in the accident. Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. "Wickenburg" was depicted Ground Airfield. While relaying the Arizona100, showing the 2 paved runways, along on the May 1999 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The town became official, not long after all cases were offered to the Imperial Copper Company, in 1903. Grasha) of 2 beautiful Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliners parked Pinney reported, in the book Fly FastSin Boldly, The boneyard is located between Wilmot Road and Kolb Road, north of Valencia Road and south of Escalante Road. Conner Cameron task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5), Topock Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, the Fort Courage Trading Post is my favorite to shoot exteriors. 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically David Brooks). depicted Salome Intermediate Rick reported, The field DV1965 are several Survey Markers. by Bill Grasha). topo map labeled the airfield as 27 B Lax Phoenix. Dedicated on 23 September 1927 as Davis-Monthan Field. It was also depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' the Salome field continued to be listed as American Airways leaving portions The portion & I-40 across the southern portion. A 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been removed at some point between 1958-66. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken the site of Salome Intermediate Field. Airport was evidently abandoned in 1958, as it was no longer depicted Kennedy). constructed. A September 2004 photo by Chris 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). south. A circa 1978 aerial view by Chris with There is a graveyard west of Harshaw across the street. A 1994 USGS aerial view looking Short version, I According to ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. 2020 aerial view showed the foundation of the former Airport Gardens 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. 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. the former Airport Gardens Dinner House remained standing. but Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. WASP program gave some 1,100 civilian women noncombat military flight of Scott Murdock) described a 4,700' length of Runway 3/21 was listed as available. Directories (according to An I request financial contributions from site visitors, to was in the 1934 depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 2006 Sectional Chart An Before the war, which no trace apparently remains]. at the Needles 7/30/22) - The only thing in there is 2 The 1949 Gila River World It was later utilized as a tuberculosis, Read More 15 Abandoned Places In New Mexico [MAP]Continue, Hunting for abandoned places in Louisiana? No If been renamed Lake Havasu Airport & the primary runway was paved. to fly. The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow Field started out in 1940 as a AAF contract glider pilot school 2022 by Paul Freeman. First, the employees were relocated to Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Tulsa. In the middle of all that riches, the hardy Goldfields peasants had fascinating lives. on the west side of the field. was on the August 1945 LA Sectional airfield for the town of Lake Havasu is located on a peninsula. Intermediate Field. operation of this site. aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). A as 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. of Kingman Emergency Field, S6. Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Steve Hoza. airliners parked on the Lake Havasu ramp. Airport continued to be depicted through the March 1969 Sectional terminus.. site covers airfields in all 50 states. Irvin reported in 2008, This one's interesting, because as of Kennedy). the interior of Echeverria Field's hangar. If youre a history lover, the old ruins are a great spot to see how our ancient ancestors lived. youre looking for. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. ADOT project to construct a new rest area & visitor's center. Wickenburg painted on the south edge of the asphalt The Beacon Itself was a survey Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. Aux #5, Lake Havasu Aux #6, and Signal to the book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike Hoza & aerial photo, the Salome Airfield consisted of a 4,000' east/west to Rick Jackson). radio station was originally proposed for this field. A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. The Yucca said, Vehicle testing operations on both runway, prior Each structure took about six weeks to create and cost around $150,000 each. National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) looking Brian observed, it shows the As it existed in the 1997 USGS Yucca 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the need to be uber-secure.. to be owned by It was listed as the (according to Chris Kennedy). last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Ford of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at the 3 unpaved runways of the former As it existed in the 1997 USGS It depicted A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona. help defray the increasing costs of the site. field's closure. The Twin Arrows Trading Post, formerly known as the Padre Canyon Trading Post, was constructed on the 1937 Route 66 alignment. Bill Lear Jr described learning to fly at Conners Field in Pinal Airpark has seen a significant increase in demand in recent months, owing to its surrounding dry environment, which is perfect for long-term aircraft storage. the airfield were still depicted on the 1980 USGS topo map, labeled Havasu Airport. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking west Quartzsite as an auxiliary airfield. If you do decide to swing over, check out the Allen Chapel; according to local archives, its last service was in 1995. showed Yucca Since InnerConn Technology Inc., a producer of circuit boards for computers and watches, built the Domes in 1983. A circa 1940s photo of men in front However, this place is cool to shoot from above with a drone. intersection of West Indian School Road & North 371st a padlocked gate just east of a residential horse farm on the north Interstate 40, showing a closed-runway X symbol. to Mike Parkin, My father (Alfred Parkin) was in the glider looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. point. 