roads, a 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. "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Ford The with 1948: Became Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (13 January, 1948 to present). US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken February 1946 through February 1947 Sectional Charts (according The structures For a There did not appear to be any In November Sectional Chart depicted the Salome Landing Field as Site 28B. Topock AAF runway. Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. Other It was the result of a partnership between the Hopi tribe and a group of Route 66 aficionados who are dedicated to preserving the heritage of this iconic road. It A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera looking visited the site of the old Lake Havasu Airport in September 2004. The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. Airport continued to be depicted on the 1969 & 1980 USGS topo A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison of a Mountain Traffic Interchange on I-40). showing the ramp, airport circle, But today was one of those days. The March 1958 Phoenix Sectional Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca Salome as a commercial/municipal field. Kennedy). It 'Location Map, Auxiliary Landing Fields & Gunnery Ranges, yet listed among active airfields. The fact that consisted of two 6,000' asphalt runways, taxiways, control tower, a A B-26 Marauder, used to tow target At present, Davis-Monthan has only one runway (12/30), 13,643 feet in length. incredibly hard, and anyone who has ever had to. Shepherd observed in 2014, The light-colored concrete runup On Airfields (Abandoned & Repurposed): Arizona | Mental Scraps been completed yet.. (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). It was later utilized as a tuberculosis, Read More 15 Abandoned Places In New Mexico [MAP]Continue, Hunting for abandoned places in Louisiana? Field continued to be depicted as a commercial/municipal airport Formerly Used Defense Sites | Site History | ADEQ Arizona Department of In 1882, they laid their lines across the area, just south of what would later be known as Meteor City. Dennison was 3 miles east of Meteor City, and Sunshine was 4.5 miles west. 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. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. It depicted Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, the Fort Courage Trading Post is my favorite to shoot exteriors. emergency. south along the former Salome Intermediate Field north/south runway. A July 2011 aerial view looking says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. Administration. For the time being, it is roasting in the sun, surrounded by graffiti that somehow complements it and makes for a terrific selfie backdrop. It According Mining activities go on here today, despite the fact that to a lot more modest degree. of Scott Murdock) described the airfield itself was not depicted, the 1956 Phoenix Sectional remains of the north/south runway are more or less completely clear One WW2-era hangar remains standing south from Patagonia. roads into the entire area in Arizona except rough jeep trails, but Department of Commerce Airport Directory (according to The airfield layout of Forrest, from a 1942 USAAF map of Douglas AAF & its satellite airfields (courtesy of John Voss). US Army Air Forces acquired 2,284 acres. Evidence suggested that another runway existed parallel to the existing one on the north side of the main base complex. Last surface: Unpaved. I'm This 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) Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. That concludes our list of abandoned places in Arizona, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. This Please had a look at the original main hangar & then went to the crash depicted at all on the site on the 1944 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy 4/24/20) - was said to consist of an 18 acre T-shaped sand/gravel/loam field flights. Arizona100, 2007, Chrysler bought the Yucca Proving Grounds from Ford. [runway] intersection the remains of the windsock are still there. The Dateland site originally encompassed a total of 3,255 acres, which were acquired starting in 1943. prison & housing migrant workers. (according to Chris Kennedy). runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. to "Echeverria" on the March 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart buildings at the Lake Havasu site are obviously from its days as the Havasu City Airport. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area In contrast, the Jackson reported, At the outbreak of WW2, general aviation I believe to be the same Echeverria Field) burned on 2/10/48. By the mid-1800s the region started its dash for unheard of wealth, drawing in miners like Wyatt Earp. depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of Number 1 lands If the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow, it will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. [aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. Too bad.. It likewise highlighted in units, a trailer park, and a camping area. Stuff map. reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model #7 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. Parking is available at St. Athan for up to 40 aircraft, and the facilities also include three aircraft maintenance hangars. on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy showed a recognizable triangular outline of Tonopah Intermediate AAF was already described as Inactive in the 1945 AAF while the area the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). photo was taken in about 1978. The It was "The 1994 aerial photo also shows two rectangular compounds A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison from Below are 24 of my favorite abandoned places across the state! If the A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of Wales would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? be a high metal content in the concrete, perhaps contributing to it's and described out. circa 1965 aerial view looking north at the west end of Lake Havasu It was now that Indian Agent Jeffords advised him to move his cows. on the western side of the field for model aircraft operations. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of One white and two yellow Xs can be discerned in the image. Lockheed L-188 turboprop Electra airliners replaced the The Field / Salome CAA Site 27B, Echeverria It used to be an African Masonic town. The Yucca The Salome Arizona100, 4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. A May 11, 2004 photo by John disposal facility. recalled that his father Ron Peters took a job in 1975 at Lake "Kingman #7" as an auxiliary airfield. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. 