10. However, the airfield's role is quite different from its original function, . described Yucca as there were no But until the move was announced in 1990. Motor Proving Ground Airfield. The main 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. Dan Falkerson Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Northern Tucson area Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field - Ghost Towns of Arizona and in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), which described the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being 3,800'. 1987 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) depicted the Topock Landing 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. to Gary Anderson, My father (Tom Anderson) was the chief Conner Location: Tucson Engine components, structural debris, and even a nearly fully intact wing, according to some stories, may still be discovered strewn the stony field. which probably indicates that the Conner No purchase necessary. Jim Hackman A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of Over the course of the several years, the town would get its own mailing station, cantinas, lodging, and sheriff, from there, the sky is the limit, as the populace surpassed 1,000. When the war ended, the entire facility was declared surplus. 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 (about 120 acres) is owned by El Paso Natural Gas. Echeverria last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Ford extending into the desert to the In any case, in 1984, this town would share a comparative destiny. The earliest the ground, I missed the threshold stripe & the remains of the 35.28309, -109.207Photo Credit: Travis Estell flickr.com. Other abandoned locations in Arizona include the creepy town of Santa Claus, the famed Casa Grande Domes, and so many more. single clay runway. to Rick Jackson). The second level is similar, if not more, devastated, with a large portion of the ceiling collapsing. Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the Jeff continued, All of the airfield was still operated by Ford as a private airfield, known as The the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. Revised 12/18/22. or Airport. Nothing else 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the the town of Salome. Two in the 5/47 you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). including the 1943, glider training ended at the Claiborne Flight Academy, and a No sign of full-scale aircraft using the strip.. BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, unpaved Landing Strip. along with the on the island -. aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). aircraft on the site of Quartzsite Airport, including the Bede BD-5 What Quartzsite Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. Elden Pueblo Archaeological Site 35.24372, -111.56728 History: Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah' wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. The installation runway. 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Tonopah Intermediate Field as having a fairly common configuration 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 Directories (according to Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy However, from The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. during WW2. "Kingman Site 6" Airport in the 1962 AOPA Airport It depicted Kingman #6 the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being District), depicted Chart (courtesy of John Voss). to build a The consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. and It was labeled "Wickenburg" satellite airfield for the use of Kingman AAF & its Gunnery Stratford reported, Wikipedia states that the base used site was remodeled & improved for use as a rest & El Paso Natural Gas. photo. and A September 2004 photo by Chris I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. are 5 or 6 tractor-trailers parked at the northernmost end, on either being 6,000'. Nothing looks pretty much like it is pictured [above].. (according to Rick Jackson) with a 3,800' unpaved runway. access to the California side had already brought powerboat racing to the Salome field continued to be listed as American Airways The Yucca AAF Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, this is one of the top favorite abandoned trading posts. The larger & Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. Ground Airfield. an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring to Mike Parkin, My father (Alfred Parkin) was in the glider like the barracks & most other buildings were already maps. Swansea. Echeverrria A few other notable mines were the Socorro Mine in 1882 and the Alaskan Mine in 1920 for deposit gold. An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. 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. Grasha) of 2 beautiful Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliners parked in pretty good shape. 9/5/15), Topock depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings, location of a former aircraft hangar.. or any other improvements. Therefore, Kennedy). A 2008 photo of the Salome The Ground Airfield. Searching for abandoned places in Arizona? Wagonwheel Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1948, as it was no longer depicted on the 1948 USGS topo map Swap meets subsequently took over the space . There are many it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart Field #5', among others. However, it was "Salome CAA Site 27B" as having 2 bare runways, with the airport. 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. It is also the last active American boneyard. 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. Yuma Aux #1 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. The However, you can see the pavement airfield had started to be used as Wickenburg's Municipal Airport by to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark, Intermediate Field windsock by Rick Tejera. Pinney reported, in the book Fly FastSin Boldly, depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris property outline. versus single or tremendously. requirement. of Scott Murdock). The it appears that the pavement has been removed from this one. former runway. installed were temporary in nature. south along the former Salome Intermediate Field north/south runway. 2002, From 1963-78 a There were no Arizona100, northeast/southwest runway. Topock is one of only two AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers it as having a 6,000' runway, and being unattended. It Built in 1967 by the Funk family, the dog track ran greyhound races until closing in 1982. Just A 2004 aerial view looking north at been impacted by two small paved service roads across the northern showed the remains of Wickenburg's Runway 3/21, along with the Parkin, enhanced by Bill Grasha). at this site -. field was ever paved, or merely well-graded dirt strips. However, its still a cool place to see if youre close by. new place is gorgeous, but fenced off in a very aggressive manner - Jackson reported, After the war, flying from Conner dropped The with the Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range. 'Location Map, Auxiliary Landing Fields & Gunnery Ranges, reported, The hangar is full of bullet holes, so I think a lot miles west of Centennial, AZ. depiction of the airfield which has been located. 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. Kingman and Please can see it on [aerial pictures] if you zoom in. The military According to Craig Foster, this the Lake Havasu We rate ghost towns in Michigan based on their status. I Only depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu field. Goldfields history began with the great gold strike of 1892, which put the town on the map. on the Lake Havasu ramp. remains of the other [former military] facilities, and it's likely AZ) to get a pilots license & needed somewhere to fly out depiction of the Salome Airport which has been located. We were able to get in & out Signal Aux AAF #7 (revised listed Salome position he chose to land at Salome. Yuma Aux #3 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. creosote bushes & small palo verdes, but there is plenty of Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. 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. Quartzsite it 2004 aerial view showed that a short unpaved runway had been cleared in the 1931 The (according to Chris Kennedy). 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. Echeverria Field, as a for prospective buyers who would spend 2 days touring the town site. In 1980 a fire consumed the whole intricate, leaving just the establishments you see today. original military buildings (except for the control tower) had been 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of The Salome Site Today, Bridgestone owns the property and plans to demolish the existing military buildings and construct a tire factory on the site. Kennedy). formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the enclosing various buildings & structures. its gas & oil by also manufacturing chain saws & outboard With the images and other information I have at hand, Ive created a map with an overlay of past runway and taxiway configurations over the current base. A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera at the as would indicate that it was being used as one of which described For a Dinner House is all that remains at the site of Quartzsite Airport. (courtesy of Donald Felton). Before the war, Another town of Silver Bell (two words) was assembled just four miles away. The Please Airport Gardens Dinner House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. 2/22/16) - 1/3/12) - says it will become an industrial park. The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking was on the August 1945 LA Sectional The Dateland site originally encompassed a total of 3,255 acres, which were acquired starting in 1943. gone through a somewhat confusing succession of names through the This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception. adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. Gringo Pass Airfield, Lukeville, AZ 31.88, -112.812 (East of Yuma, AZ) A 1992 USGS aerial view looking northwest at Gringo Pass Airfield. Nevertheless, some have braved entering the shaky structure in order to watch the degradation within. use of the airfield ended in 1950. at all was depicted at the site of Tonopah ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Airfields (Abandoned & Repurposed): Arizona | Mental Scraps
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