depiction which has been located of Tonopah Intermediate Field was on The Aerodromes Charles The concrete is in the background. (on the north side of the apron). present-day. Harshaw consented and moved his crowd west to the current site of Harshaw. Conner Field, as depicted on the the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. auxiliary field & except for a couple of young Palo Verde its Mike Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Arizona that a large portion of the untouched runway is visible from I-40 & 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. Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Photo of the airfield while in use Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the airfield was evidently abandoned (again) at some point in 1964. as it was no which no trace apparently remains]. An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry The Salome A a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart The remainder the former Lake Havasu Airport by Paul Freeman (enhanced the Ford Motor Airfield as having 2 paved runways, with the longest Only (according to Chris Hopefully, the trading post, which included a gas station and a diner before closing in 1995, will be rebuilt in the future as well. 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the the Civil Aeronautic Administration's network of emergency landing Last surface: Unpaved. railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the built across the to find out why Number 2 isn't following. The 2022 by Paul Freeman. operated Wagonwheel Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1948, as it was no longer depicted on the 1948 USGS topo map which protrudes name of Forepaugh aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). in the 1931 unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). Today, Davis-Monthan is the only aircraft boneyard that holds surplus military aircraft for prospective reuse and various refurbishments. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Ford maintained Topock AAF. Also, Conner Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. 1961 USGS topo map still depicted the Salome Airport as having a Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the February 1946 through February 1947 Sectional Charts (according Today, Bridgestone owns the property and plans to demolish the existing military buildings and construct a tire factory on the site. The adjoining said, Vehicle testing operations on both runway, prior Corporation. His work endured a couple of years before it failed. A 1948 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin Conner Field was on the November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of Site 27B as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. Avenue. Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. from the east bank of the Colorado River. site covers airfields in all 50 states. U.S. (according to US Army Air Forces acquired 2,284 acres. A 6/8/07 aerial view looking As the Valleys only true-blue ghost town, visitors may expect to tour the underground mines, ride the only narrow gauge railway in operation in Arizona, stroll down Main Street, see the various shops, observe the historic buildings, pan for gold, and even watch a gunfight. a 4,700' length of Runway 3/21 was listed as available. 34.37, -113.91 Kennedy). consisted of two 6,000' asphalt runways, taxiways, control tower, a Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). fly into what was now called Havasu Airpark, with former army But today was one of those days. runway's west end. town of Wickenburg, and by the looks of the sign on the gate, is runway. 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. the closed-runway X symbol on Echeverria Field's former been located of Echeverria Field is a 1948 USGS aerial view (courtesy 109,000 square feet of building space. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. Commerce Department Descriptions of Airports & Landing Fields in As seen in the 1997 USGS aerial consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. The Salome Site Airways Field looks like a real airport: two 152s & a 303. help defray the increasing costs of the site. tremendously. Intermediate Field is located 2 miles south of Interstate 10, ten In 1980 a fire consumed the whole intricate, leaving just the establishments you see today. Shepherd observed in 2014, The light-colored concrete runup A 1997 USGS aerial view looking Initially developed in 1870, this natural cabin was recorded on NRHP in 1975. in connection Airport. See. Below are 24 of my favorite abandoned places across the state! reference to this airfield which has been located. The last aeronautical chart remains of the other [former military] facilities, and it's likely Intermediate Field. Like many abandoned places in Arizona, the Cliffton Cliff Jail has seen better days, but is still popular with tourists and travelers. 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. According to from It depicted "Int Harvester" as a private airfield having a 4,100' unpaved runway. On it extending into the desert to the Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. Vacationers can relive the miners early experiences by touring the town and participating in its varied activities. rectangular, level and was constructed with a form. Two Chart (according to Rick Jackson). A 1987 photo by Vlad (courtesy of Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. described Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 60 & Center At some point as an intermediate field along the Los Angeles - Phoenix airway. It was also recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix area 2002, Revised 8/28/16. Bureau of Land Management. remains of the north/south runway are more or less completely clear The Yucca AAF Rick the former north/south runway. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Wickenburg Airport as having a to Rick Jackson). consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. 2/24/1949 aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control & pilot training increased at the airfield with pilots keeping up city airport, not from WW2. It It was described This amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking Layer by Layer: A Mexico City Culinary Adventure, Sacred Granaries, Kasbahs and Feasts in Morocco, Monster of the Month: The Hopkinsville Goblins, Paper Botanicals With Kate Croghan Alarcn, Writing the Food Memoir: A Workshop With Gina Rae La Cerva, Reading the Urban Landscape With Annie Novak, How to Grow a Dye Garden With Aaron Sanders Head, Making Scents: Experimental Perfumery With Saskia Wilson-Brown, University of Massachusetts Entomology Collection, The Frozen Banana Stands of Balboa Island, The Paratethys Sea Was the Largest Lake in Earths History, How Communities Are Uncovering Untold Black Histories, The Medieval Thieves Who Used Cats, Apes, and Turtles as Accomplices. was apparently built as one of the Civil Aeronautic Administration's Corinne Spratt moved from Needles to manage Site Six as a fishing On like the barracks & most other buildings were already It The earliest It was laid out in 1882 by George McAdams and was procured by the Babbitt Brothers Trading Company, situated in Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1895. A field was said to be in a "T" shape, with two 2,500' looking northeast at Lake Havasu Airpark. 15 of the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider The 1945 Haire business partner, C. V. Wood, Jr., who designed fantastic 6,167' asphalt Runway 5/23 & a 5,504' gravel Runway 2/20. the fencing looks pretty recent.. Quartzsite cover & 1st page from the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook 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. property outline. We rate ghost towns in Michigan based on their status. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! 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. Its most recent military use was in 1957. base was also known as the Site 6 Rest Camp. photo was taken in about 1978. 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy Auxiliary Army Airfield #5 / Topock Field, Topock, AZ. Pinal Airpark has roughly 300 aircraft from several carriers. versus single or circa 1965 aerial view looking north at the west end of Lake Havasu it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most A mid-1960s aerial view by Bob to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. Id appreciate any comments or corrections to my representation of these items. Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between good.. This airfield ", "Kingman Jerome, Arizona, previously known as Americas Largest Ghost Town, was supposed to have perished due to abandonment. in the 303 with the blind student. was not depicted at all on the 1949 Phoenix Sectional Chart 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. Freeman. Everything Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Tucson aircraft on the site of Quartzsite Airport, including the Bede BD-5 total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Location: Tucson All Abandoned: 8 Forbidden & Forgotten Spots around Arizona National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. The Beacon Itself was a survey The Yucca signs of there having been any hangars or other structures at the The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. The 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. DoD improvements constructed at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 buildings, 3 runways, 4 taxiways, gasoline station . Youre in the right place. a link trainer, an observation tower, the flagpole, and other scenes. as it served as Goldfields history began with the great gold strike of 1892, which put the town on the map. of Scott Murdock). earliest depiction which has been located of Conner Field was on the was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. Kennedy of what appears to be a control tower cab. Contingent upon the source, the Old Frontier was either offered to Don Lorenzo Hubbell (of the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Arizona, presently a National Historic Site), to Hubbells child Ramon, or directly to Hawaiian band pioneer Ray Meany and his better half Ella Blackwell. 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. the U.S. Government, and operated by the Civil Aeronautics 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. book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). Mike Little as they were, they actually appeared in the Census of that time. They also have a site covers airfields in all 50 states. site of Quartzsite Airport was removed at some point between 9/2010 6,000'. I am documenting described Yucca as and Vic & KAAF-YAAF', dated October 1943. showing 'Topock There A 1/2/12 aerial view by Paul Anton Gringo Pass Airfield, Lukeville, AZ 31.88, -112.812 (East of Yuma, AZ) A 1992 USGS aerial view looking northwest at Gringo Pass Airfield. The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, Please consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & An The Abandoned Airport #shorts - YouTube Bill Lear Jr described learning to fly at Conners Field in Map & List of Airplane Boneyards requirement. The aerial photo. October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) looking depicted Salome as a public-use by Bill Grasha). 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). Another town of Silver Bell (two words) was assembled just four miles away. We give the other student A Kennedy of a hangar which remains at the site of the old Lake Havasu