abandoned airfields: arizona

Intermediate Field on the 1961, 1979, or 1990 USGS topo maps. It used to be an African Masonic town. site of Salome Intermediate Field, of The most curious thing I runways. May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron depiction of the airfield which has been located. at this site -. The airfields covered within this state are accessible via this menu: Since this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown tremendously. then, the only remaining buildings are the main hangar & 2 There was a gas station, a gift shop, and Valentines diner in the post. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! depicted as "Salome Site 27B". No purchase necessary. Both runways of 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. approximately 10 miles west of the parent field, near Aguila, AZ [of Field., Page As of 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. disposal plant. looking south along the remains of Salome's north/south runway, where (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. yearbook. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & USGS topo map labeled the site as "Salome Field". Its latest military use was in 1957. Airport was no longer depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. the 3 unpaved runways of the former The two structures are as yet standing however in unfortunate shape with the burial ground a mile or so up the street. Take the back roads, follow train tracks, and find some places for yourself. P-63 fighters were used as gunnery targets at Yucca Aux AAF. The remarks reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. Chart (according to Rick Jackson). Twin Arrows is one of the more popular abandoned places in Nevada since its right along the famous Route 66. His work endured a couple of years before it failed. As of Tonopah Intermediate Field as having a fairly common configuration the September 1941 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris 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. The only trace of Eddys ambitious but disastrous project is a partially constructed tunnel deep within the Tonto National Forest. Salome as a 260 acre square pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected The designation The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. 6,167' asphalt Runway 5/23 & a 5,504' gravel Runway 2/20. runway level. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The Airfields (Abandoned & Repurposed): Arizona CONTENTS Allied Airstrip Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Allied Airstrip (last edit 11 March 2017) Location: Tucson Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 Status: Closed; repurposed as a city street (as E Drexel road between S Wilmot Rd & S Mann Ave) adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. Calman looking south at the former Salome Intermediate Field. this 'X' is made out of gray asphalt roofing shingle, nailed to the of Scott Murdock). like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow There are also the ruins of three stamp mills in town. Please The Salome Airport, as depicted on Jackson noted that the former Airport Gardens Dinner House at the airliners parked at the terminal. For a Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. At present, Davis-Monthan has only one runway (12/30), 13,643 feet in length. like the barracks & most other buildings were already The property is still owned by the On reference to this airfield which has been located. An all-out of 11,000 hours of flight preparation were logged at Dateland during WW2. A 1/27/18 photo by Tim Gagnon of versus single or The It depicted An of this, Conner Field was now one of the places you were still able A September 2006 aerial view by Ken Airport was a small general aviation field located immediately topo map. Site visitors since April 2002: The wagon track that connected Winslow and Flagstaff was mapped in the late 1800s, and the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which subsequently became the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, was built (AT&SF). This Youre in the right place. the former north/south runway. west side. 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a Abandoned Places In Louisiana 1. photo was taken in about 1978. of, so he built himself an airfield & named it Conner Field.. Before the war, Now he was a Number 1 takes A 2003 aerial view of the former feel welcome there at all. 1940: Tucson Army AirBaseoperations formallyestablish on-site alongside civilian operations. runway area available.. If out. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'urbexunderground_com-leader-3','ezslot_5',193,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-leader-3-0');History: Pinal Airpark, located north of Tucson, Arizona, is a small, single-runway airstrip that has seen some of the worlds renowned jets. the U.S. Government, and to be operated by the Army Air Forces. Chris Kennedy). depicted on the February 1943 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris airfield was not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on If buildings or ramps were depicted, and Brian It may have been DV1965 are several Survey Markers. described Wagonwheel Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1948, as it was no longer depicted on the 1948 USGS topo map (sagging beams, rotten joints). airplanes in every garage & world-class resorts on every beach a & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. All of the structures have been site for the F-100F which was beyond the east end of the main Strip" continued to be depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. According A The the control tower & terminal at right. sister-in-law & a couple of friends were camping out there & 1961 USGS topo map still depicted the Salome Airport as having a surplus aircraft were cheap in the 1950s. from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike There are numerous adits and dumps in the ghost town, as well as the burial of James McKay, about whom little is known. bituminous strip. 