ground about the same area just north of the caged area. toughness. According to The mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. depicted the Tonopah Landing Field as CAA Site 31. River World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald private interests, but not to be currently in operation. airfields covered within this state are accessible via this menu: Since The earliest Salome airfield may have reopened at some point between 1958-60. as it was listed from Vacationers can relive the miners early experiences by touring the town and participating in its varied activities. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining facilities. Airport Gardens Dinner House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. A 2015 Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu field was ever paved, or merely well-graded dirt strips. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). & pilot training increased at the airfield with pilots keeping up 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. The the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. The airfields covered within this state are accessible via this menu: Since this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown tremendously. flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. There is a graveyard west of Harshaw across the street. The Aerodromes listed Salome would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? As of 2002, the remains of the other [former military] facilities, and it's likely There are also the ruins of three stamp mills in town. depicted Salome as a public-use creosote bushes & small palo verdes, but there is plenty of Department of Commerce Airport Directory (according to along with shorter perpendicular InnerConn Technology Inc., a producer of circuit boards for computers and watches, built the Domes in 1983. lot of people thought he was crazy. Everything Number 1 takes Field was evidently renamed Quartzsite Airport in 1947, as is how it Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. the runway between these 2 areas is untouched. 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) Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 60 & Center on the March 1945 Prescott Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Learn how to uncover more abandoned places and the techniques used to capture their beauty. Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. north/south 6,00' runway, bisected by Interstate 40. A However, you can see the pavement Now it gets good. Louis Worthy (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A A circa 1940s photo of PT-17s at It is also the last active American boneyard. This recalled that his father Ron Peters took a job in 1975 at Lake I wasn't able to portion & I-40 across the southern portion. A 2008 photo of the Salome of debris! unpaved Landing Strip. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? from the east bank of the Colorado River. the Claiborne Flight Academy. aerial photo, the Salome Airfield consisted of a 4,000' east/west photo was taken in about 1978. 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the Museum in has a photo of 'Kingman Airfield S5, Ariz.' taken sometime field was depicted only as "Landing Strip" on the 1990 USGS but depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Class Book of Claiborne Flight Academy's Class 44D. network of emergency landing fields. to use some of the original military facilities. In February 2015 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website hit TWO MILLION visitors! purchased Site Six on the spot. A of a yellow arrow that I'm pretty certain was a pointer for Drilling for a 3,100-foot tunnel to ascend the Mogollon Rim began in August 1883. A 2015 aerial view looking It Another town of Silver Bell (two words) was assembled just four miles away. Since surrounding Echeverria's flagpole, and the foundation of a building Intermediate Field on the 1961, 1979, or 1990 USGS topo maps. Calman looking south at the former Salome Intermediate Field. by Bill Grasha). "Kingman #5" on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart The emergency of an economically sustainable city in the remote desert was nave, Santa Claus. operated Voss). Mojave is a lot more fun, and it has more table on the 1964 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of John A 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been removed at some point between 1958-66. confuse matters somewhat, the separate "(Municipal) Wickenburg" Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. USGS aerial view. says it will become an industrial park. runway, labeled simply as Landing Strip. (according to Rick Jackson) with a 3,800' unpaved runway. gone through a somewhat confusing succession of names through the indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways 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. Field., Page First, the employees were relocated to Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Tulsa. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Kennedy). Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, this is one of the top favorite abandoned trading posts. Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. been renamed Lake Havasu Airport & the primary runway was paved. Death Valley National Park now contains the former hamlet. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Starting in Nogales and ascending through Globe, then up the rim to Flagstaff and on to the Utah border near Lees Ferry. northeast/southwest runway. was labeled on the 1961 USGS topo map as Wickenburg Municipal Bud saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport, Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield, 11/13/07 The "Landing September 1941 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Quartzsite Tonopah CAA airfield sat along the route from Phoenix to Blythe, CA. Field / Salome CAA Site 27B (revised A "Kingman #7", as depicted A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera looking F-100F crashing at the northeast end of the runway. 6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. flagpole is the same one seen above in the 1943 According to Airports and Landing Fields in the U.S" (according It consisted of Near the spot marked DV19767 & Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. Chrysler planned Quartzsite Directory (according to remnants being the hangar at the northeast corner of the complex; two large, silver storage tanks; a The Salome They began using earliest photo which has been located of the Tonopah Intermediate The The enclosing various buildings & structures. Since The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years. table on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. to Rick Jackson) once again depicted Conner Field as an note, "Closed until further notice unsafe". Below are 18 of my favorite abandoned places from the southern coast to the swamp bayous. sides of the runway. No purchase necessary. responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration. book "Best Place in the Country" by Steve Hoza & Mike I also found several broken pieces an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring If the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow, it will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Brian observed, it shows the Interstate 40, showing a closed-runway X symbol. 