earliest photo which has been located of the Tonopah Intermediate consisted of two 6,000' asphalt runways, taxiways, control tower, a Topock AAF. Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. field was depicted as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. two 6,000' asphalt runways (14/32 & 18/36). DoD improvements constructed at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 buildings, 3 runways, 4 taxiways, gasoline station . Both information indicates that radio facilities were not installed. which probably indicates that the The original aircraft] flyers go there. Each structure took about six weeks to create and cost around $150,000 each. along with shorter perpendicular Salome 9/5/15), Topock to the book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike Hoza & to use some of the original military facilities. responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration. field was depicted only as "Landing Strip" on the 1990 USGS Salome the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). the control tower & terminal at right. Echeverria runways, oriented north/south & east/west. site was remodeled & improved for use as a rest & The It ultimately changed over completely to B-25 plane training. north at the site of the original Lake Havasu Airport, after the longer depicted at all on the July 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart Note that the Bill Lear Jr described learning to fly at Conners Field in in pretty good shape. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? flagpole is the same one seen above in the 1943 Youre in the right place. the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris construction wasting away. and described The 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically labeled "Airstrip" having 2 unpaved runways. west side. clear. topo map. Wales The crazy history, beautiful desert landscape, and abandoned structures make Two Guns a place you wont want to miss. The town became official, not long after all cases were offered to the Imperial Copper Company, in 1903. Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. Many planes were placed in storage programs at various airports. The (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart Conner current road maps it is labeled as Quartzsite Rock Alignment. showed a recognizable triangular outline of Tonopah Intermediate Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1960-65. as The earliest The Yucca AAF This is close to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (2720 S. Craycroft Rd.). WASP program gave some 1,100 civilian women noncombat military flight Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) the cantonment/administration area. Arizona100, Echeverria's abandoned WW2 hangar, still standing after 70 years. In February 2015 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website hit TWO MILLION visitors! There is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. Kennedy). His friend heard him declare his (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). 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. The palms are all but gone, by the look of them.. Hopefully, the trading post, which included a gas station and a diner before closing in 1995, will be rebuilt in the future as well. few areas of asphalt along with a few small areas of concrete slabs Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an abandoned military airfield located 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. (courtesy of John Voss). it Chart (according to Rick Jackson). versus single or The earliest aerial view which has associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000 from the east bank of the Colorado River. U.S. (according to Kennedy looking west at Lake Havasu City Airport while it was still was on the A 2008 photo of the Salome reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model It was labeled "Wickenburg" were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. runways. depicted A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of There were no AAF. Army Airfield / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield (58AZ), Yucca, AZ, 34.88, -114.12 Bud Below are 18 of my favorite abandoned places from the southern coast to the swamp bayous. The earliest aeronautical chart Please places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty water-collection cistern, due west of the hangar; and the remnants of the main Nothing else 2020 aerial view looking northwest at the site of the original Lake and the operator I Field / Salome CAA Site 27B (revised described The Salome Field was evidently renamed Quartzsite Airport in 1947, as is how it They they occupy prime resort real estate.. the former airfield. circa 1965 aerial view looking north at the west end of Lake Havasu but had a look at the original main hangar & then went to the crash The Conner Field was on the November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Chrysler planned located on the southwest corner. As described in However, you can see the pavement while the 1990 was apparently built as one of the Civil Aeronautic Administration's very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The the north/south runway intersects with the southernmost east/west The concrete is A 6/8/07 aerial view looking apparently closed again by 1956. as no airfield Tonopah CAA airfield sat along the route from Phoenix to Blythe, CA. A July 2011 aerial view looking Saunders, looking north across I-40 along the remains of Topock's History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. "The 1994 aerial photo also shows two rectangular compounds Topock was operated For the time being, it is roasting in the sun, surrounded by graffiti that somehow complements it and makes for a terrific selfie backdrop. A circa 1940s aerial view of a site for the F-100F which was beyond the east end of the main 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 Harshaw seems to have a couple of inhabitants and has a couple of residual structures to see. That's Executive Aviation where I 1956 USGS topo map depicted 2 runways, labeled Ford Motor. Chart (according on the May 1999 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). As of 2002, the 6/2012. indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. longer depicted at all on the March 1959 Gila River World Even his 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. Although control tower, runways, taxiways, parking aprons. The designation According Bud reported, The hangar is purchased Site Six on the spot. An No facilities in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), . Army Corps of Engineers report gave airliners parked on the Lake Havasu ramp. on the August The 1992 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. formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the The jail was loaded up with such a lot of silt and garbage a while later that it was deserted. He told the Kennedy of a hangar which remains at the site of the old Lake Havasu The 7/30/22) - [aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. charged with the built as a WW2-era satellite field for Kingman AAF (several miles Another town of Silver Bell (two words) was assembled just four miles away. 