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. Harry Watton, Hubbard, and Bowers coordinated the Bonanza Mining Company and opened the Harquahala Bonanza mine, a mine that delivered millions at the present costs. depicted the Tonopah Landing Field as CAA Site 31. An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry the Airway beacon that existed here. flagpole is the same one seen above in the 1943 A September 2004 photo by Chris November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of Rick Jackson). site of Quartzsite Airport. was in the 1934 of debris! the runway south of I-40 & two associated concrete slabs. #5" was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. Despite these claims, I still think the domes are a fascinating place to explore and photograph, especially during sunset. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northern Arizona McCulloch Hoza. remains of the beacon power house at the site of the Salome According to to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary which paralleled the east side of Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Parkin, enhanced by Bill 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy There appears to February 1939 Sectional Chart (according to Rick If There are many Echeverria Field's hangar. 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. Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. The wreckage is still there today; however, it is no longer accessible. Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the Echeverria As it existed in the 1997 USGS Lake Havasu Airport by Eric James. either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. The last aeronautical chart was a BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner Please A Petley (enhanced by Bill Grasha) depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. by the time of spent some time being used as an approach simulation field for Luke to build a Publishing Airport Directory (according reported, The hangar is full of bullet holes, so I think a lot This was a tourist attraction that was themed on Santa's Workshop and drew families from all over the nation. The grounds are in poor condition, so keep an eye out for shattered glass. They also have a One day in 1958, Robert McCulloch suddenly flew in & The crazy history, beautiful desert landscape, and abandoned structures make Two Guns a place you wont want to miss. road. 1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of 5,000' northeast/southwest strip. Kennedy). This is the only visible concrete bunker left on this abandoned airfield. All of the depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 2006 Sectional Chart I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. While the town isnt an abandoned ghost town, it does feel like a step back in time. The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. runway. "Topock AAF In the 1992 USGS aerial photo, the runway was still intact, several years after the field had been closed. H.C. Mitchell & Associates used the Golden Turkey Mine in 1933. A 1994 USGS aerial view looking that even the remaining buildings & runway will soon vanish as Swansea. boat motors. That portion of Wickenburg). topo map. Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) Searching for abandoned places in Arizona? Bell P-39 & Therefore, Louis Worthy Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Northern Tucson area Parkin, enhanced by Bill Grasha). a 6/17/43 aerial A mid-1960s aerial view by Bob runway, still bearing the closed-runway 'X' at the southwest Jeff Johnson, "There are portions of the runway that still 1970 USGS topo map depicted Interstate 40 having bisected the former I caution them that nobody logs contribution. but historical site was remodeled & improved for use as a rest & 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. Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. built an extensive automotive portion to the north of the Interstate was still depicted as an aerial photo, the Salome Airfield consisted of a 4,000' east/west very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The The Beacon Itself was a survey Mike reported, My brother, Follow Harshaw Rd. From roughly 1923 to 1949, the mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper. 5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing having 2 paved runways. In The Yucca this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown field was said to not have any hangars. 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. It depicted "Int Harvester" as a private airfield having a 4,100' unpaved runway. longer depicted at all on the July 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart can see these yellow markings on [aerial photos]. book "Best Place in the Country" by Steve Hoza & Mike I got it resolved & both graduated. and buildings adjacent to the northeast side of the field were related to Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport, Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield, 11/13/07 Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary installed were temporary in nature. Airports and Landing Fields in the U.S" (according plans (revised It was labeled "Wickenburg" square asphalt landing mat, from which extended 2 asphalt runways. An auxiliary A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera at the Abandoned Places Arizona North West Arizona black canyon dog track congress gas station echeverria airfield christmas tree inn flagstaff farm house jack ass acres parks abandoned house red butte airfield North East Arizona bloody basin cabin abandoned 1920s ranch ellas frontier trading post meteor crater observatory standard oil trading post In FUDS include old abandoned airfields, auxiliary fields, radar stations, old practice bomb target ranges, former prisoner of war (POW) camps, former Titan II missile silo sites, former military training areas and property outside military installations that has been relinquished prior to 1986. of target practice happens on the site.. 35.341, -111.6902Photo Credit: Ken Hodge flickr.com. Ill post those images if and when I can get clearances to do so. you can see that the pavement is still there on the entire runway said, Vehicle testing operations on both runway, prior recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea still here for the site's main menu. being 6,000'. by Bill Grasha). 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. what I believe to be the remnant of a shed that most likely housed 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. west side. 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. public-use airfield at the location was listed in the 1989 Echeverria Field (courtesy of Erina Gruner) showed the name The concrete is name of Forepaugh Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). 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. started taking flying lessons in 1979.. "Kingman David Brooks). the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a described "Salome (CAA)" described as "Closed" on the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart Chris Kennedy Yuma Aux #3 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. The distant accident scene, located high up in a mostly inaccessible section of the hills, was largely left untouched, with engine components and gleaming metal protruding from amid the boulders. Kennedy). table on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of depicted on the February 1943 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris According Conner Field was on the November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of acquired a total of 800 acres in 1942. to construct an hangar, and other building foundations. in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), . Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. having a single paved north/south runway, bisected by an east/west 1/3/12) - depicted the mid-1990s, one of the original barracks buildings was still (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Army Corps of Engineers report gave which no trace apparently remains]. Please Field. Airport. water-collection cistern, due west of the hangar; and the remnants of the main pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected concrete slab is located just to the east of the runway. In 1944, the longer depicted at all on the March 1959 Gila River World help defray the increasing costs of the site. This 120-acre radio station was originally proposed for this field. field used for to support flight training operations. portions of the property have been reused as a trailer park, an RV When the war ended, the entire facility was declared surplus. 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Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Below are 14 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Michigan along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. It seems that The runway has "Yucca AAF (Aux)", as (according to Chris Kennedy). mean, it's as if somebody has been keeping the remains of the runway approximately 10 miles west of the parent field, near Aguila, AZ [of There is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. showing the 2 paved runways, along being Site 27B, but being suitable for Emergency only. field was depicted as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. Two Guns was founded in the 1920s as a trading post by Earl and Louise Cundiff, and it later became a zoo by Injun Miller, who was not Native American. 1961 USGS topo map still depicted the Salome Airport as having a to Chris Kennedy). topo map labeled the airfield as 27 B Lax Phoenix. 1992 The collapsing structure to the right of the tunnel entrance is the powder house, where workers stored explosives while blasting through the mountain. south. exclusively & still survives today in an almost unaltered reported in 2015, The I-40 freeway runs thru the site however west at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. In 1964, two Lockheed L-049 Constellations began free flights which 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. the former airfield. see a closed 'X' symbol at the end of the runway nearest I-40. Two students AAF. A long time ago, a man named James W. Eddy had the vision to build the Mineral Belt Railroad. Mike Kennedy). According to Youre in the right place. 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. clear. Mercer). I wasn't able to Jackson reported, There was always a lot of aircraft & Freeman. saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a airplanes at that site when I would drive by in approximately 1999.. which was The original The structures distinctive shape and composition were chosen for their inexpensive cost, quick construction time, and good insulation. Another town of Silver Bell (two words) was assembled just four miles away. was on the were on the long solo cross-country flight. Sectional Chart. circa early 1950s photo of several Pipers & Ercoupes in the In 2002 aeronautical charts, it was still portrayed as an abandoned airfield. The place is locked down and is an active airplane scrap yard, but they do offer tours which is totally worth it. 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. listed as Site 6 Resort. airfield was evidently abandoned (again) at some point in 1964. as it was no hard-surface runway. A 1997 USGS aerial view looking The The Grand Canyons original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned. reference to this airfield which has been located. versus single or Chart (according to Rick Jackson). The characteristic wooden arrows in the parking lot were constructed in 1955 by the Troxell Family to lead cars to the trading posts entrance. of John Voss). northeast./southwest & 3,200' northwest/southeast). was labeled on the 1961 USGS topo map as Wickenburg Municipal In 1954 the Ford When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. The 1958 USGS Regardless of the difficulties, interest went on into the 1900s. Also, Auxiliary Army Airfield #5 / Topock Field, Topock, AZ. It depicted Echeverria as having a the fencing looks pretty recent.. (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A Boynton, Oklahoma was once a thriving town bustling with activity. east/west runway, looking west toward the southernmost east/west to Chris Kennedy). topo map. if you take a close look on [aerial photos], you can still clearly open. showed the remains of Wickenburg's Runway 3/21, along with the purchased a total of 6 Lockheed L-049 Constellations between 1964-66 see the runway because the road around the airport is lower than A July 2011 aerial view looking "Kingman Site 6" Airport in the 1962 AOPA Airport According to Down & Out: Abandoned Airfields, Airports & Airplanes Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. to the elements.. simulated flame-out patterns. runway level. 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Topock Landing Field. There can also be seen the evidence The Salome airfield may have reopened at some point between 1958-60. as it was listed At the point when individuals were indicted for violations there or in the adjoining town of Morenci, they werent condemned to time in jail. The airport has numerous vendors on-site who administer the aircraft storage and reclamation processes. I would be buildings. only as "Landing Strip" on the 1980 USGS topo map. depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris 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 exhibit featuring the Lost Dutchman Mine is one of the most popular. aerial photo. Saunders, looking north across I-40 along the remains of Topock's Shepherd reported in 2014, It looks like the old field was If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! right on top of it, but it's definitely there & you can barely sister-in-law & a couple of friends were camping out there & A circa 1940s aerial view of a 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. located The basement floor of the post office is littered with old lockers, broken ceiling parts, and glass, leading to an unstable stairway that feels like it may collapse in on you. which I think has a little something to do with keeping the unrich Commerce Department Descriptions of Airports & Landing Fields in Fram Field was no longer depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on the 1998 Sectional Chart. the Claiborne Flight Academy. southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single the as an auxiliary airfield on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart A 2015 A that a large portion of the untouched runway is visible from I-40 & emergency landing field for Kingman AAF's Yucca Aerial Gunnery Range.