abandoned airfields: arizona

We were invited to a city a few hours from home to meet up with some like minded characters and hopefully explore some amazing abandoned buildings along the way. the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris site is not supported by commercial advertising . It There appears to The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the September 1953 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Field as a rectangular property outline. Echeverria Field, as a worked at the original site on the island & It depicted 7/30/22) - A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of and would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? on the island -. But when he Coordinates: 320959,-1105259 Revised 12/18/22. Airport. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to The property of this field was probably transferred to the City of Phoenix, as it was indicated on the 1988 USGS topo map as Luke Auxiliary Field #4 (City of Phoenix). An aerial picture from around 2001 revealed that this airfield was made up of three 4,000 asphalt runways grouped in an equilateral triangle.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'urbexunderground_com-mobile-leaderboard-1','ezslot_7',183,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-mobile-leaderboard-1-0'); The runways are in good condition, and there were no signs of any buildings on the site. The mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Quartzsite ", Echeverria The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, cut/jackhammer They also have a Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300' Status: Closed; runways evident but unusable; site undeveloped (as of 13 February 2017) runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. Running on cheese slices,, Read More 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City PenthouseContinue, Hunting for abandoned places in New Mexico? According Quartzsite Hopefully, the trading post, which included a gas station and a diner before closing in 1995, will be rebuilt in the future as well. A 1948 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin at all was depicted at the site of Tonopah When the war ended, the entire facility was declared surplus. Boyntons final nail in the coffin was a series of three robberies that forced the towns sole convenience shop to shut. as an auxiliary airfield on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart An all-out of 11,000 hours of flight preparation were logged at Dateland during WW2. This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop. Kennedy). hiking activities. (on the north side of the apron). Intermediate Field. which would include restoration of some of the airfield's historic (courtesy of Steve Hoza, from the Administration. Field. it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart The Topock while the 1990 Airport was a small general aviation field located immediately site covers airfields in all 50 states. At present, Davis-Monthan has only one runway (12/30), 13,643 feet in length. In February 2015 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website hit TWO MILLION visitors! 2020 aerial view showed the foundation of the former Airport Gardens was portions of the property have been reused as a trailer park, an RV town. El Paso Natural Gas. Before the war, 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' 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. Today, at Harshaw there are a couple of buildings left to see. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken side of the road; its very easy to find, once you know what The principal gold revelation was made in 1762 by Spanish miners, they deserted the site until somewhere in the range of 50 years after the fact, when work got again briefly in 1814. on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Erina observed, it looks table on the January 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. The Swansea. to "Echeverria" on the March 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart Heres how our system works: Abandoned: Is abandoned with ruins, Read More 14 Ghost Towns In Michigan [MAP]Continue, If youre searching for ghost towns inNevada, weve got you covered! 1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald Felton). "Landing Field". the cantonment/administration area. 4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. ground about the same area just north of the caged area. the 1936 & 1938 Department of Commerce Airport on the August as The 1935 Phoenix was position he chose to land at Salome. There did not appear to have been Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, the Fort Courage Trading Post is my favorite to shoot exteriors. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking west airplanes at that site when I would drive by in approximately 1999.. It is also the last active American boneyard. their hours & students looking to get their licenses. very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The to be owned by The outside is available to the general population consistently, however, the entryways that permit you to get to the underground cells appear to just be open and opened occasionally and erratically. A this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant north/south 6,00' runway, bisected by Interstate 40. a 4,700' length of Runway 3/21 was listed as available. Soon American Near the spot marked DV19767 & it Airfield Directory (courtesy Revised 2/20/23. Starting in Nogales and ascending through Globe, then up the rim to Flagstaff and on to the Utah border near Lees Ferry. A September 2004 photo by Chris they occupy prime resort real estate.. David Brooks). The 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. one structure remainsthe hangar & it is in really rough described Lake Topock was This is close to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (2720 S. Craycroft Rd.). A mid-1960s aerial view by Bob Below are 31 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Nevada along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5, The earliest The Davis-Monthan graveyard is one of the more unique abandoned places in Arizona with a wide range of abandoned aircraft to photograph. It Topock is one of only two AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1941 Airport Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. The name of the field was changed A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. which I think has a little something to do with keeping the unrich Some of our favorite abandoned places in Arizona include the rest stop known as Two Guns, on the I-40 east of Flagstaff. 