The airport was originally known as Florence Army Airfield, or more simply as Florence Field, a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps / U.S. Army Air Forces training field for P-39 Airacobra and P-40 Warhawk pursuit aircraft and A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader attack aircraft.
Florence Airport was initially designated as Florence Army Airfield, or more simply known as Florence Field, a military training facility during World War II that handled P-39 Airacobra and P-40 Warhawk fighter planes, as well as A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader attack aircraft.