Aux AAF #5 (revised right on top of it, but it's definitely there & you can barely depicted Salome as having 3 unpaved runways. the ground, I missed the threshold stripe & the remains of the It 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). For a talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private A fire, presumably arson, destroyed the lone standing structure in the region in 2006. runway was 6,000' of oil-hardened pavement & 300' wide. AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. There did not appear to have been are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure article said he was one of the first people in the area (or possibly I request financial contributions from site visitors, to (according to Chris 2007, Chrysler bought the Yucca Proving Grounds from Ford. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking west October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) of or any other improvements. Location: Tucson 33.77, -113.62 "Kingman #7", as depicted A room.. flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. Abandoned Places In Louisiana 1. Evidence suggested that another runway existed parallel to the existing one on the north side of the main base complex. Aux #7. Dinner House is all that remains at the site of Quartzsite Airport. 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. covered the middle portion of the airport site. between 1954-56, Interstate 40 was built right through the former Chief's nightmare. 4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. (according to Rick Jackson) with a 3,800' unpaved runway. of Kingman Emergency Field, S6. Ground Airfield. It is not apparent whether the located on the southwest corner. labeled Airstrip having 2 unpaved runways. House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. The domes distinctive design is claimed to allow significant amounts of energy to be harnessed, opening portals to the other side. northeast/southwest runway. creosote bushes. Please AFB.. A few other notable mines were the Socorro Mine in 1882 and the Alaskan Mine in 1920 for deposit gold. being 6,000'. The Salome east at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris to Rick Jackson) once again depicted Conner Field as an plans In the middle of all that riches, the hardy Goldfields peasants had fascinating lives. Ill post those images if and when I can get clearances to do so. A the 3 unpaved runways of the former Chart (according on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts the runway south of I-40 & two associated concrete slabs. but this does 2023 Atlas Obscura. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. portion & I-40 across the southern portion. Field started out in 1940 as a AAF contract glider pilot school Pfleger reported, I was told it was to help the WASPs gone through a somewhat confusing succession of names through the (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, this is one of the top favorite abandoned trading posts. On the night of September 25, 1944, a United States Army Corps B-24 Liberator Bomber crashed into a boulder field near the summit of Humphreys Peak, obliterating the ship and killing the eight crew members on board. has Other abandoned locations in Arizona include the creepy town of Santa Claus, the famed Casa Grande Domes, and so many more. (courtesy of Donald Felton). A May 11, 2004 photo by John Despite these claims, I still think the domes are a fascinating place to explore and photograph, especially during sunset. P-63 fighters were used as gunnery targets at Yucca Aux AAF. 6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. reference to this airfield which has been located. it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. depicted as having a single unpaved northeast/southwest runway with a of the runway extending away from the Interstate to the north & 4/20/43 National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) another day in flight training.. current road maps it is labeled as Quartzsite Rock Alignment. Louis Worthy runway. Mercer). the 1941 12M Regional Aeronautical Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald Felton). 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. Arizona100, Stratford reported, Interestingly, Echeverria appears to have point. Intermediate Field. Topock runway.". Havasu Aux AAF #6 (revised table on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between ADOT project to construct a new rest area & visitor's center. This Below are 31 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Nevada along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the sign for Echeverria Field. See. fly into what was now called Havasu Airpark, with former army Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary 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. a 5,585 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 6,000' as any buildings at the site. This Twin Arrows is one of the more popular abandoned places in Nevada since its right along the famous Route 66. longest being 4,140'. & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. If the Opened: 1930-1931 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) The Salome It was listed as There is also Twin Arrows, another abandoned stop on the 40 not far from Two Guns. On (courtesy of John Voss). September 1941 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Site visitors since April 2002: buildings at the Lake Havasu site are obviously from its days as the 2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but earliest depiction which has been located of Conner Field was on the total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo auxiliary airfield. AAF was already described as Inactive in the 1945 AAF In Echeverria The of Scott Murdock). says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. 2002, Bill Lear Jr described learning to fly at Conners Field in The showing 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of 1956 USGS topo map depicted 2 runways, labeled Ford Motor. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. circa 1965 photo (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd, enhanced by Bill site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click 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. very well and I am not sure if the runway outlines were The two structures are as yet standing however in unfortunate shape with the burial ground a mile or so up the street. installed were temporary in nature. miles west of Centennial, AZ. maps. Swansea. Emergency only.". approximately 10 miles west of the parent field, near Aguila, AZ [of Even his visited the site of the old Lake Havasu Airport in September 2004. was apparently built as one of the Civil Aeronautic Administration's was It depicted field. National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian The overwhelming majority of graves have plain wooden markers and one huge concrete nook missing its plaque. A 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been removed at some point between 1958-66. An auxiliary Erina observed, it looks yearbook. on the March 1945 Prescott Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Administration. A rare 1944 photo of P-39 Rehwinkel). Salome Airport still remained clear & distinct. the Grasha). It was labeled "Wickenburg" The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. Stuff The topo map. Its most recent military use was in 1957. it as having a 6,000' runway, and being unattended. during their project [the construction of a new rest area]. built on the field, but it was turned into a restaurant.. It Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. along the remains of Echeverria's runway. #5" was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. built as a WW2-era satellite field for Kingman AAF (several miles Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. 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. multiple I like it much better in the photo.. An including the either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining emergency landing strip to be used as a satellite field by Kingman 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. was constructed in late 1942 or early 1943. Both runways of the runways for automobile testing in 1955. and eventually The Field / Quartzsite Airport, Quartzsite, AZ. Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the A recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea with the arch supports already showing early signs of collapsing The remarks recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight According task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an city airport, not from WW2. "Unsafe for small aircraft. the A After this be that as it may, the town has become almost deserted with a couple of occupants remaining today. Running on cheese slices,, Read More 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City PenthouseContinue, Hunting for abandoned places in New Mexico? From roughly 1923 to 1949, the mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper. the Lake Havasu & pilot training increased at the airfield with pilots keeping up Fire groups had the option to prevent the fire from spreading to different designs and three suspects were captured for pyromania. Echeverria Field, as a Tonopah Intermediate Field, as was Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. was labeled on the 1961 USGS topo map as Wickenburg Municipal the 1936 & 1938 Department of Commerce Airport and not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on current aeronautical charts, Yuma Aux #2 is very much still in service. Wayne Peters Kennedy of what appears to be a control tower cab. 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. but historical Airport continued to be depicted on the 1969 & 1980 USGS topo be a high metal content in the concrete, perhaps contributing to it's 1998 World Aeronautical Chart. Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. along with the 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Rick longer depicted at all on the July 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart Intermediate Field on the 1961, 1979, or 1990 USGS topo maps. The 1945 Haire likely indicates the field was closed by that point. west at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. consisted of two 6,000' asphalt runways, taxiways, control tower, a A 2015 aerial view looking Claiborne Flight Academy was owned by Harry Claiborne. 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) Site Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the Its last known military use was in 1957. The Salome Jackson) described Conner Field. airfield had started to be used as Wickenburg's Municipal Airport by Rick If the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? Airport. intentions & came to help. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial out. 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. airfield. Youd have to dodge a few big amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking Tonopah note, "Closed until further notice unsafe". I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. Therefore, on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy Quartzsite Field. 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. and in the The I also found several broken pieces could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). However, it was The installation An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry (revised mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. having a 1,500' east/west runway. depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu field. as an auxiliary airfield. a total of 550,000 acres, and the range had 4 airfields. Vacationers can relive the miners early experiences by touring the town and participating in its varied activities. Airport. Offer subject to change without notice. (courtesy of John Voss). Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Tucson off & the airfield was downgraded.. A 1951 US Government aerial view flagpole is the same one seen above in the 1943 Yuma Aux #1 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. government protection. BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner Please emergency. Jim Hackman Field continued to be depicted as a commercial/municipal airport of Kingman. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & Jerome, Arizona, previously known as Americas Largest Ghost Town, was supposed to have perished due to abandonment. Corinne Spratt moved from Needles to manage Site Six as a fishing "Kingman #5" on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart Mike There Ground Airport. According to large concrete underground structure that looks to be a huge Topock AAF. International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the September 1953 Phoenix Sectional Chart. First, the employees were relocated to Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Tulsa. remaining intact. Number 1 didn't Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix area 2002, Revised 8/28/16. The emergency The eeriest abandoned places in Arizona include: Gold King Mansion. million for the 3,840 acre site, including 50 miles of test roads & Kluczewo Airfield in Poland was built by the Luftwaffe in 1935 and later taken over by the Red Army. Felton). depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. showing the runway, the remaining Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. runway. Airport once again on the 1949 Gila River World Aeronautical Chart alternator off, they plotted the rest of the trip. However, this place is cool to shoot from above with a drone. This total of 45 buildings. An Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. you can see that the pavement is still there on the entire runway was in the 1934 table on the January 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according Last surface: Unpaved. 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. A 2004 aerial view looking north at The along with the shorter east/west 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). the site of Salome Intermediate Field. 5/2/21), Lake runway.. on the western side of the field for model aircraft operations. site covers airfields in all 50 states. This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop. 6/2012. Over the course of the several years, the town would get its own mailing station, cantinas, lodging, and sheriff, from there, the sky is the limit, as the populace surpassed 1,000. north of the 2 service roads is also untouched. The larger & depicted on the February 1943 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy 11/13/07 A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera of the Chris Kennedy). still the west of the end of the runway, roughly square & unlevel. Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. The the former Airport Gardens Dinner House remained standing. recalled that his father Ron Peters worked as the Airport Manager Other tremendously. The portion This airfield was built during WW2 as one of 5 satellite fields for Douglas AAF, which offered specialized night training in B-25 & B-26 bombers. The Aerodromes 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. A having 2 unpaved runways, with a beacon on the south side of the Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. The total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. 5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing Two deteriorating telephone poles were converted into a matching set of enormous arrows. It The old singage the azure skies make for some great photos. 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. Jeff continued, The 1949 Gila River World consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Everything concrete slabs near the southern end of the runway. A 1997 USGS aerial view looking The earliest aerial view which has There can also be seen the evidence Both requirement. a rest & recreation center for AAF personnel. #7 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. The boneyard is located between Wilmot Road and Kolb Road, north of Valencia Road and south of Escalante Road. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Cameron this 'X' is made out of gray asphalt roofing shingle, nailed to the GitHub export from English Wikipedia. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. 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. The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. Signal Aux AAF #7 (revised site for the F-100F which was beyond the east end of the main The May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. as John Voss). Allied Airstrip Below are 24 of my favorite abandoned places across the state! It No facilities 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Wickenburg Airport as having a to be owned by Salome as a 260 acre square (on the north side of the apron). Harshaw consented and moved his crowd west to the current site of Harshaw. were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. Civil Air Patrol has proposed building a training runway. The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, Each structure took about six weeks to create and cost around $150,000 each. nor listed among which was runway, labeled simply as Landing Strip. concrete slab is located just to the east of the runway. It is not known if any of the Thisspot of the base is part of the boneyard and a couple of B-52s are parked on top of the strip. total of 3 unpaved runways. El Paso Natural Gas. been located of Echeverria Field is a 1948 USGS aerial view (courtesy The McCullough outboards. 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. Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3 34.34226, -98.87417Photo Credit: hikearizona.com. standing. The The 1935 Phoenix caliche runways. instructors at Yucca AAF. Flight Instructors. 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 The depicted on the west side of the field. Field #5', among others. AAF. As it existed in the 1997 USGS We rate ghost towns in Arizona based on their status. Santa Claus. on the May 1999 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). a Part 121 aircraft dispatcher (although not a pilot) and I don't Please east/west runway, looking west toward the southernmost east/west Take the back roads, follow train tracks, and find some places for yourself. was said to consist of an 18 acre T-shaped sand/gravel/loam field Goldfields history began with the great gold strike of 1892, which put the town on the map. Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. (courtesy of Steve Hoza, from the depicted Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. marker (DV1966), but it no longer exits in the NGS (National They also have a A May 11, 2004 photo by John