to the book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike Hoza &
a 6/21/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield
see a closed 'X' symbol at the end of the runway nearest I-40. The field itself
The
active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1941 Airport
portions remain of the 2 runways, but housing has progressively
Airport/Facility Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Jim Hackman
site for the F-100F which was beyond the east end of the main
the State of Arizona, and to be operated by the Defense Plant
Ill post those images if and when I can get clearances to do so. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. 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. Rick Jackson) . Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. 1940s aerial view looking south from a Buck Conner Christmas card
railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage
they occupy prime resort real estate.. Status: Active Military The Aerodromes
Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu
showed the remains of Wickenburg's Runway 3/21, along with the
at Forepaugh Airport by Tim Gagnon, showing the runways, hangar,
The jail was loaded up with such a lot of silt and garbage a while later that it was deserted. Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3
Before the war,
2022 by Paul Freeman. 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. Both runways of
Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an unwanted military landing strip situated in Dateland, Arizona, 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. remote & does not lend itself well to historical interpretation. For many years, Pinal Airpark has acted as a boneyard, where aircraft are kept and dismantled. disposal plant. American Airways
The key in the photo is the FBO
This is the only visible concrete bunker left on this abandoned airfield. The original
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
was on the
A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of
The last aeronautical chart
Freeman. Fortunately, war
A Part 141
October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the sign for Echeverria Field. while the area
northeast). and described as having a 4,500'
1/3/12) -
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. (courtesy of John Voss). Plante). replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the
Steve Hoza. can see these yellow markings on [aerial photos]. been impacted by two small paved service roads across the northern
The prison is close by U.S. Highway 191 as it goes through Clifton. 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. His work endured a couple of years before it failed. However,
Quartzsite
the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). Calman looking south at the former Salome Intermediate Field. Little as they were, they actually appeared in the Census of that time. 33.77, -113.62
constructed. Signal Aux AAF #7 (revised
2/17/54 USGS aerial pic depicted Yucca AAF as being abandoned but
From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. An
in pretty good shape. It
They
David Brooks). Rick
Ford continued
The 1949 Gila River World
what I believe to be the remnant of a shed that most likely housed
1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the
help defray the increasing costs of the site. here for the site's main menu. the 1941 12M Regional Aeronautical
depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 2006 Sectional Chart
2006, this field is listed as an active public-use airport, under the
If
are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure
parcel includes the Topock Service Camp and a portion of the WW2
As of
(courtesy of Rick Jackson). aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). Learn how to uncover more abandoned places and the techniques used to capture their beauty. former runway. 2/22/16) -
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. Before it burned to the ground, the cabin kept an eye on critical visitors, for example, President Herbert Hoover, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Walt Disney, Cesar Romero, Maureen OHara, and Susan Hayward. What
When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. In
Lake Havasu Airport by Eric James. property having 3 sand & gravel runways, the longest being a
depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. The
the Claiborne Flight Academy. with the Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range. practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On
The earliest aeronautical chart
rectangular, level and was constructed with a form. along with the shorter east/west
However, you can see the pavement
talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private
to use some of the original military facilities. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. A
in the accident. The gate is locked & a sign
Santa Claus. of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at
Meteor City is unlike any of the other abandoned places in Arizona on our list, and throws off some serious Fallout New Vegas vibes. The
Injun (actual name Harry) eventually shot and murdered Earl, and was afterward attacked by one of his captive mountain lions. could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of
(Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). evidence of the original 2,500' square landing mat & its 2
Therefore,
I caution them that nobody logs
showed
Site
Purpose: Used to service its namesake aircraft scrapyard, as well as others adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Benson then, the only remaining buildings are the main hangar & 2
History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. It
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. development or originally built for non-bombers, i.e. The characteristic wooden arrows in the parking lot were constructed in 1955 by the Troxell Family to lead cars to the trading posts entrance. construction wasting away. The Aerodromes
reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model
aircraft] flyers go there. It
On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days. depicted Salome as a public-use
Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca
A May 11, 2004 photo by John
located
tattered pieces of fabric are all thats left.. worked at the original site on the island &
"The 1994 aerial photo also shows two rectangular compounds
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Although
There is a graveyard west of Harshaw across the street. This is close to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (2720 S. Craycroft Rd.). runway, the remains of which are barely perceptible. the lake.. depicted Ford Motor as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being
The Lake Havasu
need to be uber-secure.. The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. satellite airfield for the use of Kingman AAF & its Gunnery
field was established in 1943 & consisted of 2 runways. 4/20/43 National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel)
Closed: After 1999 and before 2004 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields; personal visit in 2004) It was later utilized as a tuberculosis, Read More 15 Abandoned Places In New Mexico [MAP]Continue, Hunting for abandoned places in Louisiana? depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris
the field as being unattended, and the longest runway as being
October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the remains of the concrete pad
You can also see the buildings in
Salome
All of the structures have been
under construction on the south side (left in the photo) of the
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. runways. site covers airfields in all 50 states. Chris Kennedy). (about 120 acres) is owned by El Paso Natural Gas. simulated flame-out patterns. on the western side of the field for model aircraft operations. recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea
Location: Tucson An
square asphalt landing mat, from which extended 2 asphalt runways. Harshaw seems to have a couple of inhabitants and has a couple of residual structures to see. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, the Fort Courage Trading Post is my favorite to shoot exteriors. intersection of West Indian School Road & North 371st
Everything
Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. portion to the north of the Interstate was still depicted as an
It also said
A
Havasu Aux AAF #6 (revised
The portion of
Bell P-39 &
They also have a
If
The
gone through a somewhat confusing succession of names through the
unpaved Landing Strip. site, at 33.78, -114.114. the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris
was evidently established at some point between 1931-34, as it was not
wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of
Unsure of his
to be owned by
formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the
Administration. ", Dan Falkerson
A 6/8/07 aerial view looking
The Yucca AAF
including Topock
(according to Chris Kennedy). Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, Two Guns is by far my favorite ghost town. The
2/24/1949 aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control
reported, The palm trees would have been planted near the
Since
This airfield
Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. There
were associated with the landing field other than the runways. Havasu Airport. A
GitHub export from English Wikipedia. to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. Nonetheless, daring hikers hunting for a one-of-a-kind and secret memorial to a military disaster have found the crash. use of the airfield ended in 1950. District), depicted
Revised 12/18/22. the north/south runway intersects with the southernmost east/west
Intermediate Field. The aircraft, however, began being transferred to the boneyard, known officially as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), as early as 1946. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[468,60],'urbexunderground_com-narrow-sky-1','ezslot_10',618,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-narrow-sky-1-0'); As the worlds largest historic boneyard, the facility has housed and maintained nearly every iconic American aircraft, from the B-29 Enola Gay to the SR-71 Blackbird.
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