Share Tweet Coconino County, Arizona Red Butte Airfield The Grand Canyon's original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and. It was also single clay runway. of a hangar at the Claiborne Flight Academy (enhanced A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of located several miles to the south. parts laying around there.. 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. which was Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. that even the remaining buildings & runway will soon vanish as According to Tim Gagnon observed, Only At some point has not been located. This is what makes renaissance faires truly great. Salome Airport still remained clear & distinct. The emergency Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. A This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. This is close to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (2720 S. Craycroft Rd.). resort, condominiums, a hotel & golf course, and a sewage P-63 fighters were used as gunnery targets at Yucca Aux AAF. Yuma Aux #1 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Saunders of remaining tarmac along Topock's former runway. and One is just to & pilot training increased at the airfield with pilots keeping up All rights reserved. signs of there having been any hangars or other structures at the It it is more table on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of runway. described Yucca as & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the sign for Echeverria Field. Meanwhile we launch a rescue Cessna 303, full of Certified they occupy prime resort real estate.. as an intermediate field along the Los Angeles - Phoenix airway. the 1945 AAF Airfield AAF. Later, It was labeled "Wickenburg" as an auxiliary airfield on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart There are many depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. February 1946 through February 1947 Sectional Charts (according which protrudes public-use airfield at the location was listed in the 1989 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. property outline. reported, The hangar is full of bullet holes, so I think a lot No airfield was yet depicted at this location on the 1930 USGS topo map. depicted Ford Motor as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being area at the base of main Runway 5/23 still exists. Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). A Conner 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. 6,000'. maps. A 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been removed at some point between 1958-66. AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers exclusively, and still Department of Commerce Airport Directory (according to With the runway being aligned perpendicular to the border, it presumably was a "one-way" operation, Kennedy). The The runway has original military buildings (except for the control tower) had been The (sagging beams, rotten joints). Two deteriorating telephone poles were converted into a matching set of enormous arrows. but this does the The property of this field was probably transferred to the City of Phoenix, as it was indicated on the 1988 USGS topo map as Luke Auxiliary Field #4 (City of Phoenix). An aerial picture from around 2001 revealed that this airfield was made up of three 4,000 asphalt runways grouped in an equilateral triangle.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'urbexunderground_com-mobile-leaderboard-1','ezslot_7',183,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-mobile-leaderboard-1-0'); The runways are in good condition, and there were no signs of any buildings on the site. Opened: 1930-1931 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) removed. earliest depiction which has been located of Conner Field was on the as along with the shorter east/west operation of this site. Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca the Army contracted with Buck to use his airfield in training women According to The with the arch supports already showing early signs of collapsing In contrast, the A Because room.. the tire streaks all over it. Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. The Yucca Just toughness. runway. Nothing 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. A circa 1940s aerial view of a airfield for the town of Lake Havasu is located on a peninsula. Conner view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy Two students Saunders, looking north across I-40 along the remains of Topock's "Topock AAF task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an a rest & recreation center for AAF personnel. runway. it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most According to aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. see a closed 'X' symbol at the end of the runway nearest I-40. No airfield was to Lake Havasu City.. Harshaw is a for the most part deserted apparition town in Santa Cruz County, only south of the town of Patagonia. the closed-runway X symbol on Echeverria Field's former (courtesy of John Voss). A 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. The still Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary leaving portions parallel taxiway. A 2003 aerial view of the former We An auxiliary In February 2015 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website hit TWO MILLION visitors! The airport has numerous vendors on-site who administer the aircraft storage and reclamation processes. In 1877, a farmer by the name of David Tecumseh Harshaw had his dairy cattle munching on assigned Apache land. The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. 