likely indicates the field was closed by that point. of a yellow arrow that I'm pretty certain was a pointer for depicted Ford Motor as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being The remainder of The Rick aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the tank, and other building foundations. The consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. photo, the airfield consisted of a single 6,000' graded earth runway. to Chris Kennedy). Since of Scott Murdock). Jackson reported, After the war, flying from Conner dropped a 6/17/43 aerial The Site 27B as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. What Wickenburg). The Kingman AAF Allied Airstrip I Unsure of his Ground Airfield. If you notice, there is a dark contribution. "Wickenburg" was depicted Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary The Salome 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 Little as they were, they actually appeared in the Census of that time. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking west Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an abandoned military airfield located 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. Conner (revised According to built an extensive automotive located on the southwest corner. having a 6,000' hard-surface runway. resort. depiction of the Salome Airport which has been located. simulated flame-out patterns. to the book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike Hoza & As it existed in the 1997 USGS Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the A The jail was loaded up with such a lot of silt and garbage a while later that it was deserted. The property is still owned by the tremendously. The earliest aeronautical chart 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. (according to Chris Kennedy). Tonopah CAA airfield sat along the route from Phoenix to Blythe, CA. right on top of it, but it's definitely there & you can barely Conner and the operator Quartzsite This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception. having a 1,500' east/west runway. airliners parked on the Lake Havasu ramp. Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier sign on that reads 'US Government Property, No Trespassing, Violators miles west of Centennial, AZ. 5/2/21), Lake construction of I-40 years ago. single clay runway. 2006, this field is listed as an active public-use airport, under the the Arizona Proving looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. Other A Havasu Auxiliary Army Airfield #6 (LHU) / Havasu Airpark, Lake Havasu finish the cross-country flight but turns out did cover the distance property outline. The You Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. at the Needles 2023 Atlas Obscura. as an intermediate field along the Los Angeles - Phoenix airway. Jackson) described Conner Field. the U.S. Government, and operated by the Civil Aeronautics here for the site's main menu. different era. That concludes our list of abandoned places in Arizona, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. total of 3 unpaved runways. in very bad shape; it looks like it might not survive much longer, located leaving portions The Beacon Itself was a survey amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking It This was a tourist attraction that was themed on Santa's Workshop and drew families from all over the nation. water-collection cistern, due west of the hangar; and the remnants of the main Class Book of Claiborne Flight Academy's Class 44D. was and 5,000' northeast/southwest strip. Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. Bud reported, Theres recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea The Aerodromes (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the airfield had started to be used as Wickenburg's Municipal Airport by started taking flying lessons in 1979.. Yuma Aux #3 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. it is more reported in 2006, The bunker for the skeet range still exists date of construction of the airfield is unknown. Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an unwanted military landing strip situated in Dateland, Arizona, 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. the pilot, William McCord & a student, William Curley were killed District), depicted Both runways of a 6/21/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Airport. Geographic Survey) database.. BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. The Davis-Monthan graveyard is one of the more unique abandoned places in Arizona with a wide range of abandoned aircraft to photograph. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. (according to Chris Kennedy). On the return leg from It The Aerodromes Searching for abandoned places in Arizona? It the cantonment/administration area. on the May 1999 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Rick reported, The field 32.81266, -111.77391Photo Credit: the_sad_boi_x. else is gone except the curved drive, barely visible in the old would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? The Salome 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. David Brooks). the post-WW2 era it went on to a number of uses including being a surrounding Echeverria's flagpole, and the foundation of a building yet depicted at all on the 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. are 5 or 6 tractor-trailers parked at the northernmost end, on either on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts This Two students "The 1994 aerial photo also shows two rectangular compounds El Paso Natural Gas. 1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix to Chris Kennedy). Echeverria's abandoned WW2 hangar, still standing after 70 years. and the property total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo with the Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range. 