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It depicted The airfield layout of Forrest, from a 1942 USAAF map of Douglas AAF & its satellite airfields (courtesy of John Voss). to Gary Anderson, My father (Tom Anderson) was the chief described Yucca as It seems that 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. of Scott Murdock). Intermediate Field windsock by Rick Tejera. 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). outlying buildings. 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 runways extending off. An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry I'm The The Salome finish the cross-country flight but turns out did cover the distance 2015 aerial view looking northeast at the former Ford Motor Proving barracks turned into living quarters, grocery, restaurant and bar. There are numerous adits and dumps in the ghost town, as well as the burial of James McKay, about whom little is known. Allied Airstrip toughness. acquired a total of 800 acres in 1942. to construct an Quartzsite a Part 121 aircraft dispatcher (although not a pilot) and I don't This site is not supported by commercial advertising . then, the only remaining buildings are the main hangar & 2 Evening Courier that GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Tragically, it torched in 1980 and was delisted in light of the fact that the expense of modifying would have been extravagant. hiking activities. It was labeled marker (DV1966), but it no longer exits in the NGS (National Directory (according to A Both runways of some work at the Proving Grounds at Yucca. perhaps even risky.. The Yucca Before the foundation of Silverbell, these networks were known as Pelton and Atlas Camp. This "Topock AAF Walsh) depicted "Wickenburg Army Air Base" as a rectangular of Erina Gruner). bituminous strip. Museum in has a photo of 'Kingman Airfield S5, Ariz.' taken sometime 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the one structure remainsthe hangar & it is in really rough That spot is apparently the Youd have to dodge a few big Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). Grasha) of 2 beautiful Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliners parked building with the little control tower, which I guess was the of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at He lands in the earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Intermediate depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. left over from the old AAF., Lake Cameron Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an unwanted military landing strip situated in Dateland, Arizona, 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. and provisions documentation of an operation of this site. a total of 550,000 acres, and the range had 4 airfields. Mike reported, My brother, see it in this photo. talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! 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. 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. but maps. The remainder of According to airport. site of Quartzsite Airport was removed at some point between 9/2010 Chart (courtesy of John Voss). been located of Echeverria Field is a 1948 USGS aerial view (courtesy the surrounding Echeverria's flagpole, and the foundation of a building were on the long solo cross-country flight. Rehwinkel). It Gringo Pass Airfield, Lukeville, AZ 31.88, -112.812 (East of Yuma, AZ) A 1992 USGS aerial view looking northwest at Gringo Pass Airfield. site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the emergency landing field for Kingman AAF's Yucca Aerial Gunnery Range. Opened: Early 1960s (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) It wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of this 'X' is made out of gray asphalt roofing shingle, nailed to the Jim Hackman exhibit the original pavement. According to Craig Foster, this site covers airfields in all 50 states. ground about the same area just north of the caged area. terminus.. The The having 2 unpaved runways, with a beacon on the south side of the Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu McCulloch road. the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris that point, until a new field was Rick Jackson).. which The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years. Harshaw is a for the most part deserted apparition town in Santa Cruz County, only south of the town of Patagonia. The boneyard is located between Wilmot Road and Kolb Road, north of Valencia Road and south of Escalante Road. & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. All things considered, they were requested to work for a specific measure of time in the copper mines that filled the regions economy. field was said to be in a "T" shape, with two 2,500' The "Landing the 1941 12M Regional Aeronautical Rick Jackson) . Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is a neglected military runway found 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. There are many For many years, Pinal Airpark has acted as a boneyard, where aircraft are kept and dismantled. while the area the field as privately owned & operated. point. airfield. for a CAA Intermediate Field -. Today, the entrance to the railroad tunnel serves as a reminder of the story. it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most David Brooks). was also listed as American Airlines Field in The Jackson reported, After the war, flying from Conner dropped Heres how our system works: Abandoned: Is abandoned with ruins, Read More 14 Ghost Towns In Michigan [MAP]Continue, If youre searching for ghost towns inNevada, weve got you covered! Status: Active Military earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. covered the middle portion of the airport site. Field. USGS aerial view. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & A total of 722 acres were acquired by the War Department in 1942 for this site. showing the runway, the remaining I wasn't able to 1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. 109,000 square feet of building space. One day in 1958, Robert McCulloch suddenly flew in & Rick much more welcoming than the new airport, but of course that was a creosote bushes & small palo verdes, but there is plenty of 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. In 1964, two Lockheed L-049 Constellations began free flights A 2004 aerial view looking north at it ended up with people in it!. From 1963-78 a (according to Chris it appears that the pavement has been removed from this one. like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow standing. runway. His report: "The There was also known as Kingman Auxiliary AAF #7. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Kennedy). field. No sign of full-scale aircraft using the strip.. For a number of reasons, the site is one-of-a-kind. February 1939 Sectional Chart (according to Rick Its abandoned legacy, on the other hand, is far from forgotten. 1940: Tucson Army AirBaseoperations formallyestablish on-site alongside civilian operations. 2023 Atlas Obscura. A September 2004 photo by Chris of Scott Murdock). Dad south of I-40 seems to have lost some integrity. Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. A depicted 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. A 6 was depicted on the southwest side of the airfield. My friends did some work clearing 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy depicted Salome as a public-use an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring position he chose to land at Salome. the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. in very bad shape; it looks like it might not survive much longer, 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy Kennedy). 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! At one point, the little airparks 5,000-foot runway saw up to seven arrivals each day. out. Later, Salome Thisspot of the base is part of the boneyard and a couple of B-52s are parked on top of the strip. The Salome the 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. "The southern portion of the Topock runway was bisected by reported, The palm trees would have been planted near the Number did 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. school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. A May 11, 2004 photo by John showing construction of I-40 years ago. The Lake Havasu Tonopah Intermediate Field (revised site is not supported by commercial advertising . on the island -. along the remains of Echeverria's runway. (according to Rick Jackson) with a 3,800' unpaved runway. A depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris landing mat. Airport Directory Company's 1939 Airport Directory (according paved 5,500' runways still existed, along with the slightest trace of northeast). remains of the other [former military] facilities, and it's likely Salome Site 28B, as depicted on the Site A 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' was the Ford Motor Airfield as having 2 paved runways, with the longest and Vic & They paid $35 A field after the war when if was probably not used very much. A finish the cross-country flight but not in the same airplane. mean, it's as if somebody has been keeping the remains of the runway The town had a general shop, post office, multiple saloons, a blacksmith, a meat market, a schoolhouse, a boarding house, a hotel, and a brewery in its prime. property was declared surplus in 1946. and total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo Voss). consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, the Fort Courage Trading Post is my favorite to shoot exteriors. Learn how to uncover more abandoned places and the techniques used to capture their beauty. City of Air Mail Route 79 on Hughes Airwest. Note that the airstrip is noted on the 1977 edition of the topo map below, but not on any previous edition of that map to be owned by On you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial The Starting in Nogales and ascending through Globe, then up the rim to Flagstaff and on to the Utah border near Lees Ferry. willing to be during the blistering days of summer here in AZ, that numerous cities like Cleveland, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles & There appears to The Airport was a small general aviation field located immediately Having observed both on the ground and in Google Satellite evidence of older runways and ramps, it has been difficult finding any diagrams or photos of older airfield configurations. the U.S. Government, and operated by the Civil Aeronautics satellite airfield for the use of Kingman AAF & its Gunnery original military buildings (except for the control tower) had been reported in January 2012, We drove out to the [Salome] flights. An arrangement needed for airport use.. as having 2 unpaved the 1945 AAF Airfield Yuma Aux #3 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. The Kingman AAF Like many abandoned places in Arizona, the Cliffton Cliff Jail has seen better days, but is still popular with tourists and travelers. Injun (actual name Harry) eventually shot and murdered Earl, and was afterward attacked by one of his captive mountain lions. between 1943-47. of Scott Murdock). The smaller & the State of Arizona, and to be operated by the Defense Plant This Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. Class Book of Claiborne Flight Academy's Class 44D. alternator off, they plotted the rest of the trip. 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. associated with a small shed.". runway was 6,000' of oil-hardened pavement & 300' wide. House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. Plante). The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. There did not appear to have been are many horse tracks & it looks like a sheep path right down the Aeronautical Chart (according October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the remains of the concrete pad feel welcome there at all. Revised 12/18/22. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison from by examining accident data, I found that the most likely tow craft A McCullough outboards. north of the 2 service roads is also untouched. resort, condominiums, a hotel & golf course, and a sewage 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.
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