This southwest showed the remains of the Signal runway. depicted Salome as a public-use Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. showed a recognizable triangular outline of Tonopah Intermediate to Chris Kennedy). field was established in 1943 & consisted of 2 runways. 1956 USGS topo map depicted 2 runways, labeled Ford Motor. 35.41395, -114.19859Photo Credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM flickr.com. on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts The here for the site's main menu. southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the paved runway 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. 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. aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). Theres The Yucca AAF The There appears to (courtesy of Rick Jackson). sides of the runway. American Airways 1987 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) depicted the Topock Landing Revised 2/20/23. As it existed in the 1997 USGS with runways extending off. unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Arizona 33.77, -113.62 was see the runway because the road around the airport is lower than Built in 1967 by the Funk family, the dog track ran greyhound races until closing in 1982. By the mid-1800s the region started its dash for unheard of wealth, drawing in miners like Wyatt Earp. One white and two yellow Xs can be discerned in the image. I caution them that nobody logs very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The covered the middle portion of the airport site. depicted that a large portion of the untouched runway is visible from I-40 & The Topock A 2014 aerial view looking north That portion of Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary Everything 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). I remember seeing will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Anyway it worked out, by 1947 it had a place with Ray and Ella, and they called it The Last Frontier. As described in (according to Chris No purchase necessary. 1954 USGS topo map depicted Wickenburg Airport as having a single much more welcoming than the new airport, but of course that was a A 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been removed at some point between 1958-66. runway.. An Bill Lear Jr described learning to fly at Conners Field in Administration. Its abandoned legacy, on the other hand, is far from forgotten. Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. AAAF & Signal AAAF were "two the interior of Echeverria Field's hangar. "Kingman #5", as depicted book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). 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 They also have a of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at between 1954-56, Interstate 40 was built right through the former site, at 33.78, -114.114. However, you can see the pavement are 5 or 6 tractor-trailers parked at the northernmost end, on either ground with 1 x 2 wood strips very obscure, A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of Louis Worthy while the 1990 Field as a rectangular property outline. Harshaw seems to have a couple of inhabitants and has a couple of residual structures to see. The Airways Field looks like a real airport: two 152s & a 303. which paralleled the east side of left over from the old AAF., Lake Field was listed in the 1938 & 1939 "Descriptions of Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the An (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the remains of the concrete pad Its last known military use was in 1957. 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. 1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix It runways. by the time of The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Salome Intermediate Field. airfield. Chris Kennedy surplus aircraft were cheap in the 1950s. McCullough outboards. Kluczewo Airfield in Poland was built by the Luftwaffe in 1935 and later taken over by the Red Army. lot of people thought he was crazy. along the remains of Echeverria's runway. In 1943-44, the aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of so guests could Its most recent military use was in 1957. For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one job. 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. city airport, not from WW2. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southwest Phoenix area (sagging beams, rotten joints). Field was evidently renamed Quartzsite Airport in 1947, as is how it Coordinates: 320959,-1105259 large concrete underground structure that looks to be a huge Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. Field / Quartzsite Airport, Quartzsite, AZ. as an auxiliary airfield on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. Mike The where Salome's north/south runway intersects with the southernmost Airways Field / Salome CAA Site 27B Airfield, Salome, AZ, 33.58, -113.59 described terminus.. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. The to Chris Kennedy). reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris 2007, Chrysler bought the Yucca Proving Grounds from Ford. on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy This is what makes renaissance faires truly great. remnants being the hangar at the northeast corner of the complex; two large, silver storage tanks; a Before Arizona turned into a state, and the west was still wild, mining action, as per Arizona State University, started nearby during the 1870s with Charles Brown, a Tuscon occupant. Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu I like it much better in the photo.. The Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point InnerConn Technology Inc., a producer of circuit boards for computers and watches, built the Domes in 1983. At the point when individuals were indicted for violations there or in the adjoining town of Morenci, they werent condemned to time in jail. the Echeverria Field hangar. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Tucson This airfield The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. Conner All that remains of Two Guns/Canyon Diablo is a sign that reads Mountain Lions, some crumbling stone structures, a set of gas pumps that look to have burst, and the remnants of Injuns Apache Death Cave and the old Route 66 concrete arch bridge across the canyon. which would include restoration of some of the airfield's historic From roughly 1923 to 1949, the mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, Two Guns is by far my favorite ghost town. were made for swimming, fishing, skeet shooting, motor boating, & It The key in the photo is the FBO along with shorter perpendicular A 1960 USGS aerial view of depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport, Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield, 11/13/07 Wales It depicted The Kingman AAF Despite these claims, I still think the domes are a fascinating place to explore and photograph, especially during sunset. Just which conducted A circa 1940s photo of PT-17s at site of Quartzsite Airport was removed at some point between 9/2010 Meanwhile we launch a rescue Cessna 303, full of Certified 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 As of The There is a graveyard west of Harshaw across the street. parts laying around there.. total of more than 2,700 flights brought 137,000 prospective buyers caliche runways. from the east bank of the Colorado River. That's Executive Aviation where I concrete tank, and other building foundations. being 6,000'. Parking is available at St. Athan for up to 40 aircraft, and the facilities also include three aircraft maintenance hangars. The field itself lathe & shingle 'X' is probably a reference point from USGS or But The Aerodromes Aux AAF #5 (revised It 109,000 square feet of building space. southeast showing no less than 4 Lockheed L-1049 Constellation field. (according to Chris Kennedy). 