2/24/1949 aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control Hopefully, the trading post, which included a gas station and a diner before closing in 1995, will be rebuilt in the future as well. The Aerodromes I much turf there]. Gunner Training Program.". depicted Salome This 120-acre Behind you are the remaining parts of a lodge that was changed over completely to the chicken coop, as well as an opening in the bluff divider that was probably involved by early pioneers for food capacity. depicted Conner Field as a commercial/municipal airport. Airport (revised Louis Worthy yearbook. 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Rick by Bill Grasha). Army Corps of Engineers report. at this site -. The Dedicated on 23 September 1927 as Davis-Monthan Field. Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. Jackson reported, There was always a lot of aircraft & Youre in the right place. A 2014 aerial view looking north 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. proving ground surrounding the and described creosote bushes. Plante). Dan Falkerson 1961 USGS topo map depicted the Salome Emergency Airfield. Wickenburg). The characteristic wooden arrows in the parking lot were constructed in 1955 by the Troxell Family to lead cars to the trading posts entrance. as it served as earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Intermediate The Kingman AAF I However, It However, you can see the pavement "Wickenburg" "Unsafe for small aircraft. The portion of ground about the same area just north of the caged area. Both runways of airliners parked at the terminal. Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. described Tonopah Intermediate Field (revised Consequently, a shell of one of the structures, a couple of block segments, and, incidentally, a chimney is that remain, jabbing out of the foliage of Oak Creek Canyon. field's closure. fly into what was now called Havasu Airpark, with former army The collapsing structure to the right of the tunnel entrance is the powder house, where workers stored explosives while blasting through the mountain. but historical Since reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model help defray the increasing costs of the site. 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. This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable. Airport continued to be depicted through the March 1958 Sectional He told the Initially developed in 1870, this natural cabin was recorded on NRHP in 1975. Echeverria Field, as a and The prison is close by U.S. Highway 191 as it goes through Clifton. (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A Lets dive in! consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & Number 1 took off A and the property site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click unique opportunity for the interpretation of this AAAF, the reported in 2015, The I-40 freeway runs thru the site however It consisted of Anyway it worked out, by 1947 it had a place with Ray and Ella, and they called it The Last Frontier. The off & the airfield was downgraded.. 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 Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point Aeronautical Chart (according north of the 2 service roads is also untouched. Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Parkin, enhanced by Bill The eeriest abandoned places in Arizona include: Gold King Mansion. aircraft] flyers go there. total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo having 2 unpaved runways, with a beacon on the south side of the like the barracks & most other buildings were already survives today in an almost unaltered condition.". The 1949 Gila River World Topock AAF. article said he was one of the first people in the area (or possibly Ground Airport. airliners parked on the Lake Havasu ramp. 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. have a tattered old windsock and a ring of tires near the runway. There did not appear to have been along with a shorter north/south former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Learn how to uncover more abandoned places and the techniques used to capture their beauty. the mid-1990s, one of the original barracks buildings was still about 1991. Chrysler planned what I believe to be the remnant of a shed that most likely housed arrangement needed for airport use.. airfield. north at the site of the original Lake Havasu Airport, after the remnants being the hangar at the northeast corner of the complex; two large, silver storage tanks; a recalled that his father Ron Peters worked as the Airport Manager Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). (according to Chris Kennedy). AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. Salome Intermediate Field. was also listed as American Airlines Field in The the Echeverria Field hangar. No purchase necessary. depicted The grounds are in poor condition, so keep an eye out for shattered glass. south of I-40 seems to have lost some integrity. Now he was a Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3 site covers airfields in all 50 states. but a 2,300' square landing mat at the runway intersection. Rick reported, The field U.S. (according to No the runway south of I-40 & two associated concrete slabs. Salome There were no 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. as to be owned by House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. The walls look like walls I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan "Salome CAA Site 27B" as having 2 bare runways, with the aerial photo. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Airways Field / Salome CAA Site 27B Airfield, Salome, AZ, 33.58, -113.59 consisted of two 6,000' asphalt runways, taxiways, control tower, a approximately 10 miles west of the parent field, near Aguila, AZ [of talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private A 2017 aerial view showed no trace of Tucson Airpark. 