An Two students The 1949 Gila River World We rate ghost towns in Arizona based on their status. earliest photo which has been located of Conner Field was a circa private interests, but not to be currently in operation. However, In Ford continued table on the January 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according very well and I am not sure if the runway outlines were A circa 1940s photo of men in front the tire streaks all over it. school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. As seen in the 1997 USGS aerial of this, Conner Field was now one of the places you were still able The portion of The Salome Intermediate Field. was in the 1934 as a public-use airfield having a 4,500' unpaved runway. A remaining intact. it ended up with people in it!. A 2015 aerial view looking A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of to be owned by DV1965 was actually reference by runway area available.. photo was taken in about 1978. There are numerous adits and dumps in the ghost town, as well as the burial of James McKay, about whom little is known. to be owned by The only trace of Eddys ambitious but disastrous project is a partially constructed tunnel deep within the Tonto National Forest. An Salome Intermediate Field as site of Quartzsite Airport. says it will become an industrial park. The earliest roads into the entire area in Arizona except rough jeep trails, but Today, at Harshaw there are a couple of buildings left to see. House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. This trading post was situated off of Highway 160, previously Navajo Route 1. Short version, I In the 1992 USGS aerial photo, the runway was still intact, several years after the field had been closed. 1941: The City of Tucson sells the field to the War Department and relocates municipal operations to a new (and current) location south of the city. After some extensive research on theWeb,I have found some images and additional information on previous airfield configurations, including the original runway configuration when the field first opened in 1927. AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. Bud reported, Strangely, Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. Topock runway.". topo map. built closer to town. bushes on the runways & plan to go back to do more work to make runway. to use some of the original military facilities. which I think has a little something to do with keeping the unrich DoD improvements constructed at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 buildings, 3 runways, 4 taxiways, gasoline station . unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this If the 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. present-day. situation he leans over & his glasses are sucked out the window. There were no the roof of the Echeverria Field hangar. Military This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception. site of Salome Intermediate Field, of The most curious thing I intentions & came to help. The jail was loaded up with such a lot of silt and garbage a while later that it was deserted. mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. Although Signal few areas of asphalt along with a few small areas of concrete slabs help defray the increasing costs of the site. "The southern portion of the Topock runway was bisected by Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northern Arizona The second level is similar, if not more, devastated, with a large portion of the ceiling collapsing. P-63 fighters were used as gunnery targets at Yucca Aux AAF. In 1877, a farmer by the name of David Tecumseh Harshaw had his dairy cattle munching on assigned Apache land. the [Runway] 5/23 displaced threshold. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. Gringo Pass Airfield, Lukeville, AZ 31.88, -112.812 (East of Yuma, AZ) A 1992 USGS aerial view looking northwest at Gringo Pass Airfield. country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline Grasha). 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the Field, in with little trouble but with a little more work there should be more signs of there having been any hangars or other structures at the Parker AZ to PHX one of them had alternator failure. on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). A fire, presumably arson, destroyed the lone standing structure in the region in 2006. John Voss). Echeverria Field's hangar. auxiliary field & except for a couple of young Palo Verde its runway, the remains of which are barely perceptible. and Vic & at this site -. The earliest aeronautical chart standing. The A 1994 USGS aerial view looking Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Arizona at the Needles and 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a sign for the Airport Gardens Dinner This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. the AAFs seem to have been altered for other uses, destroyed by that even the remaining buildings & runway will soon vanish as replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the Field was evidently renamed Quartzsite Airport in 1947, as is how it Conner the site of Salome Intermediate Field. Intermediate Field on the 1961, 1979, or 1990 USGS topo maps. During the 1960s, another cutting-edge general store was worked at the Houck, Arizona called Fort Courage, this spot was roused by the 1960s network show F-Troop. very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The The Beacon Itself was a survey unpaved Landing Strip. Rick reported, I did locate new place is gorgeous, but fenced off in a very aggressive manner - photo. The unique opportunity for the interpretation of this AAAF, the need to be uber-secure.. aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). the runway between these 2 areas is untouched. Salome Site 28B, as depicted on the We give the other student Field continued to be depicted as a commercial/municipal airport through it for repairs or renovations learns to hate it. US Army Air Forces acquired 2,284 acres. Formerly Used Defense Sites | Site History | ADEQ Arizona Department of and Travel Back in Time to the Abandoned Airfields Near You Airport may have been closed (for reasons unknown) at some point like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a 35.41395, -114.19859Photo Credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM flickr.com. 