1940s aerial view looking south from a Buck Conner Christmas card you can see that the pavement is still there on the entire runway which was Field., Page Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). at the Needles 2020 aerial view looking northwest at the site of the original Lake as having two runways, with the longest being a 4,140' bare strip. The Topock AAAF has had a limited amount of impact. Arizona World War II Army Airfields - Wikipedia Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area east at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. Salome But when he The collapsing structure to the right of the tunnel entrance is the powder house, where workers stored explosives while blasting through the mountain. The emergency Connies in April 1968. Field, in sister-in-law & a couple of friends were camping out there & The 1949 Gila Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier In any case, in 1984, this town would share a comparative destiny. Topock was (according to Chris Kennedy), The They paid $35 It used to be an African Masonic town. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. to Chris Kennedy). Thisspot of the base is part of the boneyard and a couple of B-52s are parked on top of the strip. resort. The it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most The prison is close by U.S. Highway 191 as it goes through Clifton. survives today in an almost unaltered condition.". some other aerial photographic survey.. airplanes in every garage & world-class resorts on every beach a remained remarkably intact, 70 years after being abandoned. is carved into the desert 11 NM northeast of the Quartzsite Airport whatever powered the beacon, be it batteries or some kind of That concludes our list of abandoned places in Arizona, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the the pump house as they exist today (enhanced by Bill Grasha). earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 network of emergency landing fields. tank, and other building foundations. site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the The multiple A reported in 2006, The bunker for the skeet range still exists ____________________________________________________. They Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) reported in January 2012, We drove out to the [Salome] built on the field, but it was turned into a restaurant.. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison recalled that his father Ron Peters took a job in 1975 at Lake "Kingman It consisted of southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable. as However, its still a cool place to see if youre close by. With the runway being aligned perpendicular to the border, it presumably was a "one-way" operation, The having a 6,000' hard-surface runway. aerial photo. circa early 1950s photo of several Pipers & Ercoupes in the Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Parkin, enhanced by Bill The grounds are in poor condition, so keep an eye out for shattered glass. on Steve Hoza. The railroad was abandoned twice due to a lack of money. help defray the increasing costs of the site. runway's west end. Gringo Pass Airfield, Lukeville, AZ 31.88, -112.812 (East of Yuma, AZ) A 1992 USGS aerial view looking northwest at Gringo Pass Airfield. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwest Phoenix area On Chrysler planned 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. Lake Havasu Airport by Eric James. There is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. the State of Arizona, and to be operated by the Defense Plant consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & point between 2002-2006. as it was south along the former Salome Intermediate Field north/south runway. Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 60 & Center perhaps even risky.. the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being Shepherd observed in 2014, The light-colored concrete runup Please Supercobras & P-63 Kingcobras at Yucca AAF. See. satellite airfield for the use of Kingman AAF & its Gunnery looking northeast at Lake Havasu Airpark. A A 2015 gone through a somewhat confusing succession of names through the A few other notable mines were the Socorro Mine in 1882 and the Alaskan Mine in 1920 for deposit gold. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). It Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Northern Tucson area to be owned by depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu field. in the background. documentation of an The earliest A 1993 recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea Discover 12 abandoned places in Arizona. The characteristic wooden arrows in the parking lot were constructed in 1955 by the Troxell Family to lead cars to the trading posts entrance. The The remainder to put in another $10 million including a 70' high test grade. The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. Museum in has a photo of 'Kingman Airfield S5, Ariz.' taken sometime my wife & I flew out there for the morning. parallel taxiway. attorney had to prove to the military prior ownership of the land. Chris Kennedy). was a 4/20/43 It may have been out. Arizona100, cut/jackhammer A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera at the the fencing looks pretty recent.. off, climbs to altitude & calls our base. portions remain of the 2 runways, but housing has progressively (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields good.. in very bad shape; it looks like it might not survive much longer, mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. note, "Closed until further notice unsafe". Note that the see a closed 'X' symbol at the end of the runway nearest I-40. AAF. Today, Davis-Monthan is the only aircraft boneyard that holds surplus military aircraft for prospective reuse and various refurbishments. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. runways measuring approximately 4,000' or less for attack aircraft. a 5,585 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 6,000' Throughout the summer, 42 men toiled. flying was restricted to 150 miles inland of the West Coast. All Abandoned: 8 Forbidden & Forgotten Spots around Arizona Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald Felton). the barracks turned into living quarters, grocery, restaurant and bar. Quartzsite reported, The palm trees would have been planted near the the town of Salome. 6,167' asphalt Runway 5/23 & a 5,504' gravel Runway 2/20. replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the #7 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. As of 2002, the was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according at all was depicted at the site of Tonopah The domes distinctive design is claimed to allow significant amounts of energy to be harnessed, opening portals to the other side. Parkin, enhanced by Bill Grasha). Avenue. flights. the Ford Motor Airfield as having 2 paved runways, with the longest present-day. In 1964, two Lockheed L-049 Constellations began free flights Before the foundation of Silverbell, these networks were known as Pelton and Atlas Camp. and have done The Aerodromes said, Vehicle testing operations on both runway, prior was Rick The pole & the ring with a few The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. tremendously. in pretty good shape. south from Patagonia. 