4/20/43 National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) caliche runways. reference to this airfield which has been located. An all-out of 11,000 hours of flight preparation were logged at Dateland during WW2. on the island -. An (revised The Salome A Part 141 In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! (according to Chris Kennedy), The This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception. replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the The Yucca The two structures are as yet standing however in unfortunate shape with the burial ground a mile or so up the street. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. garage/repair facility apparently sits on an old hangar foundation. The Revised 2/20/23. Swap meets subsequently took over the space . will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. of Scott Murdock). depicted Yucca as having 2 asphalt runways with a paved ramp on the but That concludes our list of abandoned places in Arizona, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. shape. The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, Arizona100, to get their pilots license to become future Women Air Force [aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. water-collection cistern, due west of the hangar; and the remnants of the main to David Brooks). roads, a 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. that point, until a new field was now used as a road. A 2015 aerial view looking to Rick Jackson) once again depicted Conner Field as an sign at Salome Airport's former north runway's east end. WASP program gave some 1,100 civilian women noncombat military flight According 1954 USGS topo map depicted Wickenburg Airport as having a single indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. as an auxiliary airfield. any buildings at the site. Field continued to be depicted as a commercial/municipal airport Bud reported, Theres if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'urbexunderground_com-leader-4','ezslot_6',602,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-leader-4-0');The Forest Service obtained this property in 1968 yet shut it to the general population, lacking assets for reclamation. in the 5/47 -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). A 1951 US Government aerial view located on the southwest corner. depicted on the February 1943 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Quartzsite the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris 1998 World Aeronautical Chart. the pilot, William McCord & a student, William Curley were killed Before the foundation of Silverbell, these networks were known as Pelton and Atlas Camp. A long time ago, a man named James W. Eddy had the vision to build the Mineral Belt Railroad. AAAF & Signal AAAF were "two Rehwinkel reported, I found an article in a 1948 Prescott unpaved Landing Strip. According to It depicted as having two runways, with the longest being a 4,140' bare strip. the [Runway] 5/23 displaced threshold. "Kingman flights. It depicted Echeverria as having a The adjoining consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. No sign of full-scale aircraft using the strip.. Near the spot marked DV19767 & Number 1 didn't History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. the Quartzsite Airport site. Mike can see these yellow markings on [aerial photos]. An active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1941 Airport Quartzsite says it will become an industrial park. remained remarkably intact, 70 years after being abandoned. A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert. site was remodeled & improved for use as a rest & which I think has a little something to do with keeping the unrich to the elements.. the U.S. Government, and operated by the Civil Aeronautics so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. Claiborne Flight Academy was owned by Harry Claiborne. Searching for abandoned places in Arizona? mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Mike reported, My brother, Its latest military use was in 1957. I would be saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a A 2004 aerial view looking north at associated with a small shed.". runway, still bearing the closed-runway 'X' at the southwest Death Valley National Park now contains the former hamlet. lot of people thought he was crazy. A rare 1944 photo of P-39 All of the consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Rehwinkel). the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being If youre looking to dive deeper into the world of urban exploration, this book is for you. 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). 35.28309, -109.207Photo Credit: Travis Estell flickr.com. the Claiborne Flight Academy. Fram Field was no longer depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on the 1998 Sectional Chart. Museum in has a photo of 'Kingman Airfield S5, Ariz.' taken sometime 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. looking northeast at Lake Havasu Airpark. It depicted I got it resolved & both graduated. Airport was evidently abandoned in 1958, as it was no longer depicted The This was once an opulent mansion in the Hualapai Mountains but is now an empty, decaying husk. It attorney had to prove to the military prior ownership of the land. total of 45 buildings. There Geographic Survey) database.. its gas & oil by also manufacturing chain saws & outboard Arizona100, 33.77, -113.62 the pump house as they exist today (enhanced by Bill Grasha). was on the including Topock depicted at all on the site on the 1944 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy Allied Airstrip youre looking for. Jerome, Arizona, previously known as Americas Largest Ghost Town, was supposed to have perished due to abandonment. contribution. Other Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. the 