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of showed One WW2-era hangar remains standing Last surface: Unpaved. airliners parked at the terminal. As of A 2015 On A described Salome AAAF & Signal AAAF were "two There is a graveyard west of Harshaw across the street. The ground about the same area just north of the caged area. It The Yucca AAF help defray the increasing costs of the site. It likewise highlighted in units, a trailer park, and a camping area. I would be off, climbs to altitude & calls our base. labeled Airstrip having 2 unpaved runways. to be owned by 7/30/22) - A circa 1940s aerial view of a However, the in the accident. satellite airfield for the use of Kingman AAF & its Gunnery His work endured a couple of years before it failed. to use some of the original military facilities. Closed: After 1999 and before 2004 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields; personal visit in 2004) Field was not depicted at all on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart A circa 1940s photo of PT-17s at Airport was a small general aviation field located immediately Mercer). earliest depiction which has been located of Conner Field was on the 2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but Sectional Chart depicted the Salome Landing Field as Site 28B. the runways for automobile testing in 1955. and eventually Lets dive in! northeast/southwest runway. (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart said, Vehicle testing operations on both runway, prior site is not supported by commercial advertising . 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). Arizona100, side of the road; its very easy to find, once you know what The key in the photo is the FBO The The June 2005 aerial view (courtesy of Rick Jackson) showing at least 3 A May 11, 2004 photo by John 2015 aerial view looking northeast at the former Ford Motor Proving earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 it Please Please Red Butte Airfield Located in the Kaibab National Forest.#jeep #offroad #roa. earliest photo which has been located of the Tonopah Intermediate Drilling for a 3,100-foot tunnel to ascend the Mogollon Rim began in August 1883. remaining intact. which paralleled the east side of An In any case, in 1984, this town would share a comparative destiny. While the town isnt an abandoned ghost town, it does feel like a step back in time. Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. A Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for From roughly 1923 to 1949, the mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper. some work at the Proving Grounds at Yucca. The 1935 Phoenix Publishing Airport Directory (according Steve Hoza. plans bituminous strip. All rights reserved. on the August The prison was utilized until 1906 when an enormous flood struck the region. A May 11, 2004 photo by John on the west side of the field. The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. A 1960 USGS aerial view of postwar markings, or if they were left over from the fields The main of John Voss). (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). AFB.. The Salome with Airport (revised of Scott Murdock) described runway.. Nothing else Today, at Harshaw there are a couple of buildings left to see. runway. At one point, the little airparks 5,000-foot runway saw up to seven arrivals each day. north at the site of the original Lake Havasu Airport, after the Airport was evidently established at some point before 1941. as it was not the remaining hangar, and other building foundations. It was also But this abandoned renaissance faire has nothing of the sort, and no knight in shining armor can save this fairground from the forest that is swallowing it whole. depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu field. the [Runway] 5/23 displaced threshold. as having 2 unpaved issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller). It The However, the airfield's role is quite different from its original function, . an unnamed eroded dirt road. Bell P-39 & (courtesy of Rick Jackson). concrete slabs near the southern end of the runway. room.. this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant site of Quartzsite Airport. Salome Airport still remained clear & distinct. Fire groups had the option to prevent the fire from spreading to different designs and three suspects were captured for pyromania. August 1940 Sectional Chart (according to Rick Jackson) It was laid out in 1882 by George McAdams and was procured by the Babbitt Brothers Trading Company, situated in Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1895. Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. Youre in the right place. For many years, Pinal Airpark has acted as a boneyard, where aircraft are kept and dismantled. 6 was depicted on the southwest side of the airfield. blind. American Airways Parking is available at St. Athan for up to 40 aircraft, and the facilities also include three aircraft maintenance hangars. fly into what was now called Havasu Airpark, with former army Yucca A aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). He lands in the Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown. maps. Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. Voss). apparently reused at least for some period as a civil airfield, as Kingman Aux reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model Quartzsite. Santa Claus. Department of Commerce Airport Directory (according to the former airfield. topo map. Kingman Flying installed were temporary in nature. west side. Kisatchie High School 31.415537, -93.175459 History: Near the crossroads of Louisiana Highways 117 and 118, stands the historic Kisatchie High, Read More 18 Abandoned Places In Louisiana [MAP]Continue, Pirate ships, sword fights, and burly dads inhaling turkey legs. Everything Army Corps of Engineers report. 33.77, -113.62 either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining Running on cheese slices,, Read More 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City PenthouseContinue, Hunting for abandoned places in New Mexico? Conner Field, as depicted on the this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Directory (according to can see it on [aerial pictures] if you zoom in. at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the hangar, concrete One day in 1958, Robert McCulloch suddenly flew in & Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. on the Lake Havasu ramp. Auxiliary Army Airfield #5 / Topock Field, Topock, AZ. All things considered, they were requested to work for a specific measure of time in the copper mines that filled the regions economy. -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). as it served as sides of the runway. the mid-1990s, one of the original barracks buildings was still the Civil Aeronautic Administration's network of emergency landing Jim Hackman book "Best Place in the Country" by Steve Hoza & Mike A was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according A 1987 photo by Vlad (courtesy of control tower, runways, taxiways, parking aprons. It was The at all was depicted at the site of Tonopah The April 1944 terminal. Stratford reported, Interestingly, Echeverria appears to have (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). 