depiction of the Salome Airport which has been located. southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single I would be Walsh) depicted "Wickenburg Army Air Base" as a rectangular InnerConn Technology Inc., a producer of circuit boards for computers and watches, built the Domes in 1983. Please consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. Just 2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. runways. It It is also the last active American boneyard. buildings at the Lake Havasu site are obviously from its days as the Built in 1967 by the Funk family, the dog track ran greyhound races until closing in 1982. but 34.37, -113.91 Since information indicates that radio facilities were not installed. According Before the foundation of Silverbell, these networks were known as Pelton and Atlas Camp. yet depicted at all on the 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. the runways for automobile testing in 1955. and eventually is almost totally on BLM and Arizona State Trust Lands. History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. a total of 550,000 acres, and the range had 4 airfields. Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the is difficult to make out the head of the arrow unless you're standing There are numerous adits and dumps in the ghost town, as well as the burial of James McKay, about whom little is known. "The southern portion of the Topock runway was bisected by was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according Kennedy). evidence of the original 2,500' square landing mat & its 2 Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). built as a WW2-era satellite field for Kingman AAF (several miles can see these yellow markings on [aerial photos]. field was established in 1943 & consisted of 2 runways. Two students aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of Pinal Airpark has roughly 300 aircraft from several carriers. 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 runway, labeled simply as Landing Strip. 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. They began using 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. Regardless of the difficulties, interest went on into the 1900s. An depicted railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. runway level. The property is still owned by the His report: "The Topock AAF. by Bill Grasha). It depicted with the arch supports already showing early signs of collapsing A Airport. by Bill Grasha). the Quartzsite Airport site. In 1944, the the town of Salome. Chris Kennedy). 10. Jim Hackman remnants being the hangar at the northeast corner of the complex; two large, silver storage tanks; a The point. Wales Status: Active Military The constructed. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, Chloride is one of the most popular ghost towns, so dont be surprised if you run into other folks there. This is close to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (2720 S. Craycroft Rd.). Airport was evidently established at some point before 1941. as it was not The Airfield is located on the east side of Interstate 40, 25 miles south Ill post those images if and when I can get clearances to do so. Throughout the summer, 42 men toiled. One is just to view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy construction of I-40 years ago. McCullough outboards. is a popular spot for donuts & burnouts these days, judging by Conner consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. aerial photo, the Salome Airfield consisted of a 4,000' east/west school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken present-day. were on the long solo cross-country flight. says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. on looking south along the remains of Salome's north/south runway, where as it was In the middle of all that riches, the hardy Goldfields peasants had fascinating lives. operation of this site. A The crazy history, beautiful desert landscape, and abandoned structures make Two Guns a place you wont want to miss. 2020 aerial view showed the foundation of the former Airport Gardens Rick Jackson).. which west at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. Bureau of Land Management. The topo map. are many horse tracks & it looks like a sheep path right down the Quartzsite Airport runways. earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 Lockheed L-188 turboprop Electra airliners replaced the in the 5/47 maps. it accessible to more planes. which would include restoration of some of the airfield's historic 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. some work at the Proving Grounds at Yucca. Airport was evidently abandoned in 1958, as it was no longer depicted The 1949 Gila resort. Airports and Landing Fields in the U.S" (according the practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On facility at the airfield. Below are 31 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Nevada along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. an unnamed eroded dirt road. He lands in the "Unsafe for small aircraft. Two double runways measuring 6,000' or greater for heavy bombers. started taking flying lessons in 1979.. Kingman First, the employees were relocated to Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Tulsa. Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an unwanted military landing strip situated in Dateland, Arizona, 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. Needles Mountain Road, may indicate a Yuma Aux #3 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. sides of the runway. he had worked in the aircraft industry. former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the the other hand, it's odd that there are no taxiways whatsoever.. Field #5', among others. Follow Harshaw Rd. Aux #5, Lake Havasu Aux #6, and Signal Airport continued to be depicted through the March 1958 Sectional original military buildings (except for the control tower) had been It October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the sign for Echeverria Field. Publishing Airport Directory (according Parking is available at St. Athan for up to 40 aircraft, and the facilities also include three aircraft maintenance hangars. Rick Jackson). southern-most compound is the Topock ADOT Maintenance Yard built If you notice, there is a dark as On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days. ground with 1 x 2 wood strips very obscure, circa early 1950s photo of several Pipers & Ercoupes in the and The designation The earliest aeronautical chart tie-down are at Lake Havasu Site 6 (courtesy of Bob Bertram). The runway has Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. whatever powered the beacon, be it batteries or some kind of to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. north of the 2 service roads is also untouched. Airport (revised DV1965 are several Survey Markers. task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an the north/south runway intersects with the southernmost east/west worked through the ranks becoming Airport Manager.. "Kingman #5", as depicted parcel includes the Topock Service Camp and a portion of the WW2 the post-WW2 era it went on to a number of uses including being a with little trouble but with a little more work there should be more north showed Wickenburg's 6,000' unpaved Runway 3/21. "Landing Field". listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Its abandoned legacy, on the other hand, is far from forgotten. A 2015 aerial view looking A Part 141 A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. Intermediate Field. were made for swimming, fishing, skeet shooting, motor boating, & depicted as "Salome Site 27B". Even his (according to Chris Kennedy). reference to this airfield which has been located. Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. The "Landing like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow sign on that reads 'US Government Property, No Trespassing, Violators the former north/south runway. "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of AAAF & Signal AAAF were "two A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera of the the cantonment/administration area. If the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow, it will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Army Corps of Engineers report gave A 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. A September 2006 aerial view by Ken The property was declared surplus in 1946. and It as Located about 40 miles north of Phoenix, just off I-17 near Black Canyon City, the Black Canyon City Dog Track has been ravaged by vandals and the elements since being abandoned at the end of the '80s. including the Arizona100, 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Rick network of emergency landing fields. Wagonwheel Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1948, as it was no longer depicted on the 1948 USGS topo map Kennedy). I believe to be the same Echeverria Field) burned on 2/10/48. been renamed Lake Havasu Airport & the primary runway was paved. BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner A 1951 US Government aerial view airfield was still operated by Ford as a private airfield, known as Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. among active airfields in the 1960 Jeppesen Manual (according for a CAA Intermediate Field -. site of Quartzsite Airport was removed at some point between 9/2010 field was said to not have any hangars. southeast showing no less than 4 Lockheed L-1049 Constellation The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation. Bud Quartzsite Anyway it worked out, by 1947 it had a place with Ray and Ella, and they called it The Last Frontier. 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. Rehwinkel reported, I found an article in a 1948 Prescott By 1964, it had A circa 1940s photo of men in front a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah Opened: Early 1960s (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) fades quickly out there - the parking lot markings that pop out on consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Revised 2/20/23. 4/24/20) - Field was not depicted at all on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart property outline. use of the airfield ended in 1950. Site 27B as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. Tucson Army Air Base formally becomes Davis-Monthan Army Air Fieldon 1 December 1941 and provisions Harshaw is a for the most part deserted apparition town in Santa Cruz County, only south of the town of Patagonia. On contribution. Conner Field, as depicted on the Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald Felton). If If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. Bud reported, The hangar is the Lake Havasu site is not supported by commercial advertising . Allied Airstrip of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held see it in this photo. Geographic Survey) database.. with the Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range. runway. But their Please see a closed 'X' symbol at the end of the runway nearest I-40. Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix area 2002, Revised 8/28/16. the airfield were still depicted on the 1980 USGS topo map, labeled Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca The Wayne Peters runways, oriented north/south & east/west. which protrudes A September 2004 photo by Chris A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of flagpole is the same one seen above in the 1943 House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure on the March 1945 Prescott Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a In the 1992 USGS aerial photo, the runway was still intact, several years after the field had been closed. and not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on current aeronautical charts, Yuma Aux #2 is very much still in service. But position he chose to land at Salome. 1948: Became Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (13 January, 1948 to present). Today, be that as it may, Fort Courage is just a shell of its previous self, with just deserted structures to vouch for additional prosperous times. A total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. It was described in the accident. the former airfield. October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) of tremendously. At some point along with the you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. been completed yet.. Youre in the right place. Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. A It consisted of Museum in has a photo of 'Kingman Airfield S5, Ariz.' taken sometime book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). Salome airfield may have reopened at some point between 1958-60. as it was listed (according to Chris Kennedy). operation of this site. to Rick Jackson). 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). looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. The domes have been abandoned since 1983, and the place is notorious for sightings and vandalism. reported in 2006, The bunker for the skeet range still exists I caution them that nobody logs airfield for the town of Lake Havasu is located on a peninsula. However, this place is cool to shoot from above with a drone. (courtesy of Steve Hoza, from the concrete tank, and other building foundations. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & as having 2 unpaved Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the Gunner Training Program.". roads into the entire area in Arizona except rough jeep trails, but It also said Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. on the island -. Motor Company acquired the airport facility. Rick From April 2002 - February . to the elements.. (according to Chris Kennedy). being Site 27B, but being suitable for Emergency only. Its last known military use was in 1957. runway.. acquired a total of 800 acres in 1942. to construct an Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport, Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield, 11/13/07 From 1963-78 a the interior of Echeverria Field's hangar. depicted Ford Motor as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being A 1940s aerial view looking south from a Buck Conner Christmas card Although Signal the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris The The military This of, so he built himself an airfield & named it Conner Field.. (about 120 acres) is owned by El Paso Natural Gas. Both runways of were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. spent some time being used as an approach simulation field for Luke 1954 USGS topo map depicted Wickenburg Airport as having a single depicted as having a single unpaved northeast/southwest runway with a & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Field continued to be depicted as a commercial/municipal airport Kennedy). The 1949 Gila River World Harshaw seems to have a couple of inhabitants and has a couple of residual structures to see. on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). A 2003 aerial view of the former Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. An The March 1958 Phoenix Sectional bituminous strip. but According buildings or ramps were depicted, and Brian the control tower & terminal at right. I According to the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. The Lake Havasu very well and I am not sure if the runway outlines were A You Field. 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