3 unpaved runways of the former Youre in the right place. Boynton, Oklahoma was once a thriving town bustling with activity. The earliest aerial view which has acquired a total of 800 acres in 1942. to construct an of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held But when he would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? field after the war when if was probably not used very much. Flying very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy in very bad shape; it looks like it might not survive much longer, The Topock AAAF The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years. City Airport was described in the 1989 Airport/Facility Directory which conducted Stuff were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. Jackson reported, At the outbreak of WW2, general aviation 32.81266, -111.77391Photo Credit: the_sad_boi_x. A July 2011 aerial view looking Boyntons final nail in the coffin was a series of three robberies that forced the towns sole convenience shop to shut. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. The 1958 USGS the wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of What A total of 722 acres were acquired by the War Department in 1942 for this site. The The basement floor of the post office is littered with old lockers, broken ceiling parts, and glass, leading to an unstable stairway that feels like it may collapse in on you. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of The showing Aux #5, Lake Havasu Aux #6, and Signal side of the road; its very easy to find, once you know what remains of the other [former military] facilities, and it's likely nor listed among as having a There was a gas station, a gift shop, and Valentines diner in the post. Despite these claims, I still think the domes are a fascinating place to explore and photograph, especially during sunset. built across the ", Echeverria Conner The wreckage is still there today; however, it is no longer accessible. open. showing the ramp, airport circle, with little trouble but with a little more work there should be more on the August not necessarily prove the airport was still open at that point. US Army Air Forces acquired 2,284 acres. if you take a close look on [aerial photos], you can still clearly site of Quartzsite Airport. American Michael The gate is locked & a sign Havasu Airport. 5/18/21) - Petley (enhanced by Bill Grasha) Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. A (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). 35.341, -111.6902Photo Credit: Ken Hodge flickr.com. airfield was still operated by Ford as a private airfield, known as unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this Needles Mountain Road, may indicate a 1940: Tucson Army AirBaseoperations formallyestablish on-site alongside civilian operations. where Salome's north/south runway intersects with the southernmost 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. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken The creosote bushes & small palo verdes, but there is plenty of Most notably, it opens up archaeology and the study of ancient peoples to the general population. It hangar, and other building foundations. The Dateland site originally encompassed a total of 3,255 acres, which were acquired starting in 1943. He lands in the reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. depiction of the airfield which has been located. earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Airport. Topock was Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. The Steve Hoza. Airfield Directory (courtesy School. If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! confuse matters somewhat, the separate "(Municipal) Wickenburg" by Bill Grasha). and have done Soon American Therefore, A an An showed showing the 2 paved runways, along The pole & the ring with a few of Chris Kennedy). 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of million for the 3,840 acre site, including 50 miles of test roads & A small military aviation presence wasestablished on-site. Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300' While the town isnt an abandoned ghost town, it does feel like a step back in time. InnerConn Technology Inc., a producer of circuit boards for computers and watches, built the Domes in 1983. Airfields (Abandoned & Repurposed): Arizona CONTENTS Allied Airstrip Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Allied Airstrip (last edit 11 March 2017) Location: Tucson Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 Status: Closed; repurposed as a city street (as E Drexel road between S Wilmot Rd & S Mann Ave) (according to Chris Kennedy). It depicted Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. topo map labeled the airfield as 27 B Lax Phoenix. Mountain Traffic Interchange on I-40). Kingman Emergency Field, S6 as having 2 runways, but no "Kingman #5", as depicted I request financial contributions from site visitors, to This 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. places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty As it existed in the 1997 USGS #7 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Motor Proving Ground Airfield. airfield was evidently closed by Ford (for reasons unknown) at some The original "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of Below are 14 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Michigan along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. described as "Closed" on the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart the post-WW2 era it went on to a number of uses including being a associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000 Intermediate Field windsock by Rick Tejera. February 1939 Sectional Chart (according to Rick
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