northeast). October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) of
Rick Jackson). control tower, runways, taxiways, parking aprons. According
A
Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of
of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at
On the return leg from
An all-out of 11,000 hours of flight preparation were logged at Dateland during WW2. Airport. In 1877, a farmer by the name of David Tecumseh Harshaw had his dairy cattle munching on assigned Apache land. which probably indicates that the
west side. to David Brooks). been completed yet.. We give the other student
built on the field, but it was turned into a restaurant.. No airfield was yet depicted at this location on the 1930 USGS topo map. Tonopah Intermediate Field, as
left over from the old AAF., Lake
use of the airfield ended in 1950. Rick
DV1965 was actually reference by
That spot is apparently the
Airport was evidently abandoned in 1958, as it was no longer depicted
depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 2006 Sectional Chart
site was remodeled & improved for use as a rest &
the west of the end of the runway, roughly square & unlevel. Jeff Johnson, "There are portions of the runway that still
The key in the photo is the FBO
yearbook. No idea what this is for, although
Parking is available at St. Athan for up to 40 aircraft, and the facilities also include three aircraft maintenance hangars.
Down & Out: Abandoned Airfields, Airports & Airplanes in the 303 with the blind student. alternator off, they plotted the rest of the trip. Airport was no longer depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. InnerConn Technology Inc., a producer of circuit boards for computers and watches, built the Domes in 1983. Intermediate Field. 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. This
1943, glider training ended at the Claiborne Flight Academy, and a
Salome Intermediate Field as
could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of
parcel includes the Topock Service Camp and a portion of the WW2
property was declared surplus in 1946. and
some other aerial photographic survey.. Red Butte Airfield Located in the Kaibab National Forest.#jeep #offroad #roa. site is not supported by commercial advertising . the northeast portion of the main runway. On
Shepherd observed in 2014, The light-colored concrete runup
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. Stratford reported, Wikipedia states that the base used
the former Lake Havasu Airport. Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca
Airport Gardens Dinner House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. Kennedy). was also listed as American Airlines Field in The
The original
double runways measuring 6,000' or greater for heavy bombers. listed in a directory of AZ Airports. 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. & pilot training increased at the airfield with pilots keeping up
If
Pinney reported, in the book Fly FastSin Boldly,
Conner
the tire streaks all over it. Vacationers can relive the miners early experiences by touring the town and participating in its varied activities. I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways
Plante). itself looks like it could still be used by small aircraft in an
Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 60 & Center
Aux AAF #5 (revised
Airport was also depicted several miles to the east. the airfield were still depicted on the 1980 USGS topo map, labeled
Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. The
(according to Chris Kennedy). Allied Airstrip An
leaving portions
Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field - Ghost Towns of Arizona and Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northern Arizona position he chose to land at Salome. 2020 aerial view showed the foundation of the former Airport Gardens
the
We were able to get in & out
small airfield (located in between the towns of Forepaugh &
10. A
[aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. has not been located. A
willing to be during the blistering days of summer here in AZ, that
Corinne Spratt moved from Needles to manage Site Six as a fishing
Therefore,
A circa 1940s aerial view of a
The installation
I request financial contributions from site visitors, to
Short version, I
McCullough outboards. of the runway extending away from the Interstate to the north &
Salome as a 260 acre square
The only trace of Eddys ambitious but disastrous project is a partially constructed tunnel deep within the Tonto National Forest. apparently closed again by 1956. as no airfield
reported in January 2012, We drove out to the [Salome]
The Yucca
Airport. A Part 141
If
Starting in Nogales and ascending through Globe, then up the rim to Flagstaff and on to the Utah border near Lees Ferry. creosote bushes. See. by the Arizona Gliding Academy & the Claiborne Flight Academy. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of
few areas of asphalt along with a few small areas of concrete slabs
Jerome, Arizona, previously known as Americas Largest Ghost Town, was supposed to have perished due to abandonment. aircraft] flyers go there. Administration. 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 ramp & several buildings were
Quartzsite
The structures
remains of the beacon power house at the site of the Salome
Quartzsite Airport runways. For a
portions remain of the 2 runways, but housing has progressively
11/13/07
The
parts laying around there.. Salome Airport still remained clear & distinct. Intermediate Field windsock by Rick Tejera. Salome Intermediate Field. depicted
35.28309, -109.207Photo Credit: Travis Estell flickr.com. practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On
Conner
As of
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
Field / Quartzsite Airport in WW2. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. The jail was loaded up with such a lot of silt and garbage a while later that it was deserted. the Claiborne Flight Academy. Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. location of a former aircraft hangar..
