and Randall Counties in the High Plains of the Texas Panhandle.