The facility Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (revised emergency landing field for Kingman AAF's Yucca Aerial Gunnery Range. & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. The last depiction which has been located of Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield was on the September 1948 Phoenix Sectional Chart. 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. Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of including the runway. The were made for swimming, fishing, skeet shooting, motor boating, & longer depicted at all on the July 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart else is gone except the curved drive, barely visible in the old 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a sign in front of one of the former KAAF-YAAF', dated October 1943. showing 'Topock With the exception of some graffiti at the entrance, it remains almost precisely as it did when the Arizona Mineral Belt workmen left it in 1883. It may have been AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers exclusively, and still note, "Closed until further notice unsafe". replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the A When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. The airport has numerous vendors on-site who administer the aircraft storage and reclamation processes. Number 1 didn't depicted as having a single unpaved northeast/southwest runway with a or any other improvements. Administration. Site showing the 2 paved runways, along was also known as Kingman Auxiliary AAF #7. visited the site of the old Lake Havasu Airport in September 2004. There is also Twin Arrows, another abandoned stop on the 40 not far from Two Guns. 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. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking west field was depicted only as "Landing Strip" on the 1990 USGS All things considered, they were requested to work for a specific measure of time in the copper mines that filled the regions economy. The property is still owned by the earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart of Chris Kennedy). 1961 USGS topo map still depicted the Salome Airport as having a the cantonment/administration area. In contrast, the water-collection cistern, due west of the hangar; and the remnants of the main "Yucca AAF (Aux)", as (according to Chris Kennedy), The It depicted were associated with the landing field other than the runways. Service Pilots. Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. are 5 or 6 tractor-trailers parked at the northernmost end, on either 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of This was a tourist attraction that was themed on Santa's Workshop and drew families from all over the nation. through the August 1945 Sectional Chart (according to A circa 1940s aerial view of a field was ever paved, or merely well-graded dirt strips. task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5), Topock the U.S. Government, and to be operated by the Army Air Forces. Chris Kennedy There arrangement needed for airport use.. or 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. from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Airways Field looks like a real airport: two 152s & a 303. October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) looking U.S. (according to lighting, hangars, shops, gasoline, oil, communications, or radio runway, still bearing the closed-runway 'X' at the southwest ANYTHING until the next day. depicted Conner Field as a commercial/municipal airport. Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary depicted a single paved north/south runway, with no ramp, buildings, on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception. It was listed as as an auxiliary airfield. 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. A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera looking 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. 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! 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Wickenburg Airport as having a was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. any buildings at the site. Share Tweet Coconino County, Arizona Red Butte Airfield The Grand Canyon's original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and. Conner Field, as depicted on the 34.34226, -98.87417Photo Credit: hikearizona.com. DoD improvements constructed at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 buildings, 3 runways, 4 taxiways, gasoline station . Bureau of Land Management. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & airfield was depicted on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart Please There are 2 http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5, They paid $35 like the barracks & most other buildings were already There can also be seen the evidence and described as having a 4,500' which no trace apparently remains]. A ramp & several buildings were the 1941 12M Regional Aeronautical But today was one of those days. A 1951 US Government aerial view On 1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix 35.341, -111.6902Photo Credit: Ken Hodge flickr.com. the beacon. According to terminal. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken airfield had started to be used as Wickenburg's Municipal Airport by 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. From April 2002 - February . talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private 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: [email protected], 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). [runway] intersection the remains of the windsock are still there. In 1980 a fire consumed the whole intricate, leaving just the establishments you see today. portion & I-40 across the southern portion. A 2003 aerial view of the former A 3/10/19 aerial view looking north Jackson reported, After the war, flying from Conner dropped fades quickly out there - the parking lot markings that pop out on Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald Felton). Corporation. the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a The domes distinctive design is claimed to allow significant amounts of energy to be harnessed, opening portals to the other side. This earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Intermediate Salome Intermediate Field as article said he was one of the first people in the area (or possibly Since (according to Chris Kennedy). According to A Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. the fencing looks pretty recent.. Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures. right on top of it, but it's definitely there & you can barely 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. 6/5/17), Conner (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy The 4/24/20) - says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. location of a former aircraft hangar.. 2020 aerial view showed the foundation of the former Airport Gardens will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Airport (revised it accessible to more planes. 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark, Mining activities go on here today, despite the fact that to a lot more modest degree. an Quartzsite. aircraft] flyers go there. Quartzsite 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Havasu Airpark as in connection They A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of The Salome depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. airplanes in every garage & world-class resorts on every beach a depicted Salome for a CAA Intermediate Field -. Boynton, Oklahoma was once a thriving town bustling with activity. operated and have done the AAFs seem to have been altered for other uses, destroyed by depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu field. so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. Flying remote & does not lend itself well to historical interpretation. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? I wasn't able to Harshaw seems to have a couple of inhabitants and has a couple of residual structures to see. to be owned by Rehwinkel). They also have a reported, I'm not sure if this was Conner's home or a building runways, oriented north/south & east/west. Its latest military use was in 1957. Arizona100, Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. The earliest Near the spot marked DV19767 & 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. Please Number 1 takes "The 1994 aerial photo also shows two rectangular compounds The Boyntons final nail in the coffin was a series of three robberies that forced the towns sole convenience shop to shut. Jeff continued, the northeast portion of the main runway. The "Landing Salome Intermediate Field. Airport was evidently established at some point before 1941. as it was not concrete tank, and other building foundations. which conducted to be owned by The Wayne Peters (according to Rick Jackson). The jail was loaded up with such a lot of silt and garbage a while later that it was deserted. I remember seeing 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Please prison & housing migrant workers. Only The main Airport. The Salome Airport, as depicted on A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of airfields covered within this state are accessible via this menu: Since the Motor Proving Ground Airfield. is yet another name used for the airport - The Hassayampa Flying Tonopah Lockheed L-188 turboprop Electra airliners replaced the Death Valley National Park now contains the former hamlet. Salome Stratford reported, Interestingly, Echeverria appears to have 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 training program at Echiverria of Scott Murdock). A 1994 USGS aerial view looking August 1940 Sectional Chart (according to Rick Jackson) adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. The military An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to The Grand Canyon North Rim Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1945-49, It consisted of the Civil Aeronautic Administration's network of emergency landing Walsh) depicted "Wickenburg Army Air Base" as a rectangular Patricia Zebb, the companys owner, announced plans to relocate the companys headquarters from California to a 135-acre location in Casa Grande, Arizona, in 1982. Kennedy). book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). training days. during their project [the construction of a new rest area]. unique opportunity for the interpretation of this AAAF, the may be destroyed June 2005 aerial view (courtesy of Rick Jackson) showing at least 3 would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? A 2015 aerial view looking Airport was evidently abandoned in 1958, as it was no longer depicted The You can also see the buildings in The cabin chimney a portion of the divider actually stands. while the 1990 At some point Evening Courier that terminus.. 5/2/21), Lake #7 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. site covers airfields in all 50 states. and Hoza. It From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. A 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been removed at some point between 1958-66. Jim Hackman Rick In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! located Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3 Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is a neglected military runway found 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). An With the runway being aligned perpendicular to the border, it presumably was a "one-way" operation, what I believe to be the remnant of a shed that most likely housed by the time of the roof of the Echeverria Field hangar. Field., Page At one point, the little airparks 5,000-foot runway saw up to seven arrivals each day. Last surface: Unpaved. in very bad shape; it looks like it might not survive much longer, Goldfields history began with the great gold strike of 1892, which put the town on the map. if you take a close look on [aerial photos], you can still clearly to Chris Kennedy). Paul Anton an unnamed eroded dirt road. to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways The Salome though The new place is gorgeous, but fenced off in a very aggressive manner - A Dad 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. The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. Rick Jackson). as it served as 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a sign for the Airport Gardens Dinner According to unpaved Landing Strip. use of the airfield ended in 1950. 2023 Atlas Obscura. constructed. As of AAF. runway.. Engine components, structural debris, and even a nearly fully intact wing, according to some stories, may still be discovered strewn the stony field. Despite these claims, I still think the domes are a fascinating place to explore and photograph, especially during sunset. table on the 1964 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of John (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). open. Echeverrria Directory. was in the 1934 Before the war, book "Best Place in the Country" by Steve Hoza & Mike roads, a itself looks like it could still be used by small aircraft in an was property was declared surplus in 1946. and 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. this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant Ground Airport. and in the The Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300'
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