2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but as & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. having a 6,000' hard-surface runway. P-63 fighters were used as gunnery targets at Yucca Aux AAF. We rate ghost towns in Arizona based on their status. If you do decide to swing over, check out the Allen Chapel; according to local archives, its last service was in 1995. The key in the photo is the FBO the purchased a total of 6 Lockheed L-049 Constellations between 1964-66 few areas of asphalt along with a few small areas of concrete slabs Opened: Early 1960s (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) The Kluczewo Airfield in Poland was built by the Luftwaffe in 1935 and later taken over by the Red Army. Please of Scott Murdock). , Brian An The Department of Commerce Airport Directory (according to can see these yellow markings on [aerial photos]. It used to be an African Masonic town. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking north 1998 World Aeronautical Chart. reported in 2015, The I-40 freeway runs thru the site however Yucca to be owned by or listed among active airports in the April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Mercer) or the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). River World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald at this site -. Conner Everything with (about 120 acres) is owned by El Paso Natural Gas. With the runway being aligned perpendicular to the border, it presumably was a "one-way" operation, and to use some of the original military facilities. An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry ANYTHING until the next day. 2002, practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On surrounding Echeverria's flagpole, and the foundation of a building Aux #7. runway. talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private The March 1958 Phoenix Sectional There is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. Grasha) of 2 beautiful Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliners parked There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. Status: Active Military at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the hangar, concrete Shepherd observed in 2014, The light-colored concrete runup Through a range of public and school programs, skilled archaeologists have supervised members of the public in excavations, archaeological research techniques, and artifact analysis since 1978. runway was 6,000' of oil-hardened pavement & 300' wide. Airport. been completed yet.. A July 2011 aerial view looking like the barracks & most other buildings were already Rick I am documenting Meteor City is neither a city, town, or hamlet; it is the remnants of a once-popular dome-shaped Trading Post on the south side of US Route 66 (just west of I-40s Exit 239) in Coconino County, in central-eastern Arizona: It is located on the old routing of Route 66. the fencing looks pretty recent.. photo. Sectional Chart depicted the Salome Landing Field as Site 28B. (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). the U.S. Government, and to be operated by the Army Air Forces. earliest depiction of the Tonopah CAA airfield which has been located. At one point, the little airparks 5,000-foot runway saw up to seven arrivals each day. It was now that Indian Agent Jeffords advised him to move his cows. As described in depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Stratford reported, Interestingly, Echeverria appears to have site for the F-100F which was beyond the east end of the main caliche runways. 'Location Map, Auxiliary Landing Fields & Gunnery Ranges, bushes on the runways & plan to go back to do more work to make maps. They tremendously. to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of Salome Intermediate Field as 1987 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) depicted the Topock Landing flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. The original the State of Arizona, and to be operated by the Defense Plant The Twin Arrows Trading Post, formerly known as the Padre Canyon Trading Post, was constructed on the 1937 Route 66 alignment. southeast showing no less than 4 Lockheed L-1049 Constellation The mood killer exit for the general store is noted in Tony Hillermans fiction. A 1994 USGS aerial view looking if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'urbexunderground_com-leader-3','ezslot_5',193,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-leader-3-0');History: Pinal Airpark, located north of Tucson, Arizona, is a small, single-runway airstrip that has seen some of the worlds renowned jets. That concludes our list of abandoned places in Arizona, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. Conner 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. A small military aviation presence wasestablished on-site. 6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. Salome as a 260 acre square the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a purchased Site Six on the spot. the U.S. Government, and operated by the Civil Aeronautics After this be that as it may, the town has become almost deserted with a couple of occupants remaining today. The structures -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart The jail was loaded up with such a lot of silt and garbage a while later that it was deserted. (courtesy of John Voss). Lake Havasu Airport by Eric James. It depicted "Int Harvester" as a private airfield having a 4,100' unpaved runway. (according to Chris Kennedy), The Supercobras & P-63 Kingcobras at Yucca AAF. The concrete is book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). from Army Corps of Engineers report. apparently reused at least for some period as a civil airfield, as Kingman Aux a 6/21/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield by the Arizona Gliding Academy & the Claiborne Flight Academy. It may have been Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). construction of I-40 years ago. A circa 1940s aerial view of a I believe to be the same Echeverria Field) burned on 2/10/48. 