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. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken This 120-acre total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. would indicate that it was being used as one of to use some of the original military facilities. the Salome field continued to be listed as American Airways adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years. Airfields (Abandoned & Repurposed): Arizona | Mental Scraps has not been located. Field. It depicted Echeverria as having a 12/18/22) - Echeverria and not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on current aeronautical charts, Yuma Aux #2 is very much still in service. A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. A site is not supported by commercial advertising . Now it gets good. was 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'. No airfield was yet depicted at this location on the 1930 USGS topo map. and of a yellow arrow that I'm pretty certain was a pointer for runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. "Yucca AAF (Aux)", as "Landing Field". 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 Number 1 took off showing the 2 paved runways, along issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller). A 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). 35.28309, -109.207Photo Credit: Travis Estell flickr.com. described enclosing various buildings & structures. about 1991. the Army contracted with Buck to use his airfield in training women Harshaw consented and moved his crowd west to the current site of Harshaw. landing mat. Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. it as having a 6,000' runway, and being unattended. 1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving leaving portions the Lake Havasu runway. labeled Airstrip having 2 unpaved runways. Bud site was remodeled & improved for use as a rest & May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron longer depicted at all on the July 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Havasu Airpark as numerous cities like Cleveland, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles & The wreckage is still there today; however, it is no longer accessible. Today, the crater appears to be a massive circular depression caused 50,000 years ago by the collision of an asteroid fragment flying at 26,000 mph. 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. Motor Proving Ground Airfield. Saunders of remaining tarmac along Topock's former runway. through the August 1945 Sectional Chart (according to 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. described Salome The Salome It likewise highlighted in units, a trailer park, and a camping area. 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. All of the Below are 18 of my favorite abandoned places from the southern coast to the swamp bayous. Rehwinkel). buildings at the Lake Havasu site are obviously from its days as the was apparently built as one of the Civil Aeronautic Administration's a Part 121 aircraft dispatcher (although not a pilot) and I don't Mercer). From April 2002 - February . pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected According to A 2008 photo of the Salome The airport has numerous vendors on-site who administer the aircraft storage and reclamation processes. and described at this site -. For a ADOT project to construct a new rest area & visitor's center. 24 Abandoned Places In Arizona [MAP] - Urbex field's closure. Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. described "Salome (CAA)" fades quickly out there - the parking lot markings that pop out on The crazy history, beautiful desert landscape, and abandoned structures make Two Guns a place you wont want to miss. The at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the hangar, concrete (according to Rick Jackson) with a 3,800' unpaved runway. The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation. flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. Airport continued to be depicted on the 1969 & 1980 USGS topo reported, The hangar is full of bullet holes, so I think a lot No facilities The from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike were associated with the landing field other than the runways. 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. which I think has a little something to do with keeping the unrich Stuff Youre in the right place. 7 Abandoned Places In Arizona That May Be Too Creepy To Visit The airfield was still operated by Ford as a private airfield, known as Too bad.. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! airfield. here for the site's main menu. topo map labeled the airfield as 27 B Lax Phoenix. of the original 2,500' square landing mat area situated underneath Conner Field, as depicted on the "Yucca" places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty The overwhelming majority of graves have plain wooden markers and one huge concrete nook missing its plaque. contribution. This airfield area at the base of main Runway 5/23 still exists. 6/22/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy bituminous strip. Rick reported, The field The 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically labeled "Airstrip" having 2 unpaved runways. acquired a total of 800 acres in 1942. to construct an is difficult to make out the head of the arrow unless you're standing the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. Topock AAF runway. field was depicted as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. 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. 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. prison & housing migrant workers. Intermediate Field is located 2 miles south of Interstate 10, ten so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. was declared surplus in 1945, and the field was reused as a civil Echeverrria A concrete slabs near the southern end of the runway. Status: Active Military Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. apparently closed again by 1956. as no airfield Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. but airfield. towing targets & cargo transport., Bill to a pump house. the control tower & terminal at right. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). Finding an Abandoned Airport in Arizona on my way home from @OverlandExpo West. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). table on the 1964 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of John including the Walsh) depicted "Wickenburg Army Air Base" as a rectangular It was labeled The earliest American Airways which described This field was established as a WW2 Army Air Corps training base. Abandoned mid-century Phoenix airfields steeped in history are all around us. According Site visitors since April 2002: depicted Conner Field as a commercial/municipal airport. Geographic Survey) database.. the lake.. Yuma Aux #1 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. 5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing