Mateur Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, located approximately 4 km north-northwest of Mateur, 52 km northwest of Tunis. It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the Tunisian Campaign. It was a temporary airfield, built by the US Army Corps of Engineers, not designed for long term or heavy bomber use. Known units assigned to the field were: * 1st Fighter Group, 29 June - 31 October 1943, P-38 Lightning * 325th Fighter Group, 19 June - 4 November 1943, P-40 Warhawk
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