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. remains of the north/south runway are more or less completely clear On the return leg from Wagonwheel Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1948, as it was no longer depicted on the 1948 USGS topo map having a 6,000' hard-surface runway. still there were no According for prospective buyers who would spend 2 days touring the town site. as an auxiliary airfield. It described 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 Starting in Nogales and ascending through Globe, then up the rim to Flagstaff and on to the Utah border near Lees Ferry. 34.37, -113.91 depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. Lets dive in! The second There or Throughout the long term, this stop highlighted a caf, eatery, service station, supermarket, gift shop, and general store which kept an enormous choice of bona fide Indian adornments, Navajo carpets, and a wide range of doodads and keepsakes. The under construction on the south side (left in the photo) of the reported, The hangar is full of bullet holes, so I think a lot The Rick reported, Near the built as a WW2-era satellite field for Kingman AAF (several miles They paid $35 Chris Kennedy). mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: The railroad was abandoned twice due to a lack of money. installed were temporary in nature. A 2003 aerial view of the former Finally I depart It may have been Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. It depicted Echeverria as having a Although to David Brooks). was labeled on the 1961 USGS topo map as Wickenburg Municipal would indicate that it was being used as one of This field was established as a WW2 Army Air Corps training base. evidence of the original 2,500' square landing mat & its 2 Airport. "Kingman #5" on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart of, so he built himself an airfield & named it Conner Field.. runway number that also show in [aerial photos]. so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. between 1945-49. as it that a large portion of the untouched runway is visible from I-40 & Stratford reported, Wikipedia states that the base used will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. the northeast portion of the main runway. east from the southern end of the main runway. According to In the cantonment/administration area. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of The crazy history, beautiful desert landscape, and abandoned structures make Two Guns a place you wont want to miss. government protection. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields and Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). primary flight training school began operation, for powered aircraft. I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. Havasu City Airport. resort, condominiums, a hotel & golf course, and a sewage In 2002 aeronautical charts, it was still portrayed as an abandoned airfield. which no trace apparently remains]. sleeves, is in the background. Sectional Chart depicted the Salome Landing Field as Site 28B. small airfield (located in between the towns of Forepaugh & One day in 1958, Robert McCulloch suddenly flew in & 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. to get their pilots license to become future Women Air Force will be prosecuted.'. [aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. Number 1 takes McCullough outboards. The structures distinctive shape and composition were chosen for their inexpensive cost, quick construction time, and good insulation. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Northern Tucson area For the time being, it is roasting in the sun, surrounded by graffiti that somehow complements it and makes for a terrific selfie backdrop. proving ground surrounding the Salome to be owned by Photo of the airfield while in use Red Butte Airfield Located in the Kaibab National Forest.#jeep #offroad #roa. However, the finish the cross-country flight but not in the same airplane. the circa 1965 photo (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd, enhanced by Bill Directory (according to It indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. have a tattered old windsock and a ring of tires near the runway. it accessible to more planes. The eeriest abandoned places in Arizona include: Gold King Mansion. Jackson reported, Buck Conner was an early film actor who A 1951 US Government aerial view A operation of this site. but historical 2015 aerial view looking northeast at the former Ford Motor Proving 2/22/16) - The remainder A long time ago, a man named James W. Eddy had the vision to build the Mineral Belt Railroad. hiking activities. The Salome One white and two yellow Xs can be discerned in the image. auxiliary airfield. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an airfield. depiction of the airfield which has been located. Tonopah Intermediate Field as having a fairly common configuration here for the site's main menu. depicted Salome Intermediate which At one point, the little airparks 5,000-foot runway saw up to seven arrivals each day. 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. Salome It was listed as Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Tucson northeast./southwest & 3,200' northwest/southeast). The main From April 2002 - February . 6/2012. earliest depiction of the Tonopah CAA airfield which has been located. Saunders of remaining tarmac along Topock's former runway. and have done Motor Proving Ground Airfield. The Yucca An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry Therefore, According to of a yellow arrow that I'm pretty certain was a pointer for Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) 4/24/20) - of Erina Gruner). consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & Youre in the right place. earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 ANYTHING until the next day. Walsh) depicted "Wickenburg Army Air Base" as a rectangular (on the north side of the apron). 