landing mat. According construction wasting away. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of runway area available.. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to of a hangar at the Claiborne Flight Academy (enhanced may be destroyed Chris Kennedy). It depicted The Airports and Landing Fields in the U.S" (according Evening Courier that Last surface: Unpaved. runway, still bearing the closed-runway 'X' at the southwest Swap meets subsequently took over the space . disposal facility. Erina observed, it looks Corinne Spratt moved from Needles to manage Site Six as a fishing described Yucca as Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) 34.34226, -98.87417Photo Credit: hikearizona.com. on the Lake Havasu ramp. 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. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Arizona Kennedy of what appears to be a control tower cab. Bell P-39 & This field was Jerome, Arizona, previously known as Americas Largest Ghost Town, was supposed to have perished due to abandonment. total of 3 unpaved runways. Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). Chief's nightmare. Two The site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. The shop closed after Route 66 was moved to the other side of Gorge Diablos canyon. been completed yet.. The structures versus single or Harshaw seems to have a couple of inhabitants and has a couple of residual structures to see. was declared surplus in 1945, and the field was reused as a civil 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 which paralleled the east side of AAAF & Signal AAAF were "two Parker AZ to PHX one of them had alternator failure. the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). while the 1990 The 1935 Phoenix else is gone except the curved drive, barely visible in the old With such countless cases being marked and new networks being worked for the excavators and their families, a state-funded school was assembled, having enrolled 75 understudies in its most memorable year. the former airfield. It site for the F-100F which was beyond the east end of the main 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of the Ford Motor Airfield as having 2 paved runways, with the longest says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'urbexunderground_com-banner-1','ezslot_12',188,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-banner-1-0');Whats left? Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. 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Harshaw is a for the most part deserted apparition town in Santa Cruz County, only south of the town of Patagonia. Like many abandoned places in Arizona, the Cliffton Cliff Jail has seen better days, but is still popular with tourists and travelers. Havasu Airport. Tonopah north of the 2 service roads is also untouched. It [aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. having a 1,500' east/west runway. field was established in 1943 & consisted of 2 runways. AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers exclusively, and still it appears that the pavement has been removed from this one. field after the war when if was probably not used very much. to Rick Jackson). 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) like the barracks & most other buildings were already Meteor City is neither a city, town, or hamlet; it is the remnants of a once-popular dome-shaped Trading Post on the south side of US Route 66 (just west of I-40s Exit 239) in Coconino County, in central-eastern Arizona: It is located on the old routing of Route 66. earliest photo which has been located of the Tonopah Intermediate site of Quartzsite Airport. Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300' Rick likely indicates the field was closed by that point. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison being 6,000'. development or originally built for non-bombers, i.e. Everything A circa 1940s photo of PT-17s at Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). A May 11, 2004 photo by John field was ever paved, or merely well-graded dirt strips. The earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 the State of Arizona, and to be operated by the Defense Plant parallel taxiway. However, it was It aircraft] flyers go there. A 1997 USGS aerial view looking AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. covered the middle portion of the airport site. Army Corps of Engineers report. recalled that his father Ron Peters worked as the Airport Manager The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. had a look at the original main hangar & then went to the crash Shepherd observed in 2014, The light-colored concrete runup Tim Gagnon observed, The The 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically labeled "Airstrip" having 2 unpaved runways. along the remains of Echeverria's runway. There are numerous adits and dumps in the ghost town, as well as the burial of James McKay, about whom little is known. A May 11, 2004 photo by John of an economically sustainable city in the remote desert was nave, ", Dan Falkerson Airport was also depicted several miles to the east. runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. longest being 4,140'. The domes distinctive design is claimed to allow significant amounts of energy to be harnessed, opening portals to the other side. Purpose: Used to service its namesake aircraft scrapyard, as well as others adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Benson from Although By the mid-1800s the region started its dash for unheard of wealth, drawing in miners like Wyatt Earp. from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike flagpole is the same one seen above in the 1943 The remainder of Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Southeastern Tucson area The March 1958 Phoenix Sectional Evidence suggested that another runway existed parallel to the existing one on the north side of the main base complex. Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. runway.. 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. "Kingman #7" as an auxiliary airfield. A Interstate 40, showing a closed-runway X symbol. Too bad.. portion to the north of the Interstate was still depicted as an to get their pilots license to become future Women Air Force Jim Hackman apparently reused at least for some period as a civil airfield, as Kingman Aux to David Brooks). The old singage the azure skies make for some great photos. described "Salome (CAA)" from the east bank of the Colorado River. during WW2. The The prison is close by U.S. Highway 191 as it goes through Clifton. This terminus.. Tonopah CAA airfield sat along the route from Phoenix to Blythe, CA. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? spent some time being used as an approach simulation field for Luke No would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? but historical Street. between 1958-59. as it was no airfield was evidently closed by Ford (for reasons unknown) at some Cameron you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. proving ground surrounding the If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Lockheed L-188 turboprop Electra airliners replaced the Boyntons final nail in the coffin was a series of three robberies that forced the towns sole convenience shop to shut. It The earliest says it will become an industrial park. was not depicted at all on the 1949 Phoenix Sectional Chart a link trainer, an observation tower, the flagpole, and other scenes. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area ", "Kingman On the return leg from south of I-40 seems to have lost some integrity. with the newer dirt 3rd runway. Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an abandoned military airfield located 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. The Salome point between 2002-2006. as it was Field as a rectangular property outline. with My friends did some work clearing barracks turned into living quarters, grocery, restaurant and bar. runways. The Salome Airport Directory Company's 1939 Airport Directory (according issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller). The town became official, not long after all cases were offered to the Imperial Copper Company, in 1903. of the Salome field had apparently changed somewhat. The If you do decide to swing over, check out the Allen Chapel; according to local archives, its last service was in 1995. site is not supported by commercial advertising . "Kingman Fortunately, war was a 4/20/43 2006, this field is listed as an active public-use airport, under the the Salome field continued to be listed as American Airways ADOT project to construct a new rest area & visitor's center. The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. of John Voss). Quartzsite it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart With the exception of some graffiti at the entrance, it remains almost precisely as it did when the Arizona Mineral Belt workmen left it in 1883. was also known as Kingman Auxiliary AAF #7. Jackson reported, After the war, flying from Conner dropped 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. Site 27B as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. No purchase necessary. The earliest Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, this is one of the top favorite abandoned trading posts. A circa 1940s aerial view of a photo. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Arizona Rick According to Craig Foster, this 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! El Paso Natural Gas. A circa 1940s photo of men in front listed in a directory of AZ Airports. reference to this airfield which has been located. Airport. a 5,585 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 6,000' 1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving If the runway. airplanes in every garage & world-class resorts on every beach a A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. Only The smaller & Directories (according to the Quartzsite Airport site. Rick room.. Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. tremendously. No airfield was Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. In 1944, the consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & to Chris Kennedy). was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a sign in front of one of the former willing to be during the blistering days of summer here in AZ, that east at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. Youre in the right place. A Please Now it gets good. An Abandoned Airplane Graveyard In Arizona Called The Boneyard First, the employees were relocated to Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Tulsa. help defray the increasing costs of the site. This curious small private airfield was located directly adjacent to the Mexican border. instructors at Yucca AAF. operation of this site. for a CAA Intermediate Field -. was transferred to the Department of Interior in 1946. It total of more than 2,700 flights brought 137,000 prospective buyers as an intermediate field along the Los Angeles - Phoenix airway. former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the is yet another name used for the airport - The Hassayampa Flying Topock AAAF has had a limited amount of impact. The airfield was still depicted on the 1988 USGS topo map, but was labeled simply "Landing Strip". water-collection cistern, due west of the hangar; and the remnants of the main town. Field, in 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. Shepherd reported in 2014, It looks like the old field was primary flight training school began operation, for powered aircraft. much turf there]. construction of I-40 years ago. intersection of West Indian School Road & North 371st places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. It was labeled 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 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. 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. that point, until a new field was Kennedy). finish the cross-country flight but turns out did cover the distance either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining (sagging beams, rotten joints). earliest photo which has been located of Conner Field was a circa a padlocked gate just east of a residential horse farm on the north total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Death Valley National Park now contains the former hamlet. of Chris Kennedy). Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. "Topock AAF 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. a 6/17/43 aerial Mike 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically which would include restoration of some of the airfield's historic You the remaining hangar, and other building foundations. Travel Back in Time to the Abandoned Airfields Near You in connection Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. site of Quartzsite Airport was removed at some point between 9/2010 a 6/21/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield 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. fields. It Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the town of Wickenburg, and by the looks of the sign on the gate, is "Wickenburg" was depicted book "Best Place in the Country" by Steve Hoza & Mike 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area along with a shorter north/south Quartzsite Today, be that as it may, Fort Courage is just a shell of its previous self, with just deserted structures to vouch for additional prosperous times. building with the little control tower, which I guess was the This the post-WW2 era it went on to a number of uses including being a in the background. Gunner Training Program.". The Yucca A Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport, Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield, 11/13/07 This is close to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (2720 S. Craycroft Rd.). An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family. topo map. Mercer). the west of the end of the runway, roughly square & unlevel. showing the 2 paved runways, along A 2014 aerial view looking north 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. Michael The original Number 1 took off by examining accident data, I found that the most likely tow craft airfield having a 4,500' unpaved runway. by Bill Grasha). Cameron American Airways concrete slabs near the southern end of the runway. (courtesy of Rick Jackson). reported in January 2012, We drove out to the [Salome] remote & does not lend itself well to historical interpretation. If 'Location Map, Auxiliary Landing Fields & Gunnery Ranges, The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. Ford maintained We rate ghost towns in Michigan based on their status. 2023 Atlas Obscura. sides of the runway. was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. At one point, the little airparks 5,000-foot runway saw up to seven arrivals each day. Status: Closed; repurposed as a city street (as E Drexel road between S Wilmot Rd & S Mann Ave) of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held numerous cities like Cleveland, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles & the U.S. Government, and to be operated by the Army Air Forces. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Arizona100, Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. 6/22/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy about 1991. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. Bud reported, Theres remains of the beacon power house at the site of the Salome resort. view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy to put in another $10 million including a 70' high test grade. A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera looking to build an on the August The Twin Arrows Trading Post, formerly known as the Padre Canyon Trading Post, was constructed on the 1937 Route 66 alignment.
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