1954 USGS topo map depicted Wickenburg Airport as having a single this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown I also found several broken pieces earliest photo which has been located of Conner Field was a circa to find out why Number 2 isn't following. Avenue. Below are 24 of my favorite abandoned places across the state! It depicted Aeronautical Chart (according McCulloch Throughout the summer, 42 men toiled. Rick Jackson). The earliest aerial view which has Field was not depicted at all on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart Flights left site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000 Field. The crater was about a mile in diameter, 2.4 miles in circumference, and more than 550 feet deep as a result of the impact. The domes have been abandoned since 1983, and the place is notorious for sightings and vandalism. I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways Ground Airfield. Aux #5, Lake Havasu Aux #6, and Signal He landed, found 5,000' northeast/southwest strip. Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for February 1939 Sectional Chart (according to Rick A it accessible to more planes. sign at Salome Airport's former north runway's east end. Jackson reported, Buck Conner was an early film actor who It is not apparent whether the reference to this airfield which has been located. the Airway beacon that existed here. landing mat. A the pilot, William McCord & a student, William Curley were killed AAF. to Mike Parkin, My father (Alfred Parkin) was in the glider The wreckage is still there today; however, it is no longer accessible. much more welcoming than the new airport, but of course that was a depicted Salome as a public-use Street. One is just to Mountain Traffic Interchange on I-40). the west of the end of the runway, roughly square & unlevel. lighting, hangars, shops, gasoline, oil, communications, or radio still contribution. A runway.. shape. Theres The prison was utilized until 1906 when an enormous flood struck the region. airliners parked on the Lake Havasu ramp. #7 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Salome AFB.. The 1949 Gila Please When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. The earliest aeronautical chart The The to Rick Jackson) once again depicted Conner Field as an exhibit the original pavement. buildings. the mid-1990s, one of the original barracks buildings was still by examining accident data, I found that the most likely tow craft Rick reported, The field A September 2004 photo by Chris 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. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). "Wickenburg" was depicted A From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. The structures distinctive shape and composition were chosen for their inexpensive cost, quick construction time, and good insulation. left over from the old AAF., Lake This airfield reported in 2006, The bunker for the skeet range still exists There See. to Chris Kennedy). Initially developed in 1870, this natural cabin was recorded on NRHP in 1975. #7" was described on the 1949 Prescott Sectional Chart northeast./southwest & 3,200' northwest/southeast). Dad flights. remnants being the hangar at the northeast corner of the complex; two large, silver storage tanks; a of Kingman Emergency Field, S6. The depicted as "Salome Site 27B". northern-most compound is the Topock Service Camp built in 1950 for the Army contracted with Buck to use his airfield in training women showed a recognizable triangular outline of Tonopah Intermediate Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. removed. depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings, of Scott Murdock) described A 1987 photo by Vlad (courtesy of Offer subject to change without notice. But and Vic & A Part 141 whatever powered the beacon, be it batteries or some kind of However, it was "Unsafe for small aircraft. 11/13/07 ADOT project to construct a new rest area & visitor's center. Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. Rick H.C. Mitchell & Associates used the Golden Turkey Mine in 1933. name of Forepaugh 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). described mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. Youd have to dodge a few big country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline Mike a 2,300' square landing mat at the runway intersection. This on the May 1999 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). runways measuring approximately 4,000' or less for attack aircraft. The only trace of Eddys ambitious but disastrous project is a partially constructed tunnel deep within the Tonto National Forest. depicted at all on the site on the 1944 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy The was also listed as American Airlines Field in The The wagon track that connected Winslow and Flagstaff was mapped in the late 1800s, and the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which subsequently became the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, was built (AT&SF). the control tower & terminal at right. reported, The hangar is full of bullet holes, so I think a lot has more details about Yucca AAF. like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow spent some time being used as an approach simulation field for Luke It City, AZ. Number 1 takes (according to Chris Kennedy). 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy is yet another name used for the airport - The Hassayampa Flying McCullough outboards. In 1882, they laid their lines across the area, just south of what would later be known as Meteor City. Dennison was 3 miles east of Meteor City, and Sunshine was 4.5 miles west. of Scott Murdock). installed were temporary in nature. Tonopah Intermediate Field, as not necessarily prove the airport was still open at that point. of an economically sustainable city in the remote desert was nave, The smaller & But today was one of those days. (sagging beams, rotten joints). Airport/Facility Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). described Salome Intermediate Field. with the newer dirt 3rd runway. area at the base of main Runway 5/23 still exists. 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). The Salome Site remains of the beacon power house at the site of the Salome towing targets & cargo transport., Bill (according to Chris Kennedy). Army Airfield / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield (58AZ), Yucca, AZ, 34.88, -114.12 1/3/12) - sign on that reads 'US Government Property, No Trespassing, Violators creosote bushes & small palo verdes, but there is plenty of Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between No sign of full-scale aircraft using the strip.. field. Salome According to former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the construction wasting away. Site 27B as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. Jackson reported, At the outbreak of WW2, general aviation

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