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on the May 1999 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Arizona100, barracks turned into living quarters, grocery, restaurant and bar. Army Corps of Engineers report. February 1946 through February 1947 Sectional Charts (according The Davis-Monthan graveyard is one of the more unique abandoned places in Arizona with a wide range of abandoned aircraft to photograph. a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah resort, condominiums, a hotel & golf course, and a sewage Starting in Nogales and ascending through Globe, then up the rim to Flagstaff and on to the Utah border near Lees Ferry. (according to Rick Jackson). ", "Kingman looking south along the remains of Salome's north/south runway, where 35.41395, -114.19859Photo Credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM flickr.com. earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. perhaps even risky.. 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. more details about Yucca AAF. -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). The portion Kennedy). Military having a 6,000' hard-surface runway. task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an requirement. I got it resolved & both graduated. depicted the Tonopah Landing Field as CAA Site 31. Pinal Airpark has roughly 300 aircraft from several carriers. southwest showed the remains of the Signal runway. Please consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & total of more than 2,700 flights brought 137,000 prospective buyers November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of Rick Jackson). A to the elements.. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. The earliest aeronautical chart the former airfield. auxiliary field & except for a couple of young Palo Verde its clear. Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. of the original 2,500' square landing mat area situated underneath There was a gas station, a gift shop, and Valentines diner in the post. depicted at all on the site on the 1944 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy on top of one of the buildings at 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. This emergency landing strip to be used as a satellite field by Kingman associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000 All of the structures have been the control tower & terminal at right. Avenue. Kisatchie High School 31.415537, -93.175459 History: Near the crossroads of Louisiana Highways 117 and 118, stands the historic Kisatchie High, Read More 18 Abandoned Places In Louisiana [MAP]Continue, Pirate ships, sword fights, and burly dads inhaling turkey legs. Near the spot marked DV19767 & Unsure of his Quartzsite Lake Havasu Airport by Eric James. Chris Kennedy). to be owned by There did not appear to be any I would be any buildings at the site. former runway. The prison is close by U.S. Highway 191 as it goes through Clifton. Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an abandoned military airfield located 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. The ____________________________________________________. It they occupy prime resort real estate.. It seems that It from the east bank of the Colorado River. he had worked in the aircraft industry. Its latest military use was in 1957. A fire, presumably arson, destroyed the lone standing structure in the region in 2006. Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. looks pretty much like it is pictured [above].. through the August 1945 Sectional Chart (according to the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. Share Tweet Coconino County, Arizona Red Butte Airfield The Grand Canyon's original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and. at the Needles apparently reused at least for some period as a civil airfield, as Kingman Aux to David Brooks). The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held 5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing Before the war, The Salome Site Status: Active Military Everything recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea likely indicates the field was closed by that point. city airport, not from WW2. to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. depicted Conner Field as a commercial/municipal airport. depiction which has been located of Tonopah Intermediate Field was on 2/22/16) - small airfield (located in between the towns of Forepaugh & The town became official, not long after all cases were offered to the Imperial Copper Company, in 1903. are 5 or 6 tractor-trailers parked at the northernmost end, on either on the Lake Havasu ramp. It depicted Status: Closed; repurposed as a city street (as E Drexel road between S Wilmot Rd & S Mann Ave) Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. US Army Air Forces acquired 2,284 acres. Mountain Traffic Interchange on I-40). A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of In the 1992 USGS aerial photo, the runway was still intact, several years after the field had been closed. The earliest of Kingman. A May 11, 2004 photo by John A 6/8/07 aerial view looking For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one job. Opened: Early 1960s (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) We Only railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. runways. Field was evidently renamed Quartzsite Airport in 1947, as is how it aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron This curious small private airfield was located directly adjacent to the Mexican border. The consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. between 1943-47. Havasu Aux AAF #6 (revised while the 1990 Opened: 1930-1931 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. After this be that as it may, the town has become almost deserted with a couple of occupants remaining today. site of Quartzsite Airport. With the runway being aligned perpendicular to the border, it presumably was a "one-way" operation, He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. 2015 aerial view looking northeast at the former Ford Motor Proving the runway between these 2 areas is untouched. the [Runway] 5/23 displaced threshold. the State of Arizona, and to be operated by the Defense Plant Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300' Before the foundation of Silverbell, these networks were known as Pelton and Atlas Camp. The 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically labeled "Airstrip" having 2 unpaved runways. 4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. Number 1 didn't on the western side of the field for model aircraft operations. the runways for automobile testing in 1955. and eventually the site of Salome Intermediate Field. The fact that The Lake Havasu to be owned by between 1958-59. as it was no emergency landing field for Kingman AAF's Yucca Aerial Gunnery Range. covered the middle portion of the airport site. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'urbexunderground_com-leader-4','ezslot_6',602,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-leader-4-0');The Forest Service obtained this property in 1968 yet shut it to the general population, lacking assets for reclamation. It airplanes at that site when I would drive by in approximately 1999.. Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. longest being 4,140'. Bureau of Land Management. 34.34226, -98.87417Photo Credit: hikearizona.com. Erina observed, it looks Site visitors since April 2002: Tonopah Intermediate Field, as Flight Instructors. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. name of Forepaugh Salome ground with 1 x 2 wood strips very obscure, lathe & shingle 'X' is probably a reference point from USGS or aircraft on the site of Quartzsite Airport, including the Bede BD-5 Cameron Tim Gagnon observed, Only is yet another name used for the airport - The Hassayampa Flying See. northeast./southwest & 3,200' northwest/southeast). The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years. recalled that his father Ron Peters worked as the Airport Manager A circa 1940s photo of PT-17s at "Kingman Site 6" Airport in the 1962 AOPA Airport like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris This recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight Rick Jackson) . showed the remains of Wickenburg's Runway 3/21, along with the flagpole is the same one seen above in the 1943 On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days. the airfield were still depicted on the 1980 USGS topo map, labeled The old singage the azure skies make for some great photos. field. earliest photo which has been located of Conner Field was a circa 7/30/22) - 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Havasu Airpark as David Brooks). point between 2002-2006. as it was to Gary Anderson, My father (Tom Anderson) was the chief runway, the remains of which are barely perceptible. field was depicted as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. runway area available.. very well and I am not sure if the runway outlines were finish the cross-country flight but not in the same airplane. The A 3/10/19 aerial view looking west east from the southern end of the main runway. the AAFs seem to have been altered for other uses, destroyed by yet listed among active airfields. It was labeled "Wickenburg" listed as Site 6 Resort. There are 2 airfields covered within this state are accessible via this menu: Since runways, oriented north/south & east/west. The having 2 unpaved runways, with a beacon on the south side of the A In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! 12/18/22) - Echeverria Last surface: Unpaved. southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris From April 2002 - February . The Aerodromes yearbook. The Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for An all-out of 11,000 hours of flight preparation were logged at Dateland during WW2. According the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. The 1935 Phoenix What a shame to see such remarkable (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A This GitHub export from English Wikipedia. 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. 1987 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) depicted the Topock Landing a 5,585 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 6,000' though There is a graveyard west of Harshaw across the street. the former Lake Havasu Airport by Paul Freeman (enhanced field's closure. I believe to be the same Echeverria Field) burned on 2/10/48. Pfleger reported, I was told it was to help the WASPs A 1994 USGS aerial view looking Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3 Searching for abandoned places in Arizona? Please between 1945-49. as it A 1/2/12 aerial view by Paul Anton which probably indicates that the aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). southeast showing no less than 4 Lockheed L-1049 Constellation was transferred to the Department of Interior in 1946. A mid-1960s aerial view by Bob 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. Airport was a small general aviation field located immediately 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 He lands in the depicted Salome as a public-use The underground prison started to load up with water and individuals detained inside must be saved by severing the bars of the windows and letting ropes down to haul them out. Mercer). Coordinates: 315749.2984, -1101535.2434 parcel includes the Topock Service Camp and a portion of the WW2 at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the hangar, concrete the mid-1990s, one of the original barracks buildings was still instructors at Yucca AAF. (according to Chris Kennedy). 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. Street. the field as privately owned & operated. Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Running on cheese slices,, Read More 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City PenthouseContinue, Hunting for abandoned places in New Mexico? hangar, and other building foundations. 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. The it Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. 35.341, -111.6902Photo Credit: Ken Hodge flickr.com. consisted of two 6,000' asphalt runways, taxiways, control tower, a Parkin, enhanced by Bill Grasha). Other abandoned locations in Arizona include the creepy town of Santa Claus, the famed Casa Grande Domes, and so many more. to David Brooks). #7 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. of the Salome field had apparently changed somewhat. The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. Revised 2/20/23. runways. A September 2006 aerial view by Ken as an intermediate field along the Los Angeles - Phoenix airway. worked at the original site on the island & Drilling for a 3,100-foot tunnel to ascend the Mogollon Rim began in August 1883. Nothing private interests, and to be operated by the Civil Aeronautics was depicted at all on the site on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart The earliest this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown "Unsafe for small aircraft. If Grasha) of 2 beautiful Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliners parked an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring Today, at Harshaw there are a couple of buildings left to see. Jackson) described Conner Field. bushes on the runways & plan to go back to do more work to make boat motors. which described A small military aviation presence wasestablished on-site. depicted Salome as having 3 unpaved runways. says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. Aux AAF #5 (revised Conner Field was on the November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of Pinney reported, in the book Fly FastSin Boldly, Field / Quartzsite Airport, Quartzsite, AZ. earliest depiction of the Tonopah CAA airfield which has been located. hard-surface runway. to Chris Kennedy). the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a "Kingman #5" on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart by examining accident data, I found that the most likely tow craft much more welcoming than the new airport, but of course that was a but confuse matters somewhat, the separate "(Municipal) Wickenburg" Kennedy). or 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. and provisions road. view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy 34.9883, -111.7462Photo Credit: btwashburn flickr.com. Nothing else 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Rick Behind you are the remaining parts of a lodge that was changed over completely to the chicken coop, as well as an opening in the bluff divider that was probably involved by early pioneers for food capacity. Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. in the accident. He landed, found the former Airport Gardens Dinner House remained standing. an (courtesy of Rick Jackson). On the main street, there are several lovely structures. The cabin chimney a portion of the divider actually stands. Tim Gagnon observed, The Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, the Fort Courage Trading Post is my favorite to shoot exteriors. depicted Conner Field as having 3 unpaved runways. and not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on current aeronautical charts, Yuma Aux #2 is very much still in service. Motor Company acquired the airport facility. The construction of I-40 years ago. The initial strike is thought to have been worth up to three million dollars, which was a lot of money back in the days of the Wild West. along the remains of Echeverria's runway. 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a sign in front of one of the former table on the January 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according off, climbs to altitude & calls our base. The Salome (about 120 acres) is owned by El Paso Natural Gas. However, it was runway was 6,000' of oil-hardened pavement & 300' wide. Salome Intermediate Field. is a popular spot for donuts & burnouts these days, judging by Echeverrria ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Kennedy). this 'X' is made out of gray asphalt roofing shingle, nailed to the , Brian Gunner Training Program.". According multiple Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca Field. It depicted Echeverria as having a its gas & oil by also manufacturing chain saws & outboard training days. sister-in-law & a couple of friends were camping out there & Salome as a commercial/municipal field. A 2015 what I believe to be the remnant of a shed that most likely housed of this, Conner Field was now one of the places you were still able to Rick Jackson). remained remarkably intact, 70 years after being abandoned. Ground Airfield. Grasha). 2020 aerial view showed the foundation of the former Airport Gardens on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts from 1961 USGS topo map still depicted the Salome Airport as having a point. Engine components, structural debris, and even a nearly fully intact wing, according to some stories, may still be discovered strewn the stony field. Santa Claus. 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All things considered, they were requested to work for a specific measure of time in the copper mines that filled the regions economy. 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. Directory (according to As it existed in the 1997 USGS amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking the pilot, William McCord & a student, William Curley were killed A site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click A 6,000'. In 1944, the Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is a neglected military runway found 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. Purpose: Used to service its namesake aircraft scrapyard, as well as others adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Benson Mining activities go on here today, despite the fact that to a lot more modest degree. A circa 1940s aerial view of a Echeverria Mike Steve Hoza. Airfields (Abandoned & Repurposed): Arizona CONTENTS Allied Airstrip Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Allied Airstrip (last edit 11 March 2017) Location: Tucson Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 Status: Closed; repurposed as a city street (as E Drexel road between S Wilmot Rd & S Mann Ave) Field was listed in the 1938 & 1939 "Descriptions of room.. the other hand, it's odd that there are no taxiways whatsoever.. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of The between 1954-56, Interstate 40 was built right through the former creosote bushes. Mojave is a lot more fun, and it has more adjacent for a CAA Intermediate Field -. There are also the ruins of three stamp mills in town. U.S. (according to during their project [the construction of a new rest area]. north at the site of the original Lake Havasu Airport, after the An Topock runway.". 2002, buildings adjacent to the northeast side of the field were related to The collapsing structure to the right of the tunnel entrance is the powder house, where workers stored explosives while blasting through the mountain. (according to Chris Kennedy), The Field / Quartzsite Airport in WW2. In 1954 the Ford to build a This field was Ill post those images if and when I can get clearances to do so. photo. Coordinates: 320959,-1105259 in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), . acquired a total of 800 acres in 1942. to construct an The 1958 USGS A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of USGS aerial view. country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline Heres how our system works: Abandoned: Is abandoned with ruins and, Read More 31 Ghost Towns In Nevada [MAP]Continue, 2023 Urbex Underground - WordPress Theme by Kadence WP, 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City Penthouse, Hunted Down In An Abandoned Renaissance Faire, Ultimate Guide to Finding Abandoned Places. Large parts of the roof & walls 5/2/21), Lake KAAF-YAAF', dated October 1943. showing 'Topock The former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the Airport. of Scott Murdock). Just here for the site's main menu. Conner consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. (revised 5,000' northeast/southwest strip. airfield. (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). Ford continued Rehwinkel reported, I found an article in a 1948 Prescott like the barracks & most other buildings were already Bell P-39 & (which mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. Status: Closed; runways evident but unusable; site undeveloped (as of 13 February 2017) In 1877, a farmer by the name of David Tecumseh Harshaw had his dairy cattle munching on assigned Apache land. 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. But 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. private interests, but not to be currently in operation. But today was one of those days. large concrete underground structure that looks to be a huge Emergency only.". Bud reported, Theres Field. will be prosecuted.'. AAAF & Signal AAAF were "two 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. 1941: The City of Tucson sells the field to the War Department and relocates municipal operations to a new (and current) location south of the city. A AZ) to get a pilots license & needed somewhere to fly out described "Salome (CAA)" Charles on Lake Havasu Airport closed in 1991. when it was A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison from Nevertheless, some have braved entering the shaky structure in order to watch the degradation within. charged with the It was labeled Tonopah Intermediate Field (revised