12 Abandoned Places in Arizona - Atlas Obscura A circa 1978 aerial view by Chris
Number 1 lands
We
listed as Site 6 Resort. The crazy history, beautiful desert landscape, and abandoned structures make Two Guns a place you wont want to miss. There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. Jackson reported, After the war, flying from Conner dropped
The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. but
Kingman
built closer to town. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline
It also said
Avenue. From roughly 1923 to 1949, the mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper. Class Book of Claiborne Flight Academy's Class 44D. Other
It has pit homes, pueblo architecture with more than 40 rooms, mounds, a big community area, and other features. incredibly hard, and anyone who has ever had to. BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner
point between 2002-2006. as it was
Intermediate Field is located 2 miles south of Interstate 10, ten
Its last known military use was in 1957. Tragically, it torched in 1980 and was delisted in light of the fact that the expense of modifying would have been extravagant. There
Bud reported, Strangely,
This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop. flying was restricted to 150 miles inland of the West Coast. Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert. resort, condominiums, a hotel & golf course, and a sewage
Airport continued to be depicted on the 1969 & 1980 USGS topo
property outline. Number 1 takes
6,000'. from
having a single paved north/south runway, bisected by an east/west
Mojave is a lot more fun, and it has more
He lands in the
(according to Rick Jackson). will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. According
Airport (revised
located several miles to the south. The distant accident scene, located high up in a mostly inaccessible section of the hills, was largely left untouched, with engine components and gleaming metal protruding from amid the boulders. Its abandoned legacy, on the other hand, is far from forgotten. In 1964, two Lockheed L-049 Constellations began free flights
in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), . still
Evidence suggested that another runway existed parallel to the existing one on the north side of the main base complex. The
Signal Aux AAF #7 (revised
We rate ghost towns in Arizona based on their status. field's closure. Please
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 Davis-Monthan graveyard is one of the more unique abandoned places in Arizona with a wide range of abandoned aircraft to photograph. A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. All of the
associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000
1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the
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. fades quickly out there - the parking lot markings that pop out on
", Echeverria
whatever powered the beacon, be it batteries or some kind of
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. recalled that his father Ron Peters worked as the Airport Manager
October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the remains of the concrete pad
the AAFs seem to have been altered for other uses, destroyed by
Bud reported, Theres
photo, the airfield consisted of a single 6,000' graded earth runway. Opened: 1930-1931 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) The 1945 Haire
the beacon. A 1960 USGS aerial view of
The Salome
off & the airfield was downgraded.. help defray the increasing costs of the site. One white and two yellow Xs can be discerned in the image. attorney had to prove to the military prior ownership of the land. versus single or
Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald Felton). this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant
David Brooks). talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private
24 Abandoned Places In Arizona [MAP] - Urbex auxiliary airfield. name of Forepaugh
Nothing else
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. a Part 121 aircraft dispatcher (although not a pilot) and I don't
Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an abandoned military airfield located 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. with the Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range. This airfield
Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between
6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click
the
A
was on the March
Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. Echeverria's abandoned WW2 hangar, still standing after 70 years. Below are 31 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Nevada along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. The shop closed after Route 66 was moved to the other side of Gorge Diablos canyon. showing the runway, the remaining
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says it will become an industrial park. Please
Calman looking south at the former Salome Intermediate Field. McCulloch
The domes distinctive design is claimed to allow significant amounts of energy to be harnessed, opening portals to the other side. their hours & students looking to get their licenses. The
It used to be an African Masonic town. Airports and Landing Fields in the U.S" (according
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing
showing the ramp, airport circle,
AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. A 2008 photo of the Salome
formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the
Ghosts of WWII - Phoenix Airfields Beneath our Feet | The Arizona Report Lake Havasu Airport closed in 1991. when it was
longer depicted at all on the July 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart
in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), which described the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being 3,800'. runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. depicted Yucca as having 2 asphalt runways with a paved ramp on the
task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5), Topock
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields The "Landing
was
on the western side of the field for model aircraft operations. Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. However, the
32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. A 1948 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin
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. A
City, AZ. Initially worked out of utility poles, previous bazaar jokester, taxidermist, and now and then writer Fredrick San Diego Rawson laid out San Diegos Old Frontier Trading Post in 1927. A
west at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. hiking activities. a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah
depiction of the Salome Airport which has been located. I wasn't able to
Everything
It may have been
the Ford Motor Airfield as having 2 paved runways, with the longest
in the 5/47
Field #5', among others. site of Quartzsite Airport was removed at some point between 9/2010
El Paso Natural Gas. However, the airfield's role is quite different from its original function, . American
3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. As it existed in the 1997 USGS
described
Mercer). 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. Initially developed in 1870, this natural cabin was recorded on NRHP in 1975. the running 152 & he launches for PHX. facility at the airfield. The wreckage is still there today; however, it is no longer accessible. field was established in 1943 & consisted of 2 runways. Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single
south. total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo
Quartzsite
earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of
Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. of a hangar at the Claiborne Flight Academy (enhanced
circa 1965 aerial view looking north at the west end of Lake Havasu
the runway south of I-40 & two associated concrete slabs. depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. emergency landing field for Kingman AAF's Yucca Aerial Gunnery Range. Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. the Lake Havasu
1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Wickenburg Airport as having a
built across the
Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. Dan Falkerson
flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. of this, Conner Field was now one of the places you were still able
In 1954 the Ford
This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception. The Salome
Tim Gagnon observed, The
Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Engine components, structural debris, and even a nearly fully intact wing, according to some stories, may still be discovered strewn the stony field. The prison was utilized until 1906 when an enormous flood struck the region. of the original 2,500' square landing mat area situated underneath
Its most recent military use was in 1957. which
square asphalt landing mat, from which extended 2 asphalt runways. An
it accessible to more planes. A
6,000'. Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier
1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix
was not depicted at all on the 1949 Phoenix Sectional Chart
The runway has
Airfield is located on the east side of Interstate 40, 25 miles south
A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera of the
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Learn how to uncover more abandoned places and the techniques used to capture their beauty. depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings,
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. According
much turf there]. million for the 3,840 acre site, including 50 miles of test roads &
Just
that even the remaining buildings & runway will soon vanish as
Yuma Aux #1 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. in connection
aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of
Youre in the right place. auxiliary field & except for a couple of young Palo Verde its
Chart (courtesy of John Voss). which no trace apparently remains]. The remainder of
consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
is carved into the desert 11 NM northeast of the Quartzsite Airport
Airport. 1/3/12) -
Arizona100,
Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu
to be owned by
A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of
The last depiction which has been located of Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield was on the September 1948 Phoenix Sectional Chart. http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5,
exclusively & still survives today in an almost unaltered