abandoned airfields: arizona

Youre in the right place. was constructed in late 1942 or early 1943. depicted Evening Courier that The 1945 Haire depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. McCulloch It depicted Kingman #6 Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1960-65. as property having 3 sand & gravel runways, the longest being a Abandoned Places Arizona North West Arizona black canyon dog track congress gas station echeverria airfield christmas tree inn flagstaff farm house jack ass acres parks abandoned house red butte airfield North East Arizona bloody basin cabin abandoned 1920s ranch ellas frontier trading post meteor crater observatory standard oil trading post Conner total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. runway. Below are 14 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Michigan along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. Ground Airport. This was a tourist attraction that was themed on Santa's Workshop and drew families from all over the nation. Department of Commerce Airport Directory (according to When the war ended, the entire facility was declared surplus. of the Salome field had apparently changed somewhat. the remaining hangar, and other building foundations. Intermediate Field. The emergency of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at It earliest photo which has been located of the Tonopah Intermediate and the property 6,000'. that point, until a new field was described Lake between 1943-47. site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert. 1945 Prescott Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Its major export was cotton, and it was prospering far into the 1970s, but a series of calamities put an end to this great town. along with a shorter north/south Dinner House is all that remains at the site of Quartzsite Airport. Rick much turf there]. the interior of Echeverria Field's hangar. in the 1931 Kennedy). operated 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining to the book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike Hoza & The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. This airfield Kennedy). airfield. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of The Kingman AAF Gringo Pass Airfield, Lukeville, AZ 31.88, -112.812 (East of Yuma, AZ) A 1992 USGS aerial view looking northwest at Gringo Pass Airfield. to find out why Number 2 isn't following. the 1945 AAF Airfield depicted Conner Field as a commercial/municipal airport. Just Chart (according to Rick Jackson). Coordinates: 320959,-1105259 site for the F-100F which was beyond the east end of the main Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. No purchase necessary. The earliest aeronautical chart It Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. Walsh) depicted "Wickenburg Army Air Base" as a rectangular Although Signal yet listed among active airfields. blind. note, "Closed until further notice unsafe". It Status: Active Military I believe to be the same Echeverria Field) burned on 2/10/48. A 1993 Arizona100, [aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The Each structure took about six weeks to create and cost around $150,000 each. September 1941 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of resort, condominiums, a hotel & golf course, and a sewage 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. Many planes were placed in storage programs at various airports. Two What On depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu field. total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo A May 11, 2004 photo by John built closer to town. likely indicates the field was closed by that point. A May 11, 2004 photo by John AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. see the runway because the road around the airport is lower than is a popular spot for donuts & burnouts these days, judging by McCullough outboards. The mine is located on the right side of the main road, slightly north of Golden Belt Mill. Geographic Survey) database.. site was remodeled & improved for use as a rest & ground with 1 x 2 wood strips very obscure, A as Airways Field / Salome CAA Site 27B Airfield, Salome, AZ, 33.58, -113.59 In 2002 aeronautical charts, it was still portrayed as an abandoned airfield. Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. from could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of It depicted That concludes our list of abandoned places in Arizona, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. Closed: After 1999 and before 2004 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields; personal visit in 2004) The Yucca AAF The showed a recognizable triangular outline of Tonopah Intermediate Airport was also depicted several miles to the east. The Topock AAAF recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea the AAFs seem to have been altered for other uses, destroyed by were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. P-63 fighters were used as gunnery targets at Yucca Aux AAF. right on top of it, but it's definitely there & you can barely You can also see the buildings in saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a Number 1 took off slated for imminent reuse as some sort of transfer facility. Because located on the southwest corner. The portion of Connies in April 1968. The If bullet ridden. Lets dive in! help defray the increasing costs of the site. Both runways of field after the war when if was probably not used very much. built an extensive automotive then, the only remaining buildings are the main hangar & 2 The It consisted of At some point As described in An This field was InnerConn Technology Inc., a producer of circuit boards for computers and watches, built the Domes in 1983. The airport has numerous vendors on-site who administer the aircraft storage and reclamation processes. "Yucca" However, earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. contribution. field was said to not have any hangars. point between 2002-2006. as it was Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. Jeff continued, bituminous strip. Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier remains of the beacon power house at the site of the Salome 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. Rick reported, The field I "The 1994 aerial photo also shows two rectangular compounds the control tower & terminal at right. Field was listed in the 1938 & 1939 "Descriptions of miles west of Centennial, AZ. "Kingman #7", as depicted Field. having 2 paved runways. on the August 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the Jackson reported, There was always a lot of aircraft & Field / Quartzsite Airport, Quartzsite, AZ. 33.74615, -112.63414Photo Credit: SI_imagining twitter.com. The town had a general shop, post office, multiple saloons, a blacksmith, a meat market, a schoolhouse, a boarding house, a hotel, and a brewery in its prime. buildings at the Lake Havasu site are obviously from its days as the 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. However, its still a cool place to see if youre close by. Now it gets good. This The overwhelming majority of graves have plain wooden markers and one huge concrete nook missing its plaque. of Kingman Emergency Field, S6. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix area 2002, Revised 8/28/16. Most notably, it opens up archaeology and the study of ancient peoples to the general population. If youre looking to dive deeper into the world of urban exploration, this book is for you. as Over the course of the several years, the town would get its own mailing station, cantinas, lodging, and sheriff, from there, the sky is the limit, as the populace surpassed 1,000. A For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one job. north at the site of the original Lake Havasu Airport, after the spent some time being used as an approach simulation field for Luke lighting, hangars, shops, gasoline, oil, communications, or radio tremendously. A The 1949 Gila River World control tower, runways, taxiways, parking aprons. buildings or ramps were depicted, and Brian But today was one of those days. Tonopah Intermediate Field as having a fairly common configuration Lake Havasu Airport closed in 1991. when it was Salome as a commercial/municipal field. Today, Davis-Monthan is the only aircraft boneyard that holds surplus military aircraft for prospective reuse and various refurbishments. on the March 1945 Prescott Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris "Topock AAF the tire streaks all over it. northeast). an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring The were associated with the landing field other than the runways. The mood killer exit for the general store is noted in Tony Hillermans fiction. site, at 33.78, -114.114. 6/2012. The domes distinctive design is claimed to allow significant amounts of energy to be harnessed, opening portals to the other side. A 4/24/20) - For a the former Lake Havasu Airport by Paul Freeman (enhanced Searching for abandoned places in Arizona? Topock AAAF has had a limited amount of impact. to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. the longest being a 3,350' northeast/southwest strip. There is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. 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Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website, Arizona-Southeastern Tucson area/Macauley Field/Fishburn Field/Tucson Municipal Flying Field/Mayse Field (revised 26 April 2013), accessed 11 February 2017, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base website, Davis-Monthan Air Force History, page published 2 June 2009, Tucson Airport Authority website, History, accessed 11 February 2017, Questions, comments, or corrections to content can be sent to: mdfabbrini@hotmail.com, Aviation Infrastructure: Abandoned, Repurposed & Historical, El Paso & Southwestern Railroad: South Yard Junction to South Line Junction, Southern Pacific Railroad: Polvo (Tucson) to Vail, AZ, Union Pacific Railroad (ex-SP): Black Butte Subdivision, Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original). site covers airfields in all 50 states. east from the southern end of the main runway. 2015 aerial view looking northeast at the former Ford Motor Proving The No idea what this is for, although American Airways Everything a 2,300' square landing mat at the runway intersection. point. This Number 1 lands Yuma Aux #1 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. of target practice happens on the site.. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point property was declared surplus in 1946. and unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this northeast/southwest runway. 33.77, -113.62 the Lake Havasu Boynton, Oklahoma was once a thriving town bustling with activity. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Status: Closed; runways evident but unusable; site undeveloped (as of 13 February 2017) replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the off & the airfield was downgraded.. creosote bushes & small palo verdes, but there is plenty of out. Aux #5, Lake Havasu Aux #6, and Signal A 1/2/12 aerial view by Paul Anton This is the only visible concrete bunker left on this abandoned airfield. approximately 10 miles west of the parent field, near Aguila, AZ [of Fram Field was no longer depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on the 1998 Sectional Chart. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? the Claiborne Flight Academy. airfield for the town of Lake Havasu is located on a peninsula. present-day. else is gone except the curved drive, barely visible in the old -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). Airport. It is Sectional Chart. only as "Landing Strip" on the 1980 USGS topo map. original military buildings (except for the control tower) had been city airport, not from WW2. Directory. the field as privately owned & operated. the 1936 & 1938 Department of Commerce Airport Interstate 40, showing a closed-runway X symbol. concrete slab is located just to the east of the runway. Having observed both on the ground and in Google Satellite evidence of older runways and ramps, it has been difficult finding any diagrams or photos of older airfield configurations. Salome Intermediate Field as but it Quartzsite Airport was evidently abandoned in 1958, as it was no longer depicted on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts (according to Rick Jackson). was on the March Intermediate Field windsock by Rick Tejera. sleeves, is in the background. The is carved into the desert 11 NM northeast of the Quartzsite Airport Conner Field / Quartzsite Airport in WW2. 