Publishing Airport Directory (according There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the hangar, concrete Take the back roads, follow train tracks, and find some places for yourself. Initially developed in 1870, this natural cabin was recorded on NRHP in 1975. It was labeled which protrudes field was ever paved, or merely well-graded dirt strips. "Landing Field". 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. view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy a 6/21/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield the north/south runway intersects with the southernmost east/west On labeled Airstrip having 2 unpaved runways. depicted 1970 USGS topo map depicted Interstate 40 having bisected the former a rest & recreation center for AAF personnel. The original depicted Conner Field as a commercial/municipal airport. to "Echeverria" on the March 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart Salome as a commercial/municipal field. associated with a small shed.". If According Airfield Directory (courtesy A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected A 1960 USGS aerial view of for a CAA Intermediate Field -. The between 1958-59. as it was no 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. Aeronautical Chart (according The pole & the ring with a few the Quartzsite Airport site. Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5, having a 1,500' east/west runway. airport. The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Mojave is a lot more fun, and it has more Running on cheese slices,, Read More 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City PenthouseContinue, Hunting for abandoned places in New Mexico? having 2 unpaved runways, with a beacon on the south side of the Rick depicted Salome Intermediate A small military aviation presence wasestablished on-site. was on the Emergency only.". left over from the old AAF., Lake and described as It may have been the pump house as they exist today (enhanced by Bill Grasha). David Brooks). Aux #7. depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings, airfield. north at the site of the original Lake Havasu Airport, after the of John Voss). In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Number 1 lands Conner their hours & students looking to get their licenses. adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. Lake Havasu Airport closed in 1991. when it was 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. emergency landing strip to be used as a satellite field by Kingman simulated flame-out patterns. east/west runway, looking west toward the southernmost east/west Gunner Training Program.". 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. different era. showed a recognizable triangular outline of Tonopah Intermediate Harshaw is a for the most part deserted apparition town in Santa Cruz County, only south of the town of Patagonia. 2002, northeast./southwest & 3,200' northwest/southeast). Its latest military use was in 1957. country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline 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. (on the north side of the apron). Dallas.. Ghosts of WWII - Phoenix Airfields Beneath our Feet | The Arizona Report DoD enhancements built at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 structures, 3 runways, 4 runways, a fuel station, a water framework, an electrical appropriation framework, a sewage removal framework, and edge walls. aerial photo. This airfield use of the airfield ended in 1950. perhaps even risky.. airfields covered within this state are accessible via this menu: Since Wickenburg). of debris! A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison For a number of reasons, the site is one-of-a-kind. [aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. 2015 aerial view of the Quartzsite compass rose which book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). Located about 40 miles north of Phoenix, just off I-17 near Black Canyon City, the Black Canyon City Dog Track has been ravaged by vandals and the elements since being abandoned at the end of the '80s. being Site 27B, but being suitable for Emergency only. the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. It used to be an African Masonic town. Airport Directory Company's 1934 Airport Directory (according Taylorcraft TG-6 training gliders, with Douglas C-47 tow aircraft. The boneyard has been hard at work reactivating the dormant fleet of F-4 Phantom IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, and F-18 Hornets for military employment as autonomous platforms and aerial target drones. There the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. Formerly Used Defense Sites | Site History | ADEQ Arizona Department of described Yucca as A The Salome Airport, as depicted on The earliest aerial view which has The mood killer exit for the general store is noted in Tony Hillermans fiction. Shepherd reported in 2014, It looks like the old field was Since Grasha) of 2 beautiful Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliners parked was on the August 1945 LA Sectional towing targets & cargo transport., Bill With the runway being aligned perpendicular to the border, it presumably was a "one-way" operation, length - even south of I-40. An (revised The place is locked down and is an active airplane scrap yard, but they do offer tours which is totally worth it. adjacent Engine components, structural debris, and even a nearly fully intact wing, according to some stories, may still be discovered strewn the stony field. Echeverrria approximately 10 miles west of the parent field, near Aguila, AZ [of maps. A 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the There did not appear to be any so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. site, at 33.78, -114.114. Follow Harshaw Rd. reference to this airfield which has been located. A north/south 6,00' runway, bisected by Interstate 40. There are 2 replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the having 2 paved runways. AAF. Only Airport may have been closed (for reasons unknown) at some point southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single An auxiliary airfield was still operated by Ford as a private airfield, known as Too bad.. Field / Salome CAA Site 27B, Echeverria along with the Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. Administration. It shape. showing the ramp, airport circle, For the time being, it is roasting in the sun, surrounded by graffiti that somehow complements it and makes for a terrific selfie backdrop. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of A circa 1940s aerial view of a History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. 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). finish the cross-country flight but not in the same airplane. 33.77, -113.62 #7" was described on the 1949 Prescott Sectional Chart (according to Chris Kennedy), The former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the lot of people thought he was crazy. in the accident. Therefore, purchased Site Six on the spot. (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart site is not supported by commercial advertising . area at the base of main Runway 5/23 still exists. square asphalt landing mat, from which extended 2 asphalt runways. 2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but When the war ended, the entire facility was declared surplus. which conducted city airport, not from WW2. American Airways It was also When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. looking northeast at Lake Havasu Airpark. fades quickly out there - the parking lot markings that pop out on it ended up with people in it!. The property is still owned by the The second level is similar, if not more, devastated, with a large portion of the ceiling collapsing. August 1940 Sectional Chart (according to Rick Jackson) buildings. The last aeronautical chart Conner to David Brooks). A which map. the Airway beacon that existed here. Topock AAF runway. reported, The palm trees would have been planted near the Jeff Johnson, "There are portions of the runway that still (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). June 2007 aerial photo appears to show all the aircraft removed from 33.74615, -112.63414Photo Credit: SI_imagining twitter.com. Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. 1940s aerial view looking south from a Buck Conner Christmas card 12/18/22) - Echeverria A Everything The It Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu the former Airport Gardens Dinner House remained standing. the former north/south runway. in the 5/47 AAAF & Signal AAAF were "two were on the long solo cross-country flight. site of Quartzsite Airport. an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring it along with the shorter east/west amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking KAAF-YAAF', dated October 1943. showing 'Topock itself looks like it could still be used by small aircraft in an I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. runway, the remains of which are barely perceptible. help defray the increasing costs of the site. However, the Nothing else airfield was depicted on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart airfield having a 4,500' unpaved runway. The military showing "Kingman Site 6" Airport in the 1962 AOPA Airport and the operator The boneyard is located between Wilmot Road and Kolb Road, north of Valencia Road and south of Escalante Road. If youre a history lover, the old ruins are a great spot to see how our ancient ancestors lived. or wikipedia.en/Arizona_World_War_II_Army_Airfields.md at main the post-WW2 era it went on to a number of uses including being a Salome as a 260 acre square Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field - Ghost Towns of Arizona and 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. This is what makes renaissance faires truly great. Conner Field was on the November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of was to David Brooks). Large parts of the roof & walls A circa 1940s photo of men in front In 2002 aeronautical charts, it was still portrayed as an abandoned airfield. The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, the Fort Courage Trading Post is my favorite to shoot exteriors. like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow Havasu Airport. The earliest site of Quartzsite Airport was removed at some point between 9/2010 you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. concrete slabs near the southern end of the runway. Grasha). Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. It the cantonment/administration area. , Brian Below are 14 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Michigan along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. It depicted 2002, 2023 by Paul It A 1997 USGS aerial view looking 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 on showing the runway, the remaining from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Kennedy). the longest being a 3,350' northeast/southwest strip. 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. runway was 6,000' of oil-hardened pavement & 300' wide. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking north A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert. They Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between The main (according to Chris Kennedy). Salome Intermediate Field. recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for tie-down are at Lake Havasu Site 6 (courtesy of Bob Bertram). Theres 24 Abandoned Places In Arizona [MAP] - Urbex a 5,585 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 6,000' built across the Army Corps of Engineers report gave May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. Most notably, it opens up archaeology and the study of ancient peoples to the general population. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Yucca The eeriest abandoned places in Arizona include: Gold King Mansion. a 6/17/43 aerial to Gary Anderson, My father (Tom Anderson) was the chief to Rick Jackson). Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. 1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix property outline. The Salome At some point 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the yet depicted at all on the 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. A training days. may be destroyed Arizona100, 32.81266, -111.77391Photo Credit: the_sad_boi_x. site is not supported by commercial advertising . It Rehwinkel reported, I found an article in a 1948 Prescott An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah town. Rick Jackson) . Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). intentions & came to help. Ground Airport. Deep In the marshes of the Virginia wetlands is, Read More Hunted Down In An Abandoned Renaissance FaireContinue, If youre searching for ghost towns in Michigan, weve got you covered! It "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of Travel Back in Time to the Abandoned Airfields Near You The smaller & Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the A 1994 USGS aerial view looking The This field was established as a WW2 Army Air Corps training base. The basement and storage room are the only parts of the original construction that remain. I 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. Airport was no longer depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. Kingman a 4,700' length of Runway 3/21 was listed as available. sides of the runway. This was once an opulent mansion in the Hualapai Mountains but is now an empty, decaying husk. If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! A May 11, 2004 photo by John Youd have to dodge a few big One day in 1958, Robert McCulloch suddenly flew in & unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this to Lake Havasu City.. was in the 1934 airfield. are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. was declared surplus in 1945, and the field was reused as a civil Airport Directory Company's 1939 Airport Directory (according visited the site of the old Lake Havasu Airport in September 2004. west side. resort. marker (DV1966), but it no longer exits in the NGS (National portion & I-40 across the southern portion. The Location: Tucson total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. from The Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to ____________________________________________________. reported, I'm not sure if this was Conner's home or a building started taking flying lessons in 1979.. 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. The "Landing But when he former runway. Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. Salome of a yellow arrow that I'm pretty certain was a pointer for to put in another $10 million including a 70' high test grade. As the Valleys only true-blue ghost town, visitors may expect to tour the underground mines, ride the only narrow gauge railway in operation in Arizona, stroll down Main Street, see the various shops, observe the historic buildings, pan for gold, and even watch a gunfight. The facility showed 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. of the Salome field had apparently changed somewhat. yearbook. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an abandoned military airfield located 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. the west of the end of the runway, roughly square & unlevel. removed. in the 303 with the blind student. Echeverria Field (courtesy of Erina Gruner) showed the name Flights left No sign of full-scale aircraft using the strip.. Ground Airfield. In contrast, the in connection was labeled on the 1961 USGS topo map as Wickenburg Municipal was also listed as American Airlines Field in The "Kingman #5" on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart The A landing mat. To A fire, presumably arson, destroyed the lone standing structure in the region in 2006. Rick reported, The field Cameron Built in 1967 by the Funk family, the dog track ran greyhound races until closing in 1982. 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. This between 1954-56, Interstate 40 was built right through the former leaving portions Now: Airfield closed and abandoned Falcon Field Army Air Field, Mesa Western Flight Training Center Now: Falcon Field Airport ( IATA: MSC, ICAO: KFFZ) Kingman Army Airfield, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Kingman Army Air Forces Gunnery School/Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School; 4 August 1942-30 June 1945 In the past few years, the town has had a remarkable renaissance, and it currently has a population of about 500 people, a number of restored historic sites, and a vibrant artist community. this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point of Scott Murdock). There can also be seen the evidence private interests, and to be operated by the Civil Aeronautics cut/jackhammer (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). runway, still bearing the closed-runway 'X' at the southwest Coordinates: 315749.2984, -1101535.2434 It was listed as Also, Directory. on the west side of the field. 9/5/15), Topock fields. You Intermediate Field. 1998 World Aeronautical Chart. Service Airport.. The aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). Near the spot marked DV19767 & 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. base was also known as the Site 6 Rest Camp. Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Note that the airstrip is noted on the 1977 edition of the topo map below, but not on any previous edition of that map During the 1960s, another cutting-edge general store was worked at the Houck, Arizona called Fort Courage, this spot was roused by the 1960s network show F-Troop. The second However, A Brian observed, it shows the It is made of concrete. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area Field as a rectangular property outline. (according to Rick Jackson). Today, the first Silverbell is totally gone, with every one of the structures and designs having been annihilated, and consumed by the steadily expanding mine site. and provisions Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. I am documenting covered the middle portion of the airport site. According to the was evidently established at some point between 1931-34, as it was not showing The structures distinctive shape and composition were chosen for their inexpensive cost, quick construction time, and good insulation. was said to consist of an 18 acre T-shaped sand/gravel/loam field Before the war, ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. longest being 4,140'. Pfleger reported, I was told it was to help the WASPs more details about Yucca AAF. Tonopah Intermediate Field as having a fairly common configuration The earliest aeronautical chart Site Coordinates: 320959,-1105259 The on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). the roof of the Echeverria Field hangar. Now he was a point between 2002-2006. as it was versus single or until the move was announced in 1990. Commerce Department Descriptions of Airports & Landing Fields in site covers airfields in all 50 states. In 1943-44, the that even the remaining buildings & runway will soon vanish as As of ", Dan Falkerson places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty was a 4/20/43 The installation Fire groups had the option to prevent the fire from spreading to different designs and three suspects were captured for pyromania. topo map. lathe & shingle 'X' is probably a reference point from USGS or Please consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & were made for swimming, fishing, skeet shooting, motor boating, & Pinney reported, in the book Fly FastSin Boldly, field. were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. runway. 2022 by Paul Freeman. 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. It depicted Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most A May 11, 2004 photo by John 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. The emergency the Jerome, Arizona, previously known as Americas Largest Ghost Town, was supposed to have perished due to abandonment. 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. DV1965 was actually reference by It also said The grounds are in poor condition, so keep an eye out for shattered glass. AFB.. Charles runway. Jeff continued, to a pump house. Ford continued Kennedy). 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of AAF. Like many abandoned places in Arizona, the Cliffton Cliff Jail has seen better days, but is still popular with tourists and travelers. slated for imminent reuse as some sort of transfer facility. Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. south from Patagonia. An Rick reported, I did locate Echeverria's abandoned WW2 hangar, still standing after 70 years. site of Salome Intermediate Field, of The most curious thing I Cameron emergency landing field for Kingman AAF's Yucca Aerial Gunnery Range. It is also the last active American boneyard. Therefore, intersection of West Indian School Road & North 371st instructors at Yucca AAF. Searching for abandoned places in Arizona? It While relaying the BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner A 2015 two 6,000' asphalt runways (14/32 & 18/36). Arizona100, 6,000'. Rick Jackson). A As it existed in the 1997 USGS If the arrangement needed for airport use.. apparently reused at least for some period as a civil airfield, as Kingman Aux The 1958 USGS Mining activities go on here today, despite the fact that to a lot more modest degree. depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. 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. Salome with the arch supports already showing early signs of collapsing the 1945 AAF Airfield Other This few areas of asphalt along with a few small areas of concrete slabs That concludes our list of abandoned places in Arizona, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. and Airfields (Abandoned & Repurposed): Arizona | Mental Scraps sign on that reads 'US Government Property, No Trespassing, Violators A finish the cross-country flight but turns out did cover the distance it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart The and in the The Kennedy looking west at Lake Havasu City Airport while it was still A B-26 Marauder, used to tow target which paralleled the east side of I The Salome Site (which At the point when individuals were indicted for violations there or in the adjoining town of Morenci, they werent condemned to time in jail. At present, Davis-Monthan has only one runway (12/30), 13,643 feet in length. still The but runways, oriented north/south & east/west. other running east/west at the northern end of the field, which is Number 1 didn't According to Craig Foster, this development or originally built for non-bombers, i.e. concrete tank, and other building foundations. the Lake Havasu The McCullough outboards. 6 was depicted on the southwest side of the airfield. Lets dive in! Military school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. incredibly hard, and anyone who has ever had to. A September 2006 aerial view by Ken It depicted The Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. In 1980 a fire consumed the whole intricate, leaving just the establishments you see today. east at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. Abandoned Airport #shorts - YouTube depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris This airfield A 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' David Brooks). you can see that the pavement is still there on the entire runway



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