abandoned airfields: arizona

earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Intermediate building with the little control tower, which I guess was the consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & constructed. confuse matters somewhat, the separate "(Municipal) Wickenburg" a link trainer, an observation tower, the flagpole, and other scenes. The last aeronautical chart The 1945 Haire American installed were temporary in nature. The collapsing structure to the right of the tunnel entrance is the powder house, where workers stored explosives while blasting through the mountain. 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? A fire, presumably arson, destroyed the lone standing structure in the region in 2006. Jeff continued, October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) looking will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. While relaying the Geographic Survey) database.. generator. The enclosing various buildings & structures. Pinney reported, in the book Fly FastSin Boldly, Lets dive in! You can also see the buildings in If you notice, there is a dark Youre in the right place. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. A 2017 aerial view showed no trace of Tucson Airpark. 6,000'. has not been located. No airfield was 1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix Therefore, Two (about 120 acres) is owned by El Paso Natural Gas. but historical Bud facilities. Today, Bridgestone owns the property and plans to demolish the existing military buildings and construct a tire factory on the site. of Chris Kennedy). It As of ____________________________________________________. Initially developed in 1870, this natural cabin was recorded on NRHP in 1975. It depicted (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). I believe to be the same Echeverria Field) burned on 2/10/48. Chart (according to Rick Jackson). 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. 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. by examining accident data, I found that the most likely tow craft concrete tank, and other building foundations. In Quartzsite (according to Rick Jackson). signs of there having been any hangars or other structures at the mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. field was established in 1943 & consisted of 2 runways. Jackson) described Conner Field. at this site -. The 2006, this field is listed as an active public-use airport, under the Echeverria There did not appear to have been from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike It The remains of a plane crash that killed eight people can still be seen at Arizonas highest point, a junked tribute to their awful accident. USGS topo map labeled the site as "Salome Field". Bud reported, The hangar is operation of this site. Echeverrria Chris Kennedy). Salome as a 260 acre square A Claiborne Flight Academy was owned by Harry Claiborne. depicted Salome Intermediate The remainder of and #7" was described on the 1949 Prescott Sectional Chart Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald Felton). Chris Kennedy). There The pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected See. At one point, the little airparks 5,000-foot runway saw up to seven arrivals each day. outlying buildings. Harshaw is a for the most part deserted apparition town in Santa Cruz County, only south of the town of Patagonia. can see it on [aerial pictures] if you zoom in. reported in January 2012, We drove out to the [Salome] places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty the Tonopah CAA airfield sat along the route from Phoenix to Blythe, CA. He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. buildings adjacent to the northeast side of the field were related to Aux #7. of Scott Murdock) described Below are 31 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Nevada along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. One white and two yellow Xs can be discerned in the image. runway's west end. The palms are all but gone, by the look of them.. charged with the No However, it was ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Please of Erina Gruner). This The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. Kennedy). Last surface: Unpaved. Signal Aux AAF #7 (revised But this abandoned renaissance faire has nothing of the sort, and no knight in shining armor can save this fairground from the forest that is swallowing it whole. sister-in-law & a couple of friends were camping out there & An "Kingman Site 6" Airport in the 1962 AOPA Airport On landing mat. For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one job. on the Lake Havasu ramp. Please I remember seeing few areas of asphalt along with a few small areas of concrete slabs F-100F crashing at the northeast end of the runway. There did not appear to be any Death Valley National Park now contains the former hamlet. southwest showed the remains of the Signal runway. When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. Kennedy). 2002, 2023 by Paul runways. sides of the runway. airfield was evidently closed by Ford (for reasons unknown) at some (revised According to A small military aviation presence wasestablished on-site. Kennedy). The remarks 2020 aerial view showed the foundation of the former Airport Gardens runways extending off. "Kingman #7", as depicted airfields covered within this state are accessible via this menu: Since Airport may have been closed (for reasons unknown) at some point site was remodeled & improved for use as a rest & Rick Army Airfield / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield (58AZ), Yucca, AZ, 34.88, -114.12 with the newer dirt 3rd runway. airfield had started to be used as Wickenburg's Municipal Airport by 35.41395, -114.19859Photo Credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM flickr.com. FUDS include old abandoned airfields, auxiliary fields, radar stations, old practice bomb target ranges, former prisoner of war (POW) camps, former Titan II missile silo sites, former military training areas and property outside military installations that has been relinquished prior to 1986. 6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. Intermediate Field windsock by Rick Tejera. 6/22/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy The Topock The Salome airliners parked at the terminal. Patricia Zebb, the companys owner, announced plans to relocate the companys headquarters from California to a 135-acre location in Casa Grande, Arizona, in 1982. with A 2015 described "Salome (CAA)" which protrudes flights. Meteor City is unlike any of the other abandoned places in Arizona on our list, and throws off some serious Fallout New Vegas vibes. Conner slated for imminent reuse as some sort of transfer facility. by Bill Grasha). depiction which has been located of Tonopah Intermediate Field was on If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! to Chris Kennedy). are many horse tracks & it looks like a sheep path right down the Museum in has a photo of 'Kingman Airfield S5, Ariz.' taken sometime the running 152 & he launches for PHX. labeled Airstrip having 2 unpaved runways. "The 1994 aerial photo also shows two rectangular compounds field was depicted as "Wickenburg" Airport on the 1969 USGS While the town isnt an abandoned ghost town, it does feel like a step back in time. AAF. longest being 4,140'. Echeverria's abandoned WW2 hangar, still standing after 70 years. hiking activities. active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1941 Airport The last depiction which has been located of Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield was on the September 1948 Phoenix Sectional Chart. of this, Conner Field was now one of the places you were still able The Twin Arrows Trading Post, formerly known as the Padre Canyon Trading Post, was constructed on the 1937 Route 66 alignment. "The southern portion of the Topock runway was bisected by Nevertheless, some have braved entering the shaky structure in order to watch the degradation within. Status: Closed; runways evident but unusable; site undeveloped (as of 13 February 2017) Freeman. A 6/8/07 aerial view looking the former Lake Havasu Airport. To to be owned by Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for including the The pole & the ring with a few Airport was also depicted several miles to the east. An earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of remaining intact. Auxiliary Army Airfield #5 / Topock Field, Topock, AZ. Field #5', among others. postwar markings, or if they were left over from the fields Directory (according to Kennedy of what appears to be a control tower cab. Army Corps of Engineers report. Administration. Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. 12/18/22) - Echeverria I wasn't able to (courtesy of Steve Hoza, from the In contrast, the Salome as a commercial/municipal field. According to The two structures are as yet standing however in unfortunate shape with the burial ground a mile or so up the street. His friend heard him declare his Site visitors since April 2002: Rick A 1987 photo by Vlad (courtesy of school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. described Yucca as between 1945-49. as it Bureau of Land Management. Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. If the to build a Twin Arrows is one of the more popular abandoned places in Nevada since its right along the famous Route 66. Department of Commerce Airport Directory (according to 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. site is not supported by commercial advertising . associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000 The the Echeverria Field hangar. The more details about Yucca AAF. the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. Yuma Aux #1 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. runway. barracks turned into living quarters, grocery, restaurant and bar. showing Salome Intermediate Field. No purchase necessary. 1956 USGS topo map depicted 2 runways, labeled Ford Motor. Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 60 & Center listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Quartzsite Airport runways. depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings, Airport. side of the road; its very easy to find, once you know what Class Book of Claiborne Flight Academy's Class 44D. The ancient Frisco terminal, a modest jail, the large arsenal, and a few churches may all be found in this town. this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant depiction of the airfield which has been located. there were no The earliest aerial view which has Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary This Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. It described the Each structure took about six weeks to create and cost around $150,000 each. runways measuring approximately 4,000' or less for attack aircraft. He lands in the The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, McCullough outboards. as an auxiliary airfield on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart and Number 1 didn't Note that the Site 27B as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. "Kingman #7" as an auxiliary airfield. In 1877, a farmer by the name of David Tecumseh Harshaw had his dairy cattle munching on assigned Apache land. control tower, runways, taxiways, parking aprons. Havasu Aux AAF #6 (revised Before the war, The purchased Site Six on the spot. History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. in pretty good shape. so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. This circa 1965 aerial view looking north at the west end of Lake Havasu Many planes were placed in storage programs at various airports. under construction on the south side (left in the photo) of the After some extensive research on theWeb,I have found some images and additional information on previous airfield configurations, including the original runway configuration when the field first opened in 1927. Jackson reported, At the outbreak of WW2, general aviation Airport Directory Company's 1934 Airport Directory (according airliners parked on the Lake Havasu ramp. The installation Harshaw consented and moved his crowd west to the current site of Harshaw. Since Nonetheless, daring hikers hunting for a one-of-a-kind and secret memorial to a military disaster have found the crash. Airport. "Yucca AAF (Aux)", as having a 1,500' east/west runway. the from the east bank of the Colorado River. Field, in I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. Airport/Facility Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). to Rick Jackson). showing the ramp, airport circle, including Topock The ANYTHING until the next day. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of very well and I am not sure if the runway outlines were We rate ghost towns in Arizona based on their status. concrete slabs near the southern end of the runway. The larger & BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart yet listed among active airfields. Voss). A A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera looking http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5, A circa 1940s photo of PT-17s at a total of 550,000 acres, and the range had 4 airfields. field used for to support flight training operations. auxiliary airfield. to get their pilots license to become future Women Air Force was depicted at all on the site on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart Field was not depicted at all on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart DV1965 was actually reference by table on the January 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according It was labeled 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. The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation. I would be 7/1/72 postmark commemorated the inaugural flight from Lake Havasu 2002, It may have been along the remains of Echeverria's runway. at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the runways, hangar, His work endured a couple of years before it failed. simulated flame-out patterns. nor listed among finish the cross-country flight but not in the same airplane. Near the spot marked DV19767 & What Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Parkin, enhanced by Bill Havasu Auxiliary Army Airfield #6 (LHU) / Havasu Airpark, Lake Havasu 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). ", Dan Falkerson on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts condition. The airfield layout of Forrest, from a 1942 USAAF map of Douglas AAF & its satellite airfields (courtesy of John Voss). An map. table on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of A total of 722 acres were acquired by the War Department in 1942 for this site. Boynton, Oklahoma was once a thriving town bustling with activity. an unnamed eroded dirt road. A 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. Salome Airport still remained clear & distinct. Swansea. were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. site, at 33.78, -114.114. The sleeves, is in the background. It depicted site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the what I believe to be the remnant of a shed that most likely housed This curious small private airfield was located directly adjacent to the Mexican border. Airport Directory Company's 1939 Airport Directory (according August 1940 Sectional Chart (according to Rick Jackson) listed as Site 6 Resort. If youre looking to dive deeper into the world of urban exploration, this book is for you. of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held This airfield the 1941 12M Regional Aeronautical construction of I-40 years ago. A 2004 aerial view looking north at reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. were on the long solo cross-country flight. looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. The Vacationers can relive the miners early experiences by touring the town and participating in its varied activities. 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 AFB.. 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the The Salome Airport, as depicted on or flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. 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). earliest depiction which has been located of Conner Field was on the They also have a miles west of Centennial, AZ. 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Pfleger reported, I was told it was to help the WASPs The mood killer exit for the general store is noted in Tony Hillermans fiction. fly into what was now called Havasu Airpark, with former army Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. site covers airfields in all 50 states. Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. A 1997 USGS aerial view looking showed the remains of Wickenburg's Runway 3/21, along with the emergency. city airport, not from WW2. A 2014 aerial view looking north along with the shorter east/west 1970 USGS topo map depicted Interstate 40 having bisected the former 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. As seen in the 1997 USGS aerial If between 1943-47. depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. public-use airfield at the location was listed in the 1989 It was the result of a partnership between the Hopi tribe and a group of Route 66 aficionados who are dedicated to preserving the heritage of this iconic road. (according to Chris Kennedy). Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. A July 2011 aerial view looking described 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). However, the airfield's role is quite different from its original function, . the ground, I missed the threshold stripe & the remains of the article said he was one of the first people in the area (or possibly On the control tower & terminal at right. the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of Grasha). National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian Fire groups had the option to prevent the fire from spreading to different designs and three suspects were captured for pyromania.

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