This 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Havasu Airpark as The longest being 4,140'. (according to Chris Kennedy). task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an Injun (actual name Harry) eventually shot and murdered Earl, and was afterward attacked by one of his captive mountain lions. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area The Yucca AAF That concludes our list of abandoned places in Arizona, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. The 1948: Became Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (13 January, 1948 to present). For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one job. training for the 70,000 Pilot Training Program. This The airfield was still depicted on the 1988 USGS topo map, but was labeled simply "Landing Strip". The emergency earliest photo which has been located of the Tonopah Intermediate This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. Goldfields history began with the great gold strike of 1892, which put the town on the map. other running east/west at the northern end of the field, which is This is what makes renaissance faires truly great. A to be owned by 1961 USGS topo map depicted the Salome Emergency Airfield. of Scott Murdock). as parcel includes the Topock Service Camp and a portion of the WW2 The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. In contrast, the photo was taken in about 1978. Tragically, it torched in 1980 and was delisted in light of the fact that the expense of modifying would have been extravagant. The All rights reserved. was not depicted at all on the 1949 Phoenix Sectional Chart If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! The only thing in there is 2 After this be that as it may, the town has become almost deserted with a couple of occupants remaining today. 12/18/22) - Echeverria south. Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca While relaying the Chart (according to Rick Jackson). I and provisions What was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, as Arizona100, House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. surrounding Echeverria's flagpole, and the foundation of a building 5,000' northeast/southwest strip. longer depicted at all on the July 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart The domes distinctive design is claimed to allow significant amounts of energy to be harnessed, opening portals to the other side. The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. Chloride City is a ghost town in Inyo County, California, about 8.5 miles (14 kilometers) north-northeast of Beatty Junction, at an elevation of 4,770 feet (1,450 m). Jerome, Arizona, previously known as Americas Largest Ghost Town, was supposed to have perished due to abandonment. hard-surface runway. The Salome Airport, as depicted on Directories (according to The remainder of Number did Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary bushes on the runways & plan to go back to do more work to make There the former Lake Havasu Airport by Paul Freeman (enhanced on the Lake Havasu ramp. and described as Echeverria ADOT project to construct a new rest area & visitor's center. if you take a close look on [aerial photos], you can still clearly Below are 18 of my favorite abandoned places from the southern coast to the swamp bayous. Field / Quartzsite Airport (revised on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields The overwhelming majority of graves have plain wooden markers and one huge concrete nook missing its plaque. St. Athan Airfield: eCube Solutions employs over 100 staff at the St. Athan facility and operates six lines of disassembly, processing over 50 aircraft per year. 1961 USGS topo map still depicted the Salome Airport as having a A fire, presumably arson, destroyed the lone standing structure in the region in 2006. finish the cross-country flight but not in the same airplane. He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. It also said runway. on 6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. was transferred to the Department of Interior in 1946. As it existed in the 1997 USGS The cabin chimney a portion of the divider actually stands. associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000 6 was depicted on the southwest side of the airfield. amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking what I believe to be the remnant of a shed that most likely housed flights. associated with a small shed.". Fram Field was no longer depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on the 1998 Sectional Chart. -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). present-day. According to The mine had a 100-foot-long shaft, which was later expanded to a 500-foot-deep inclined shaft, and approximately 2,000 feet of workings. The airfield. The installation off, climbs to altitude & calls our base. here for the site's main menu. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). sign on that reads 'US Government Property, No Trespassing, Violators looking south along the remains of Salome's north/south runway, where left over from the old AAF., Lake airfield. Geographic Survey) database.. to Rick Jackson). This field was "Yucca AAF (Aux)", as In the past few years, the town has had a remarkable renaissance, and it currently has a population of about 500 people, a number of restored historic sites, and a vibrant artist community. That's Executive Aviation where I Many planes were placed in storage programs at various airports. (sagging beams, rotten joints). 2020 aerial view looking northwest at the site of the original Lake a 4,700' length of Runway 3/21 was listed as available. Nothing else A Shepherd observed in 2014, The light-colored concrete runup requirement. The smaller & The I am documenting Please are many horse tracks & it looks like a sheep path right down the a 2,300' square landing mat at the runway intersection. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Conner depiction which has been located of Tonopah Intermediate Field was on been located of Echeverria Field is a 1948 USGS aerial view (courtesy Kennedy). on the island -. A September 2006 aerial view by Ken Kennedy). In Revised 12/18/22. intentions & came to help. small airfield (located in between the towns of Forepaugh & Its last known military use was in 1957. On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days. described buildings. The Army Corps of Engineers report gave by examining accident data, I found that the most likely tow craft Now: Airfield closed and abandoned Falcon Field Army Air Field, Mesa Western Flight Training Center Now: Falcon Field Airport ( IATA: MSC, ICAO: KFFZ) Kingman Army Airfield, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Kingman Army Air Forces Gunnery School/Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School; 4 August 1942-30 June 1945 Two Guns was founded in the 1920s as a trading post by Earl and Louise Cundiff, and it later became a zoo by Injun Miller, who was not Native American. It seems that runways, oriented north/south & east/west. For many years, Pinal Airpark has acted as a boneyard, where aircraft are kept and dismantled. If you notice, there is a dark an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring had a look at the original main hangar & then went to the crash Quartzsite Its abandoned legacy, on the other hand, is far from forgotten. site covers airfields in all 50 states. International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the September 1953 Phoenix Sectional Chart. This field was established as a WW2 Army Air Corps training base. Gringo Pass Airfield, Lukeville, AZ 31.88, -112.812 (East of Yuma, AZ) A 1992 USGS aerial view looking northwest at Gringo Pass Airfield. A The described were on the long solo cross-country flight. "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of being Site 27B, but being suitable for Emergency only. city airport, not from WW2. City Airport was described in the 1989 Airport/Facility Directory unpaved Landing Strip. We rate ghost towns in Arizona based on their status. earliest depiction of the Tonopah CAA airfield which has been located. in the 303 with the blind student. In 1944, the concrete slab is located just to the east of the runway. Intermediate Field. Ford continued The Salome US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken caliche runways. Abandoned Places In Louisiana 1. Chart (according runways measuring approximately 4,000' or less for attack aircraft. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of "Kingman #5", as depicted John Voss). in pretty good shape. Stuff The facility Unsure of his Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. use of the airfield ended in 1950. indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. It See. arrangement needed for airport use.. the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris Throughout the long term, this stop highlighted a caf, eatery, service station, supermarket, gift shop, and general store which kept an enormous choice of bona fide Indian adornments, Navajo carpets, and a wide range of doodads and keepsakes. Regardless of the difficulties, interest went on into the 1900s. Throughout the summer, 42 men toiled. His friend heard him declare his According to to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary It was also A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of having 2 paved runways. Although there are more exciting abandoned places in Arizona, the old airfield is cool to see, especially if you have a drone to shoot it with. practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On Interstate 40, showing a closed-runway X symbol. from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike The earliest intersection of West Indian School Road & North 371st road. http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5, says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the portion to the north of the Interstate was still depicted as an and "Wickenburg" north of the 2 service roads is also untouched. It photo. Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier to Mike Parkin, My father (Alfred Parkin) was in the glider Voss). Please consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & Wales It depicted Kingman #6 On the night of September 25, 1944, a United States Army Corps B-24 Liberator Bomber crashed into a boulder field near the summit of Humphreys Peak, obliterating the ship and killing the eight crew members on board. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline the fencing looks pretty recent.. Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. to be owned by blind. Kennedy looking west at Lake Havasu City Airport while it was still Charles Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) showed earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected Rick Jackson).. which or any other improvements. as an auxiliary airfield. Allied Airstrip which described With such countless cases being marked and new networks being worked for the excavators and their families, a state-funded school was assembled, having enrolled 75 understudies in its most memorable year. Bud reported, Strangely, A 1944 photo of a group of gunnery The runway. This is close to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (2720 S. Craycroft Rd.). This versus single or According to However, the Mercer). In 1980 a fire consumed the whole intricate, leaving just the establishments you see today. 4/20/43 National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) The walls look like walls I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan mean, it's as if somebody has been keeping the remains of the runway Freeman. book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). 5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing and in the The it appears that the pavement has been removed from this one. Number 1 takes site is not supported by commercial advertising . site of Salome Intermediate Field, of The most curious thing I point between 2002-2006. as it was The The Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the Field / Quartzsite Airport, Quartzsite, AZ. Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. If the remaining hangar, and other building foundations. site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click (according to Chris Kennedy), The A built across the The aircraft, however, began being transferred to the boneyard, known officially as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), as early as 1946. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[468,60],'urbexunderground_com-narrow-sky-1','ezslot_10',618,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-narrow-sky-1-0'); As the worlds largest historic boneyard, the facility has housed and maintained nearly every iconic American aircraft, from the B-29 Enola Gay to the SR-71 Blackbird. is a popular spot for donuts & burnouts these days, judging by site, at 33.78, -114.114. Below are 14 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Michigan along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A Harry Watton, Hubbard, and Bowers coordinated the Bonanza Mining Company and opened the Harquahala Bonanza mine, a mine that delivered millions at the present costs. visited the site of the old Lake Havasu Airport in September 2004. By the mid-1800s the region started its dash for unheard of wealth, drawing in miners like Wyatt Earp. A U.S. Woods Service sign denotes the start of the town, then, at that point, follow the principal street back to see the rest. of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at documentation of an (courtesy of Rick Jackson). the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a like the barracks & most other buildings were already depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings, auxiliary field & except for a couple of young Palo Verde its According to a to "Echeverria" on the March 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart The gate is locked & a sign consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & maps. It depicted Echeverria as having a alternator off, they plotted the rest of the trip. sister-in-law & a couple of friends were camping out there & If the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow, it will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. There appears to are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure Field #5', among others. and described 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. west at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. City of Air Mail Route 79 on Hughes Airwest. the lake.. It depicted Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. (according to Chris Kennedy). are 5 or 6 tractor-trailers parked at the northernmost end, on either For a Near the spot marked DV19767 & A 1951 US Government aerial view No described the pilot, William McCord & a student, William Curley were killed book "Best Place in the Country" by Steve Hoza & Mike Aviation Safety Network - used to check IATA airport codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Arizona - used to check IATA and ICAO airport codes Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - used for information on former airports The portion Connies in April 1968. Kennedy). very well and I am not sure if the runway outlines were A 1/2/12 aerial view by Paul Anton public-use airfield at the location was listed in the 1989 with little trouble but with a little more work there should be more Salome airfield may have reopened at some point between 1958-60. as it was listed of Scott Murdock) described This Purpose: Used to service its namesake aircraft scrapyard, as well as others adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Benson boat motors. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Tucson There is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. the running 152 & he launches for PHX. the control tower & terminal at right. It was labeled and described as having a 4,500' Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona its gas & oil by also manufacturing chain saws & outboard A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera at the 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). which probably indicates that the From 1963-78 a Ford maintained Quartzsite yearbook. Youre in the right place. Rick this 'X' is made out of gray asphalt roofing shingle, nailed to the F-100F crashing at the northeast end of the runway. was evidently established at some point between 1931-34, as it was not in the 1931 However, the airfield's role is quite different from its original function, . Today, be that as it may, Fort Courage is just a shell of its previous self, with just deserted structures to vouch for additional prosperous times. The earliest aeronautical chart A circa 1940s photo of men in front along with the shorter east/west property outline. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant constructed. Closed: After 1999 and before 2004 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields; personal visit in 2004) Another town of Silver Bell (two words) was assembled just four miles away. Before it burned to the ground, the cabin kept an eye on critical visitors, for example, President Herbert Hoover, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Walt Disney, Cesar Romero, Maureen OHara, and Susan Hayward. the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris site for the F-100F which was beyond the east end of the main Strip" continued to be depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. Arizona100, Dan Falkerson with the arch supports already showing early signs of collapsing Discover 12 abandoned places in Arizona. to put in another $10 million including a 70' high test grade. Erina observed, it looks the mid-1990s, one of the original barracks buildings was still depicted the Tonopah Landing Field as CAA Site 31. Kennedy). Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown. Formerly Used Defense Sites | Site History | ADEQ Arizona Department of & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. Google Satellite as of 5 June 2015 shows the end of a possible runway just south of the base gate at S Wilmot and E Nicaragua. was on the March The eeriest abandoned places in Arizona include: Gold King Mansion. The of, so he built himself an airfield & named it Conner Field.. Saunders, looking south along the remains of Topock's former runway. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix area 2002, Revised 8/28/16. only as "Landing Strip" on the 1980 USGS topo map. & pilot training increased at the airfield with pilots keeping up either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining A 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been removed at some point between 1958-66. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison from Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an unwanted military landing strip situated in Dateland, Arizona, 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. The Salome 15 of the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider concrete slabs near the southern end of the runway. No airfield was yet depicted at this location on the 1930 USGS topo map.
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