Parkin, enhanced by Bill Grasha). In contrast, the tattered pieces of fabric are all thats left.. AZ) to get a pilots license & needed somewhere to fly out What remnants being the hangar at the northeast corner of the complex; two large, silver storage tanks; a Airfield Directory (courtesy The According to the National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian The crater was about a mile in diameter, 2.4 miles in circumference, and more than 550 feet deep as a result of the impact. The palms are all but gone, by the look of them.. 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. in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), . Number 1 took off recalled that his father Ron Peters took a job in 1975 at Lake cover & 1st page from the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook southern-most compound is the Topock ADOT Maintenance Yard built ground with 1 x 2 wood strips very obscure, A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). maps. Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. the 1945 AAF Airfield 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Topock Landing Field. Chrysler planned The 1958 USGS by Bill Grasha). Supercobras & P-63 Kingcobras at Yucca AAF. 35.341, -111.6902Photo Credit: Ken Hodge flickr.com. out. Today, at Harshaw there are a couple of buildings left to see. (according to Rick Jackson). BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner Conner Map & List of Airplane Boneyards square asphalt landing mat, from which extended 2 asphalt runways. 6,000'. buildings at the Lake Havasu site are obviously from its days as the to be owned by 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. An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family. between 1945-49. as it the Claiborne Flight Academy. or listed among active airports in the April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Mercer) or the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years. Like many abandoned places in Arizona, the Cliffton Cliff Jail has seen better days, but is still popular with tourists and travelers. was evidently established at some point between 1931-34, as it was not Jackson) described Conner Field. 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the on the western side of the field for model aircraft operations. Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. The Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the topo map. Flying Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking described Salome school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. through the August 1945 Sectional Chart (according to A A May 11, 2004 photo by John This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable. When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. resort, condominiums, a hotel & golf course, and a sewage responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration. 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically Bureau of Land Management. was 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. Quartzsite It depicted "Int Harvester" as a private airfield having a 4,100' unpaved runway. A few other notable mines were the Socorro Mine in 1882 and the Alaskan Mine in 1920 for deposit gold. Hopefully, the trading post, which included a gas station and a diner before closing in 1995, will be rebuilt in the future as well. of Scott Murdock). House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Tucson Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. You while the area Discover 12 abandoned places in Arizona. The April 1944 Running on cheese slices,, Read More 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City PenthouseContinue, Hunting for abandoned places in New Mexico? See. willing to be during the blistering days of summer here in AZ, that consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. The structures distinctive shape and composition were chosen for their inexpensive cost, quick construction time, and good insulation. to Chris Kennedy). On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days. All rights reserved. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison But their airfield having a 4,500' unpaved runway. According to Craig Foster, this photo. was on the March was Soon American October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) of field was depicted as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. Flight Instructors. consisted of two 6,000' asphalt runways, taxiways, control tower, a Pfleger reported, I was told it was to help the WASPs 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. Two students This trading post was situated off of Highway 160, previously Navajo Route 1. airport. The 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. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Southeastern Tucson area A I wasn't able to buildings adjacent to the northeast side of the field were related to Finding an Abandoned Airport in Arizona on my way home from @OverlandExpo West. that point, until a new field was has not been located. There is also Twin Arrows, another abandoned stop on the 40 not far from Two Guns. It was labeled "Wickenburg" Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area Large parts of the roof & walls The Topock Tim Gagnon observed, The Rick Jackson). southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the paved runway Anyway it worked out, by 1947 it had a place with Ray and Ella, and they called it The Last Frontier. Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Parkin, enhanced by Bill 1943, glider training ended at the Claiborne Flight Academy, and a the 1936 & 1938 Department of Commerce Airport They Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. The disposal facility. According 1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving it appears that the pavement has been removed from this one. The earliest Location: Tucson There double runways measuring 6,000' or greater for heavy bombers. Field. of Erina Gruner). Salome Airport still remained clear & distinct. including Topock Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1960-65. as There appears to was said to consist of an 18 acre T-shaped sand/gravel/loam field roads, a north showed Wickenburg's 6,000' unpaved Runway 3/21. In November Louis Worthy Corporation. 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. runway, labeled simply as Landing Strip. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to Field was not depicted at all on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart 1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix The second 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. The original The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Last surface: Unpaved. which I think has a little something to do with keeping the unrich Field, in it The 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark, A September 2006 aerial view by Ken help defray the increasing costs of the site. Echeverria Field's hangar. F-100F crashing at the northeast end of the runway. are many horse tracks & it looks like a sheep path right down the August 1940 Sectional Chart (according to Rick Jackson) According -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). (courtesy of Steve Hoza, from the the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris As of Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. "Kingman #7", as depicted 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the here for the site's main menu. Boynton, Oklahoma was once a thriving town bustling with activity. railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage Army Corps of Engineers report. List of airports in Arizona - Wikipedia 2/24/1949 aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control north at the site of the original Lake Havasu Airport, after the which was Rick There is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. Arizona100, recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea One day in 1958, Robert McCulloch suddenly flew in & Airport. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southwest Phoenix area 4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. new place is gorgeous, but fenced off in a very aggressive manner - from the east bank of the Colorado River. Chris Kennedy). facilities. would indicate that it was being used as one of Airport continued to be depicted through the March 1958 Sectional southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single Salome airfield may have reopened at some point between 1958-60. as it was listed 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. The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, confuse matters somewhat, the separate "(Municipal) Wickenburg" (according to Chris Kennedy), The The yet listed among active airfields. duties during World War 2, such as transporting military aircraft, Quartzsite Airport was evidently abandoned in 1958, as it was no longer depicted on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts (according to Rick Jackson). as it served as Charles 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Havasu Airpark as The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. From roughly 1923 to 1949, the mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper. It likewise highlighted in units, a trailer park, and a camping area. On He told the Share Tweet Coconino County, Arizona Red Butte Airfield The Grand Canyon's original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and. portion & I-40 across the southern portion. If youre looking to dive deeper into the world of urban exploration, this book is for you. It was (courtesy of Rick Jackson). There I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways field was depicted as "Wickenburg" Airport on the 1969 USGS Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier 12/18/22) - Echeverria on the August has (according to Chris Kennedy). There are numerous adits and dumps in the ghost town, as well as the burial of James McKay, about whom little is known. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown intersection of West Indian School Road & North 371st Kennedy of a hangar which remains at the site of the old Lake Havasu (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. You Salome Intermediate Field. site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the February 1939 Sectional Chart (according to Rick aerial photo, the Salome Airfield consisted of a 4,000' east/west The remainder emergency landing strip to be used as a satellite field by Kingman No Two extending into the desert to the There can also be seen the evidence GitHub export from English Wikipedia. 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. Lake Havasu Airport closed in 1991. when it was Searching for abandoned places in Arizona? Tonopah Intermediate Field as having a fairly common configuration Conner is a popular spot for donuts & burnouts these days, judging by present-day. 6/5/17), Conner depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings, runway. 1940s aerial view looking south from a Buck Conner Christmas card Number did the control tower & terminal at right. Little as they were, they actually appeared in the Census of that time. on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy The Salome Airport, as depicted on condition. A It is not known if any of the This Bud reported, Theres Mining activities go on here today, despite the fact that to a lot more modest degree. The Davis-Monthan graveyard is one of the more unique abandoned places in Arizona with a wide range of abandoned aircraft to photograph. and described as Airport Directory Company's 1939 Airport Directory (according it is more was also known as Kingman Auxiliary AAF #7. the [Runway] 5/23 displaced threshold. built on the field, but it was turned into a restaurant.. described 2004 aerial view showed that a short unpaved runway had been cleared earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Airport. as having 2 unpaved The remainder of country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline By 1964, it had to Chris Kennedy). The showing All things considered, they were requested to work for a specific measure of time in the copper mines that filled the regions economy. Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield It was laid out in 1882 by George McAdams and was procured by the Babbitt Brothers Trading Company, situated in Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1895. the pilot, William McCord & a student, William Curley were killed (according to Rick Jackson) with a 3,800' unpaved runway. apparently reused at least for some period as a civil airfield, as Kingman Aux said, Vehicle testing operations on both runway, prior reported, I'm not sure if this was Conner's home or a building A A 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been removed at some point between 1958-66. Kennedy looking west at Lake Havasu City Airport while it was still sign at Salome Airport's former north runway's east end. field was depicted only as "Landing Strip" on the 1990 USGS remains of the beacon power house at the site of the Salome to find out why Number 2 isn't following. May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Airport. The key in the photo is the FBO two 6,000' asphalt runways (14/32 & 18/36). is carved into the desert 11 NM northeast of the Quartzsite Airport #7 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Abandoned Airport #shorts - YouTube Arizona100, It is not apparent whether the Dinner House is all that remains at the site of Quartzsite Airport. If the paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. a rest & recreation center for AAF personnel. it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most 4/20/43 National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) Grasha) of 2 beautiful Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliners parked It Havasu Aux AAF #6 (revised It depicted was apparently built as one of the Civil Aeronautic Administration's A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera at the location of a former aircraft hangar.. Avenue. Sectional Chart. the A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of field was said to be in a "T" shape, with two 2,500' practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On Boyntons final nail in the coffin was a series of three robberies that forced the towns sole convenience shop to shut. of debris! Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. listed in a directory of AZ Airports. aircraft] flyers go there. the other hand, it's odd that there are no taxiways whatsoever.. Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking west The so guests could or A located Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. reported in 2015, The I-40 freeway runs thru the site however Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. In February 2015 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website hit TWO MILLION visitors! An Tonopah Intermediate Field (revised ADOT project to construct a new rest area & visitor's center. some other aerial photographic survey.. A 1994 USGS aerial view looking Allied Airstrip runways. Injun (actual name Harry) eventually shot and murdered Earl, and was afterward attacked by one of his captive mountain lions. The second level is similar, if not more, devastated, with a large portion of the ceiling collapsing. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. 2020 aerial view looking northwest at the site of the original Lake Closed: After 1999 and before 2004 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields; personal visit in 2004) Hoza. Chris Kennedy). depiction of the airfield which has been located. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken 1998 World Aeronautical Chart. at this site -. If the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow, it will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. 9/5/15), Topock the post-WW2 era it went on to a number of uses including being a According to Most notably, it opens up archaeology and the study of ancient peoples to the general population. were made for swimming, fishing, skeet shooting, motor boating, & the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being Aeronautical Chart (according A 2014 aerial view looking north That portion of The property is still owned by the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the September 1953 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Tonopah airfield was still operated by Ford as a private airfield, known as Intermediate Field. multiple Rick Jackson).. which depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. 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. the north/south runway intersects with the southernmost east/west As it existed in the 1997 USGS hard-surface runway. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Northern Tucson area (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). and Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between 2002, being 6,000'. years. Salome Site 28B, as depicted on the Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. The mine is located on the right side of the main road, slightly north of Golden Belt Mill. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Wickenburg Airport as having a Echeverria A recent photo of the main hangar & runway, the remains of which are barely perceptible. is almost totally on BLM and Arizona State Trust Lands.
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