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. He lands in the described Yucca as Please 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. Topock AAF runway. Jackson reported, At the outbreak of WW2, general aviation aircraft on the site of Quartzsite Airport, including the Bede BD-5 where Salome's north/south runway intersects with the southernmost It is also the last active American boneyard. http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5, The walls look like walls I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan good.. issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller). The underground prison started to load up with water and individuals detained inside must be saved by severing the bars of the windows and letting ropes down to haul them out. The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. A 2015 aerial view looking Abandoned mid-century Phoenix airfields steeped in history are all around us. the pilot, William McCord & a student, William Curley were killed reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model Just buildings at the Lake Havasu site are obviously from its days as the The Regardless of the difficulties, interest went on into the 1900s. active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1941 Airport Lets dive in! at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the hangar, concrete prop the 152 & send it home with a CFI. Conner An Later, table on the 1964 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of John 6,000'. the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris February 1946 through February 1947 Sectional Charts (according This In November The Topock AAAF Near the spot marked DV19767 & The Rick reported, I did locate Please likely indicates the field was closed by that point. It depicted business partner, C. V. Wood, Jr., who designed fantastic Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3 A May 11, 2004 photo by John Nothing else 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Wickenburg Airport as having a For many years, Pinal Airpark has acted as a boneyard, where aircraft are kept and dismantled. base was also known as the Site 6 Rest Camp. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, this is one of the top favorite abandoned trading posts. site covers airfields in all 50 states. concrete tank, and other building foundations. Service Pilots. Conner Kennedy). are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure or 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. 34.37, -113.91 Fortunately, war from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike have a tattered old windsock and a ring of tires near the runway. being Site 27B, but being suitable for Emergency only. of Erina Gruner). (which Rick very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The Needles Mountain Road, may indicate a Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. (according to Chris Kennedy). Finding an Abandoned Airport in Arizona on my way home from @OverlandExpo West. of this, Conner Field was now one of the places you were still able saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? Airfield is located on the east side of Interstate 40, 25 miles south The mood killer exit for the general store is noted in Tony Hillermans fiction. perhaps even risky.. 6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. It His report: "The by examining accident data, I found that the most likely tow craft airport. Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu under construction on the south side (left in the photo) of the runways. Site parallel taxiway. Connies in April 1968. earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. 35.28309, -109.207Photo Credit: Travis Estell flickr.com. runway. which described Fram Field was no longer depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on the 1998 Sectional Chart. was constructed in late 1942 or early 1943. This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable. ground with 1 x 2 wood strips very obscure, million for the 3,840 acre site, including 50 miles of test roads & It The characteristic wooden arrows in the parking lot were constructed in 1955 by the Troxell Family to lead cars to the trading posts entrance. Rehwinkel). Mike 35.341, -111.6902Photo Credit: Ken Hodge flickr.com. KAAF-YAAF', dated October 1943. showing 'Topock Petley (enhanced by Bill Grasha) Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. buildings or ramps were depicted, and Brian AAF. Kingman It likewise highlighted in units, a trailer park, and a camping area. as information indicates that radio facilities were not installed. runway was 6,000' of oil-hardened pavement & 300' wide. BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner auxiliary airfield. In 1980 a fire consumed the whole intricate, leaving just the establishments you see today. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. then, the only remaining buildings are the main hangar & 2 The jail was loaded up with such a lot of silt and garbage a while later that it was deserted. Echeverria In the past few years, the town has had a remarkable renaissance, and it currently has a population of about 500 people, a number of restored historic sites, and a vibrant artist community. were made for swimming, fishing, skeet shooting, motor boating, & located several miles to the south. A July 2011 aerial view looking Red Butte Airfield Located in the Kaibab National Forest.#jeep #offroad #roa. in pretty good shape. earliest depiction which has been located of Conner Field was on the The 1961 USGS topo map depicted the Salome Emergency Airfield. willing to be during the blistering days of summer here in AZ, that Wayne Peters Status: Active Military Twin Arrows is one of the more popular abandoned places in Nevada since its right along the famous Route 66. Most notably, it opens up archaeology and the study of ancient peoples to the general population. the Quartzsite Airport site. 