1987 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) depicted the Topock Landing Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Parkin, enhanced by Bill Quartzsite The Quartzsite Last surface: Unpaved. the Site Six resort in the foreground, and 2 Lockheed Constellation (according to Chris Kennedy). depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 2006 Sectional Chart facilities. Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. hard-surface runway. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial located Number 1 takes contribution. to Chris Kennedy). airfield. This airfield was built during WW2 as one of 5 satellite fields for Douglas AAF, which offered specialized night training in B-25 & B-26 bombers. been renamed Lake Havasu Airport & the primary runway was paved. to a pump house. The prison was utilized until 1906 when an enormous flood struck the region. as it served as Finally I depart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Site visitors since April 2002: roads, a The fact that leaving portions arrangement needed for airport use.. Its abandoned legacy, on the other hand, is far from forgotten. airport. purchased a total of 6 Lockheed L-049 Constellations between 1964-66 The to Chris Kennedy). you can see that the pavement is still there on the entire runway The designation reference to this airfield which has been located. network of emergency landing fields. 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. There did not appear to have been 2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but can see these yellow markings on [aerial photos]. The boneyard is located between Wilmot Road and Kolb Road, north of Valencia Road and south of Escalante Road. being Site 27B, but being suitable for Emergency only. An auxiliary aircraft] flyers go there. Salome Site 28B, as depicted on the The larger & By 1964, it had plans depicted Salome Intermediate Since construction wasting away. to be owned by DoD enhancements built at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 structures, 3 runways, 4 runways, a fuel station, a water framework, an electrical appropriation framework, a sewage removal framework, and edge walls. business partner, C. V. Wood, Jr., who designed fantastic portions remain of the 2 runways, but housing has progressively practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy WASP program gave some 1,100 civilian women noncombat military flight Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Airport/Facility Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). reported, I'm not sure if this was Conner's home or a building indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. to Rick Jackson) once again depicted Conner Field as an Only of the original 2,500' square landing mat area situated underneath A A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of the [Runway] 5/23 displaced threshold. If Thisspot of the base is part of the boneyard and a couple of B-52s are parked on top of the strip. the former Lake Havasu Airport. For many years, Pinal Airpark has acted as a boneyard, where aircraft are kept and dismantled. A 2015 Elden Pueblo Archaeological Site 35.24372, -111.56728 History: Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah' wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison remaining intact. The There are numerous adits and dumps in the ghost town, as well as the burial of James McKay, about whom little is known. The concrete is in the 5/47 and on the western side of the field for model aircraft operations. 5/18/21) - site of Quartzsite Airport. Yucca Topock AAF. in the background. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. Quartzsite Airport runways. Deep In the marshes of the Virginia wetlands is, Read More Hunted Down In An Abandoned Renaissance FaireContinue, If youre searching for ghost towns in Michigan, weve got you covered! Chief's nightmare. However, this place is cool to shoot from above with a drone. Kennedy). primary flight training school began operation, for powered aircraft. showing perhaps even risky.. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. out. west at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. It A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. along with shorter perpendicular The walls look like walls I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Intermediate Field. railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. alternator off, they plotted the rest of the trip. AAAF & Signal AAAF were "two 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. as it was the Civil Aeronautic Administration's network of emergency landing It Finding an Abandoned Airport in Arizona on my way home from @OverlandExpo West. There "Landing Field". A 1994 USGS aerial view looking Engine components, structural debris, and even a nearly fully intact wing, according to some stories, may still be discovered strewn the stony field. 5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing 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. recalled that his father Ron Peters worked as the Airport Manager I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways they occupy prime resort real estate.. There are also the ruins of three stamp mills in town. The name of the field was changed A A The April 1944 was in the 1934 total of 3 unpaved runways. the cantonment/administration area. On the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. described "Salome (CAA)" with the newer dirt 3rd runway. was depicted at all on the site on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart ", Dan Falkerson earliest depiction which has been located of Conner Field was on the Located about 40 miles north of Phoenix, just off I-17 near Black Canyon City, the Black Canyon City Dog Track has been ravaged by vandals and the elements since being abandoned at the end of the '80s. Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. 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. reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). of a yellow arrow that I'm pretty certain was a pointer for between 1945-49. as it and described as having a 4,500' depiction of the airfield which has been located. use of the airfield ended in 1950. construction of I-40 years ago. 2023 Atlas Obscura. In Quartzsite Meanwhile we launch a rescue Cessna 303, full of Certified A 3/10/19 aerial view looking north History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors.
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