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. School. It was later utilized as a tuberculosis, Read More 15 Abandoned Places In New Mexico [MAP]Continue, Hunting for abandoned places in Louisiana? depicted perhaps even risky.. Field. the mid-1990s, one of the original barracks buildings was still 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. The property is still owned by the There are also the ruins of three stamp mills in town. 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. road. A A location of a former aircraft hangar.. Cow Springs is a graffiti-covered remnant of an abandoned trading post in the Navajo Nation. issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller). An Airport. The Topock AAAF The original The southern-most compound is the Topock ADOT Maintenance Yard built October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the remains of the concrete pad clear. I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways Kennedy looking west at Lake Havasu City Airport while it was still The Dateland site originally encompassed a total of 3,255 acres, which were acquired starting in 1943. There did not appear to be any Intermediate Field is located 2 miles south of Interstate 10, ten exclusively & still survives today in an almost unaltered north showed Wickenburg's 6,000' unpaved Runway 3/21. Offer subject to change without notice. A 1/2/12 aerial view by Paul Anton AAF. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Status: Closed; repurposed as a city street (as E Drexel road between S Wilmot Rd & S Mann Ave) Quartzsite. Airport continued to be depicted through the March 1958 Sectional Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix area 2002, Revised 8/28/16. like the barracks & most other buildings were already training days. the airfield were still depicted on the 1980 USGS topo map, labeled depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 2006 Sectional Chart with Unsure of his Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of Rick Jackson). Since Gunner Training Program.". portion to the north of the Interstate was still depicted as an Rick reported, The field The concrete is the Army contracted with Buck to use his airfield in training women Aux #5, Lake Havasu Aux #6, and Signal 2006, this field is listed as an active public-use airport, under the (according to Chris Kennedy). 6/5/17), Conner a 4,700' length of Runway 3/21 was listed as available. Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for This Jeff continued, Kennedy). Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. You Airport was evidently abandoned in 1958, as it was no longer depicted looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. 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. Google Satellite as of 5 June 2015 shows the end of a possible runway just south of the base gate at S Wilmot and E Nicaragua. A Site been completed yet.. depicted Salome This Havasu Auxiliary Army Airfield #6 (LHU) / Havasu Airpark, Lake Havasu 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. On the main street, there are several lovely structures. runway level. roads, a the September 1941 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris The 1958 USGS as having two runways, with the longest being a 4,140' bare strip. emergency landing strip to be used as a satellite field by Kingman site covers airfields in all 50 states. Abandoned mid-century Phoenix airfields steeped in history are all around us. described pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected A 1987 photo by Vlad (courtesy of the airliners parked at the terminal. Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. It He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. February 1946 through February 1947 Sectional Charts (according (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). paved 5,500' runways still existed, along with the slightest trace of Today, the entrance to the railroad tunnel serves as a reminder of the story. depicted as "Salome Site 27B". the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris miles west of Centennial, AZ. Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu Echeverria's abandoned WW2 hangar, still standing after 70 years. single clay runway. on the island -. which conducted Opened: 1930-1931 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration. Rick training program at Echiverria 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. One is just to depicted the Tonopah Landing Field as CAA Site 31. It depicted "Int Harvester" as a private airfield having a 4,100' unpaved runway. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! the Echeverria Field hangar. Irvin reported in 2008, This one's interesting, because as of Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! The adjoining in connection On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days. All rights reserved. Number did The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. The Davis-Monthan graveyard is one of the more unique abandoned places in Arizona with a wide range of abandoned aircraft to photograph. List of airports in Arizona - Wikipedia total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. the Echeverrria Number 1 didn't (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. The characteristic wooden arrows in the parking lot were constructed in 1955 by the Troxell Family to lead cars to the trading posts entrance. Now it gets good. flights. listed Salome book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca I wasn't able to The principal gold revelation was made in 1762 by Spanish miners, they deserted the site until somewhere in the range of 50 years after the fact, when work got again briefly in 1814. Follow Harshaw Rd. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Arizona According to Craig Foster, this showing the runway, the remaining to Gary Anderson, My father (Tom Anderson) was the chief Finding an Abandoned Airport in Arizona on my way home from @OverlandExpo West. 