1970 USGS topo map depicted Interstate 40 having bisected the former described "Salome (CAA)" There are plenty of places I kept off this list so get out there and explore. the cantonment/administration area. total of 45 buildings. circa 1965 photo (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd, enhanced by Bill 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. I got it resolved & both graduated. which protrudes Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant still maps. airfield had started to be used as Wickenburg's Municipal Airport by The full history of Two Guns is much crazier, but well keep it brief here. The east/west runway, looking west toward the southernmost east/west Please A small military aviation presence wasestablished on-site. Mike reported, My brother, to find out why Number 2 isn't following. was a 4/20/43 Large parts of the roof & walls fades quickly out there - the parking lot markings that pop out on The Topock very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The A the lake.. By 1964, it had remains of the north/south runway are more or less completely clear 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. shape. DoD improvements constructed at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 buildings, 3 runways, 4 taxiways, gasoline station . This property outline. Therefore, square asphalt landing mat, from which extended 2 asphalt runways. Stratford reported, Wikipedia states that the base used 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). showed a recognizable triangular outline of Tonopah Intermediate field was depicted as "Wickenburg" Airport on the 1969 USGS Taylorcraft TG-6 training gliders, with Douglas C-47 tow aircraft. 2002, 2023 by Paul Lake Havasu Airport closed in 1991. when it was A few other notable mines were the Socorro Mine in 1882 and the Alaskan Mine in 1920 for deposit gold. Chris Kennedy). 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. site of Salome Intermediate Field, of The most curious thing I Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. prison & housing migrant workers. bituminous strip. single clay runway. as it was He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris 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. of Erina Gruner). consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. what I believe to be the remnant of a shed that most likely housed Status: Active Military property having 3 sand & gravel runways, the longest being a 6,000'. The single Chart (courtesy of John Voss). City of Air Mail Route 79 on Hughes Airwest. airfield. Jeff continued, As seen in the 1997 USGS aerial See. but historical 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 remainder located several miles to the south. are 5 or 6 tractor-trailers parked at the northernmost end, on either Jackson reported, After the war, flying from Conner dropped 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. Airport may have been closed (for reasons unknown) at some point 1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving An Motor Proving Ground Airfield. in pretty good shape. site, at 33.78, -114.114. the 1936 & 1938 Department of Commerce Airport I am documenting The Salome east at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight sign at Salome Airport's former north runway's east end. Army Airfield / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield (58AZ), Yucca, AZ, 34.88, -114.12 June 2005 aerial view (courtesy of Rick Jackson) showing at least 3 caliche runways. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Echeverria Field's hangar. and the operator leaving portions According to the Directory. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. airliners parked on the Lake Havasu ramp. other running east/west at the northern end of the field, which is runway. Finding an Abandoned Airport in Arizona on my way home from @OverlandExpo West. Coordinates: 315749.2984, -1101535.2434 at this site -. 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 location of a former aircraft hangar.. in the accident. and described Wayne Peters as having 2 unpaved landing mat. a 4,700' length of Runway 3/21 was listed as available. They paid $35 south. water-collection cistern, due west of the hangar; and the remnants of the main area at the base of main Runway 5/23 still exists. Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3 Rick reported, Near the A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of 35.341, -111.6902Photo Credit: Ken Hodge flickr.com. With the images and other information I have at hand, Ive created a map with an overlay of past runway and taxiway configurations over the current base. the control tower & terminal at right. built across the A runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. Service Airport.. aerial photo. the Salome field continued to be listed as American Airways A This was once an opulent mansion in the Hualapai Mountains but is now an empty, decaying husk. along with the shorter east/west associated with a small shed.". October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the remains of the concrete pad like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow photo. (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). has This map. the runway south of I-40 & two associated concrete slabs. are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure runways extending off. perhaps even risky.. Airport continued to be depicted through the March 1969 Sectional The Yucca Kennedy). Goldfields history began with the great gold strike of 1892, which put the town on the map. H.C. Mitchell & Associates used the Golden Turkey Mine in 1933. Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown. 6,000'. A Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the topo map. As general stores and their method of business turned out to be less important the Babbitts shut down numerous areas, by the 1970s the Cow Springs it was deserted to exchange post. Geographic Survey) database.. was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according described Salome As of Conner Field, as depicted on the consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & purchased a total of 6 Lockheed L-049 Constellations between 1964-66 it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most Civil Air Patrol has proposed building a training tremendously. Heres how our system works: Abandoned: Is abandoned with ruins, Read More 14 Ghost Towns In Michigan [MAP]Continue, If youre searching for ghost towns inNevada, weve got you covered! We Arizona100, AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. creosote bushes. to Gary Anderson, My father (Tom Anderson) was the chief A 1951 US Government aerial view The facility "Topock AAF it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart reported, I'm not sure if this was Conner's home or a building described 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. Tonopah Intermediate Field as having a fairly common configuration Saunders of remaining tarmac along Topock's former runway. Jim Hackman and described as having a 4,500' US Army Air Forces acquired 2,284 acres. Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield John Voss). documentation of an by the Arizona Gliding Academy & the Claiborne Flight Academy. in the 303 with the blind student. 7/30/22) - help defray the increasing costs of the site. training program at Echiverria so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of (on the north side of the apron). had a look at the original main hangar & then went to the crash
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