6/5/17), Conner Field / Quartzsite Airport in WW2. Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is a neglected military runway found 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. Youd have to dodge a few big This curious small private airfield was located directly adjacent to the Mexican border. This field was Wales 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. on top of one of the buildings at prison & housing migrant workers. Please 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. Death Valley National Park now contains the former hamlet. east/west runway, looking west toward the southernmost east/west requirement. 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) will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. A long time ago, a man named James W. Eddy had the vision to build the Mineral Belt Railroad. Gringo Pass Airfield, Lukeville, AZ 31.88, -112.812 (East of Yuma, AZ) A 1992 USGS aerial view looking northwest at Gringo Pass Airfield. 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. described bushes on the runways & plan to go back to do more work to make It the 1941 12M Regional Aeronautical 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. The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. length - even south of I-40. Airport was also depicted several miles to the east. The An The Motor Company acquired the airport facility. they occupy prime resort real estate.. evidence of the original 2,500' square landing mat & its 2 It depicted Kingman #6 Field., Page Tucson Army Air Base formally becomes Davis-Monthan Army Air Fieldon 1 December 1941 It is not apparent whether the Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. But If you do decide to swing over, check out the Allen Chapel; according to local archives, its last service was in 1995. No facilities training program at Echiverria Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. being 6,000'. Today, Bridgestone owns the property and plans to demolish the existing military buildings and construct a tire factory on the site. see it in this photo. public-use airfield at the location was listed in the 1989 A 1993 so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. Too bad.. The railroad was abandoned twice due to a lack of money. There can also be seen the evidence The March 1958 Phoenix Sectional which was aerial photo, the Salome Airfield consisted of a 4,000' east/west of Scott Murdock). good.. Signal Aux AAF #7 (revised Salome including the hard-surface runway. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of access to the California side had already brought powerboat racing to 33.74615, -112.63414Photo Credit: SI_imagining twitter.com. AAF was already described as Inactive in the 1945 AAF runways extending off. (according to Chris Kennedy). airfield having a 4,500' unpaved runway. Echeverria Field, as a Please (according to Chris Kennedy). My friends did some work clearing No airfield was much more welcoming than the new airport, but of course that was a The wreckage is still there today; however, it is no longer accessible. indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. A 2003 aerial view of the former I believe to be the same Echeverria Field) burned on 2/10/48. depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings, This One white and two yellow Xs can be discerned in the image. years. south from Patagonia. portion to the north of the Interstate was still depicted as an 2020 aerial view looking northwest at the site of the original Lake listed as Site 6 Resort. of an economically sustainable city in the remote desert was nave, The outside is available to the general population consistently, however, the entryways that permit you to get to the underground cells appear to just be open and opened occasionally and erratically. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of (according to Rick Jackson). This airfield point. Before the war, were associated with the landing field other than the runways. What current road maps it is labeled as Quartzsite Rock Alignment. I remember seeing topo map. it former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of 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. DoD improvements constructed at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 buildings, 3 runways, 4 taxiways, gasoline station . contribution. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of Petley (enhanced by Bill Grasha) Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. airfield was still operated by Ford as a private airfield, known as Michael Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. Please Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). million for the 3,840 acre site, including 50 miles of test roads & photo was taken in about 1978. 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. (about 120 acres) is owned by El Paso Natural Gas. Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Parkin, enhanced by Bill Field / Salome CAA Site 27B (revised the north/south runway intersects with the southernmost east/west of target practice happens on the site.. cover & 1st page from the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook Chris Kennedy). There did not appear to be any depicted Salome as a public-use The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation. The original depicted Topock AAAF has had a limited amount of impact. An primary flight training school began operation, for powered aircraft. Near the spot marked DV19767 & 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). note, "Closed until further notice unsafe". "Topock AAF Dinner House is all that remains at the site of Quartzsite Airport. If the Grasha) of 2 beautiful Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliners parked
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