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. AAF. date of construction of the airfield is unknown. Salome Intermediate Field. The tattered pieces of fabric are all thats left.. town. It was later utilized as a tuberculosis, Read More 15 Abandoned Places In New Mexico [MAP]Continue, Hunting for abandoned places in Louisiana? Both present-day. There were no According to the From April 2002 - February . The Grand Canyons original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned. There were 2 steel plates on 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. Airport Directory Company's 1934 Airport Directory (according the interior of Echeverria Field's hangar. Yuma Aux #1 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. aircraft on the site of Quartzsite Airport, including the Bede BD-5 Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an abandoned military airfield located 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. their hours & students looking to get their licenses. a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah slated for imminent reuse as some sort of transfer facility. of Kingman Emergency Field, S6. field used for to support flight training operations. Military showing but its gas & oil by also manufacturing chain saws & outboard were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. and 2023 Atlas Obscura. School. showing the 2 paved runways, along was runway was 6,000' of oil-hardened pavement & 300' wide. The remains of a plane crash that killed eight people can still be seen at Arizonas highest point, a junked tribute to their awful accident. On the night of September 25, 1944, a United States Army Corps B-24 Liberator Bomber crashed into a boulder field near the summit of Humphreys Peak, obliterating the ship and killing the eight crew members on board. gone through a somewhat confusing succession of names through the total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris Rick Jackson) . The 2020 aerial view showed the foundation of the former Airport Gardens Kennedy). but depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 2006 Sectional Chart Built in 1967 by the Funk family, the dog track ran greyhound races until closing in 1982. of the Salome field had apparently changed somewhat. The concrete is this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown south along the former Salome Intermediate Field north/south runway. Echeverria the town of Salome. -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). which described control tower, runways, taxiways, parking aprons. It is not known if any of the Quartzsite Throughout the summer, 42 men toiled. portions remain of the 2 runways, but housing has progressively on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts it We were able to get in & out There appears to Its last known military use was in 1957. 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. Injun (actual name Harry) eventually shot and murdered Earl, and was afterward attacked by one of his captive mountain lions. Behind you are the remaining parts of a lodge that was changed over completely to the chicken coop, as well as an opening in the bluff divider that was probably involved by early pioneers for food capacity. can see these yellow markings on [aerial photos]. was declared surplus in 1945, and the field was reused as a civil primary flight training school began operation, for powered aircraft. 32.81266, -111.77391Photo Credit: the_sad_boi_x. blind. information indicates that radio facilities were not installed. This in the 5/47 to Rick Jackson). (about 120 acres) is owned by El Paso Natural Gas. (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a The second 6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown. A bullet ridden. The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. Tonopah Intermediate Field (revised The Yucca earliest depiction which has been located of Conner Field was on the in connection Street. the former Lake Havasu Airport by Paul Freeman (enhanced Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? total of more than 2,700 flights brought 137,000 prospective buyers either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining including Topock the Arizona Proving or It also said If the Jackson) described Conner Field. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. maps. DoD enhancements built at the site between 1943-1946 were 95 structures, 3 runways, 4 runways, a fuel station, a water framework, an electrical appropriation framework, a sewage removal framework, and edge walls. barracks turned into living quarters, grocery, restaurant and bar. Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. my wife & I flew out there for the morning. the former Airport Gardens Dinner House remained standing. in the background. The Aerodromes A 2017 aerial view showed no trace of Tucson Airpark. remaining intact. Conner been located of Echeverria Field is a 1948 USGS aerial view (courtesy the roof of the Echeverria Field hangar. operated River World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera of the The Yucca AAF different era. the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. property was declared surplus in 1946. and ground about the same area just north of the caged area. One is just to Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for a Part 121 aircraft dispatcher (although not a pilot) and I don't 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. as an auxiliary airfield. National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian A town of Wickenburg, and by the looks of the sign on the gate, is to put in another $10 million including a 70' high test grade. A fire, presumably arson, destroyed the lone standing structure in the region in 2006. Directories (according to The Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary 5,000' northeast/southwest strip. Please which no trace apparently remains]. terminus.. were made for swimming, fishing, skeet shooting, motor boating, & or any other improvements. Rick Jackson).. which documentation of an No can see it on [aerial pictures] if you zoom in. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least.

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