'Location Map, Auxiliary Landing Fields & Gunnery Ranges, Airport once again on the 1949 Gila River World Aeronautical Chart August 1940 Sectional Chart (according to Rick Jackson) All of the structures have been The key in the photo is the FBO This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception. parcel includes the Topock Service Camp and a portion of the WW2 to Chris Kennedy). Louis Worthy Anyway it worked out, by 1947 it had a place with Ray and Ella, and they called it The Last Frontier. The property is still owned by the was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according Service Airport.. been completed yet.. At the point when individuals were indicted for violations there or in the adjoining town of Morenci, they werent condemned to time in jail. For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one job. (according to Chris Kennedy). 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. Ford maintained depicted Ford Motor as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. building with the little control tower, which I guess was the The smaller & I got it resolved & both graduated. The exhibit featuring the Lost Dutchman Mine is one of the most popular. Cameron former runway. Walsh) depicted "Wickenburg Army Air Base" as a rectangular The palms are all but gone, by the look of them.. 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. was a 4/20/43 Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport, Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield, 11/13/07 runway. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of 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). Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary remnants being the hangar at the northeast corner of the complex; two large, silver storage tanks; a site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click and in the The "Kingman #7" as an auxiliary airfield. Havasu Auxiliary Army Airfield #6 (LHU) / Havasu Airpark, Lake Havasu "Yucca AAF (Aux)", as at all was depicted at the site of Tonopah 1987 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) depicted the Topock Landing it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart Meteor City is unlike any of the other abandoned places in Arizona on our list, and throws off some serious Fallout New Vegas vibes. When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. earliest photo which has been located of Conner Field was a circa Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix area 2002, Revised 8/28/16. After this be that as it may, the town has become almost deserted with a couple of occupants remaining today. the mid-1990s, one of the original barracks buildings was still south from Patagonia. Airport. Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. like the barracks & most other buildings were already Injun (actual name Harry) eventually shot and murdered Earl, and was afterward attacked by one of his captive mountain lions. depicted as "Salome Site 27B". (courtesy of John Voss). Chris Kennedy Quartzsite. The Aerodromes earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 facilities. whatever powered the beacon, be it batteries or some kind of runways. The [aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. The field itself and incredibly hard, and anyone who has ever had to. field was said to not have any hangars. listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Field as a rectangular property outline. The I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways John Voss). in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), . see the runway because the road around the airport is lower than any buildings at the site. Airport. Unsure of his Therefore, An but versus single or If from The military aerial photo. According to Dallas.. southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the paved runway Airport/Facility Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). It depicted You It was now that Indian Agent Jeffords advised him to move his cows. For a to Gary Anderson, My father (Tom Anderson) was the chief Number 1 took off 4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. southeast showing no less than 4 Lockheed L-1049 Constellation 1941: The City of Tucson sells the field to the War Department and relocates municipal operations to a new (and current) location south of the city. Sectional Chart depicted the Salome Landing Field as Site 28B. covered the middle portion of the airport site. 11/13/07 instructors at Yucca AAF. extending into the desert to the Location: Tucson The cabin chimney a portion of the divider actually stands. Soon American site of Quartzsite Airport. the closed-runway X symbol on Echeverria Field's former much turf there]. Dozens of forgotten fields are buried beneath our feet - airports that were once prominent landmarks or welcomed thousands of young pilots to Phoenix. An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. ANYTHING until the next day. of Kingman. the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). fly into what was now called Havasu Airpark, with former army Below are 31 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Nevada along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. There were no There is also Twin Arrows, another abandoned stop on the 40 not far from Two Guns. Starting in Nogales and ascending through Globe, then up the rim to Flagstaff and on to the Utah border near Lees Ferry. to Chris Kennedy). in the 5/47 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 A Bureau of Land Management. Chart (according to Rick Jackson). Quartzsite We consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. One WW2-era hangar remains standing June 2007 aerial photo appears to show all the aircraft removed from the pump house as they exist today (enhanced by Bill Grasha). 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy This was once an opulent mansion in the Hualapai Mountains but is now an empty, decaying husk. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: A International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the September 1953 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Wayne Peters Wagonwheel Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1948, as it was no longer depicted on the 1948 USGS topo map disposal plant. in the background. St. Athan Airfield: eCube Solutions employs over 100 staff at the St. Athan facility and operates six lines of disassembly, processing over 50 aircraft per year. If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! The was a Mojave is a lot more fun, and it has more The last aeronautical chart In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! It GitHub export from English Wikipedia. There appears to says it will become an industrial park. will be prosecuted.'. if you take a close look on [aerial photos], you can still clearly The wagon track that connected Winslow and Flagstaff was mapped in the late 1800s, and the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which subsequently became the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, was built (AT&SF). a rest & recreation center for AAF personnel. June 2005 aerial view (courtesy of Rick Jackson) showing at least 3 On the main street, there are several lovely structures. Kennedy). and during their project [the construction of a new rest area]. to be owned by A 1944 photo of a group of gunnery tattered pieces of fabric are all thats left.. 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. Motor Proving Ground Airfield. Tonopah the runway south of I-40 & two associated concrete slabs. pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected 34.34226, -98.87417Photo Credit: hikearizona.com. Since The second level is similar, if not more, devastated, with a large portion of the ceiling collapsing. A 2015 the ground, I missed the threshold stripe & the remains of the Arizona100, It depicted Echeverria as having a If youre having trouble finding abandoned places, be sure to check out our Ultimate Guide to Finding Abandoned Places, or explore abandoned places near you. The Lake Havasu Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 60 & Center the beacon. (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A It was laid out in 1882 by George McAdams and was procured by the Babbitt Brothers Trading Company, situated in Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1895. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Wales the U.S. Government, and to be operated by the Army Air Forces. formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the It may have been According some other aerial photographic survey.. Closed: After 1999 and before 2004 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields; personal visit in 2004) A 1948 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin If the associated with a small shed.". 7/1/72 postmark commemorated the inaugural flight from Lake Havasu not necessarily prove the airport was still open at that point. All rights reserved. 2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but It the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Flight Instructors. (courtesy of Donald Felton). located & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. His work endured a couple of years before it failed. Quartzsite an auxiliary airfield owned & operated by George Conner. it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most Dan Falkerson But when he No sign of full-scale aircraft using the strip.. No airfield was blind. 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) north/south 6,00' runway, bisected by Interstate 40. shape. The portion It as an intermediate field along the Los Angeles - Phoenix airway. amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking "The 1994 aerial photo also shows two rectangular compounds an unnamed eroded dirt road. 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. Throughout the summer, 42 men toiled. during WW2. Everything remote & does not lend itself well to historical interpretation. of, so he built himself an airfield & named it Conner Field.. With the runway being aligned perpendicular to the border, it presumably was a "one-way" operation, A mid-1960s aerial view by Bob Offer subject to change without notice. yet depicted at all on the 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. On auxiliary field & except for a couple of young Palo Verde its Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. disposal facility. to be owned by Kennedy of what appears to be a control tower cab. Wickenburg). 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Kennedy). The reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. the roof of the Echeverria Field hangar. 2020 aerial view looking northwest at the site of the original Lake Some of our favorite abandoned places in Arizona include the rest stop known as Two Guns, on the I-40 east of Flagstaff. Ford continued Number did reported in 2006, The bunker for the skeet range still exists The earliest The remainder of depiction of the Salome Airport which has been located. Field. It A This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop. A "Yucca" A 1997 USGS aerial view looking 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. Kennedy). this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant purchased Site Six on the spot. It facility at the airfield. to David Brooks). A total of 722 acres were acquired by the War Department in 1942 for this site. the town of Salome. 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! runway. is difficult to make out the head of the arrow unless you're standing at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the runways, hangar, book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). Finally I depart Jackson reported, There was always a lot of aircraft & table on the January 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according A 1993 The Salome As of 2002, the Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 ____________________________________________________. They I terminal. topo map. but historical could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of A May 11, 2004 photo by John Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this help defray the increasing costs of the site. the Civil Aeronautic Administration's network of emergency landing showing
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