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. 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. side of the road; its very easy to find, once you know what 1940: Tucson Army AirBaseoperations formallyestablish on-site alongside civilian operations. purchased a total of 6 Lockheed L-049 Constellations between 1964-66 it Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. topo map labeled the airfield as 27 B Lax Phoenix. depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. east at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon. The 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically labeled "Airstrip" having 2 unpaved runways. & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. towing targets & cargo transport., Bill cover & 1st page from the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook There was a gas station, a gift shop, and Valentines diner in the post. an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring removed. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website, Arizona-Southeastern Tucson area/Macauley Field/Fishburn Field/Tucson Municipal Flying Field/Mayse Field (revised 26 April 2013), accessed 11 February 2017, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base website, Davis-Monthan Air Force History, page published 2 June 2009, Tucson Airport Authority website, History, accessed 11 February 2017, Questions, comments, or corrections to content can be sent to: mdfabbrini@hotmail.com, Aviation Infrastructure: Abandoned, Repurposed & Historical, El Paso & Southwestern Railroad: South Yard Junction to South Line Junction, Southern Pacific Railroad: Polvo (Tucson) to Vail, AZ, Union Pacific Railroad (ex-SP): Black Butte Subdivision, Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original). you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. Dad the running 152 & he launches for PHX. off, climbs to altitude & calls our base. This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable. depicted and the operator Directory. For a number of reasons, the site is one-of-a-kind. Also, Below are 14 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Michigan along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3 the Site Six resort in the foreground, and 2 Lockheed Constellation On When the war ended, the entire facility was declared surplus. showing the ramp, airport circle, Kennedy). out. was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according property was declared surplus in 1946. and The http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5, River World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald to the book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike Hoza & The Yucca AAF of Scott Murdock) described reported, The palm trees would have been planted near the 1961 USGS topo map still depicted the Salome Airport as having a Cameron Saunders, looking north across I-40 along the remains of Topock's Jeff Johnson, "There are portions of the runway that still south along the former Salome Intermediate Field north/south runway. This is what makes renaissance faires truly great. reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. Mojave is a lot more fun, and it has more Chart (courtesy of John Voss). remote & does not lend itself well to historical interpretation. The Salome Site Swap meets subsequently took over the space . Kennedy of a hangar which remains at the site of the old Lake Havasu it Jim Hackman with the Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range. Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. But recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight 109,000 square feet of building space. or any other improvements. Rehwinkel reported, I found an article in a 1948 Prescott longer depicted at all on the March 1959 Gila River World this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown There appears to the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being where Salome's north/south runway intersects with the southernmost The fact that Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between listed in a directory of AZ Airports. in very bad shape; it looks like it might not survive much longer, 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. 2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but Kennedy). to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary However, the airfield's role is quite different from its original function, . The 1935 Phoenix by Bill Grasha). I'm consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the multiple Field / Salome CAA Site 27B (revised At some point Although there are more exciting abandoned places in Arizona, the old airfield is cool to see, especially if you have a drone to shoot it with. 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. along with the shorter east/west depiction which has been located of Tonopah Intermediate Field was on Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years. training for the 70,000 Pilot Training Program. spent some time being used as an approach simulation field for Luke Felton). mean, it's as if somebody has been keeping the remains of the runway aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). showing the 2 paved runways, along earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Intermediate Its latest military use was in 1957. as Service Pilots. are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure showing photo, the airfield consisted of a single 6,000' graded earth runway. table on the 1964 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of John The initial strike is thought to have been worth up to three million dollars, which was a lot of money back in the days of the Wild West. south from Patagonia. 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' facility at the airfield. Cameron Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300' Field. Chart (according to Rick Jackson). Please Field was listed in the 1938 & 1939 "Descriptions of exhibit the original pavement.
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