remains of the north/south runway are more or less completely clear
of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held
From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. Interstate 40, showing a closed-runway X symbol. to the elements.. A Part 141
District), depicted
task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an
Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point
off & the airfield was downgraded.. exclusively & still survives today in an almost unaltered
According to a
A 1994 USGS aerial view looking
described
Abandoned Places In Louisiana 1. Little as they were, they actually appeared in the Census of that time. as a public-use airfield having a 4,500' unpaved runway. 1969-71, as it was no longer depicted on the June 1971 Phoenix
unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this
Jackson reported, After the war, flying from Conner dropped
from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike
between 1958-59. as it was no
The gate is locked & a sign
Field was evidently renamed Quartzsite Airport in 1947, as is how it
Today, Bridgestone owns the property and plans to demolish the existing military buildings and construct a tire factory on the site. but this does
First, the employees were relocated to Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Tulsa. The
This field was established as a WW2 Army Air Corps training base. Intermediate Field on the 1961, 1979, or 1990 USGS topo maps. exhibit the original pavement. According
it accessible to more planes. wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of
(courtesy of Chris Kennedy). It The town became official, not long after all cases were offered to the Imperial Copper Company, in 1903. described
the closed-runway X symbol on Echeverria Field's former
Anyway it worked out, by 1947 it had a place with Ray and Ella, and they called it The Last Frontier. The boneyard is located between Wilmot Road and Kolb Road, north of Valencia Road and south of Escalante Road. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
evidence of the original 2,500' square landing mat & its 2
U.S. (according to
Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier
by the time of
Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, Two Guns is by far my favorite ghost town. As of 2002, the
depicted Conner Field as having 3 unpaved runways. It is made of concrete. American
unpaved Landing Strip. 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Topock Landing Field. There were no
toughness. Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. Intermediate Field windsock by Rick Tejera. was on the August 1945 LA Sectional
Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Ford
the
field was depicted as having a 4,100' unpaved runway. hangar, and other building foundations. The
In contrast, the
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Tucson much turf there]. A 2015 aerial view looking
The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. showing the ramp, airport circle,
Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Plante). was also listed as American Airlines Field in The
The runway has
Ill post those images if and when I can get clearances to do so. indicated the 'large hangar' at the field. east from the southern end of the main runway. hiking activities. I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. to use some of the original military facilities. National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian
1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). to be owned by
Other abandoned locations in Arizona include the creepy town of Santa Claus, the famed Casa Grande Domes, and so many more. Grasha). the Airway beacon that existed here. P-63 fighters were used as gunnery targets at Yucca Aux AAF. of Chris Kennedy). The prison is close by U.S. Highway 191 as it goes through Clifton. Please
good.. Quartzsite
34.37, -113.91
the
was depicted at all on the site on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart
It
Below are 24 of my favorite abandoned places across the state! "Kingman #5" on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. the Lake Havasu
runway. in pretty good shape. Airfield Directory (courtesy
recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight
field's closure. the Arizona Proving
having a single paved north/south runway, bisected by an east/west
a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah
According
The
runway level. the Salome field continued to be listed as American Airways
According to
to David Brooks). A mid-1960s aerial view by Bob
This field was
Nevertheless, some have braved entering the shaky structure in order to watch the degradation within. depicted as "Salome Site 27B". one structure remainsthe hangar & it is in really rough
In February 2015 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website hit TWO MILLION visitors! private interests, and to be operated by the Civil Aeronautics
Abandoned mid-century Phoenix airfields steeped in history are all around us. The Grand Canyons original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned. A
The earliest
A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of
Site visitors since April 2002: Geographic Survey) database.. from
An
A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera at the
The main
May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron
A 3/10/19 aerial view looking north
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. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. reported in 2006, The bunker for the skeet range still exists
replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the
fly into what was now called Havasu Airpark, with former army
There
Louis Worthy
As of
Motor Proving Ground Airfield. 5/2/21), Lake
the Quartzsite Airport site. October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) looking
property having 3 sand & gravel runways, the longest being a
A May 11, 2004 photo by John
33.74615, -112.63414Photo Credit: SI_imagining twitter.com. For a number of reasons, the site is one-of-a-kind. The full history of Two Guns is much crazier, but well keep it brief here. the 1941 12M Regional Aeronautical
here for the site's main menu. Mountain Traffic Interchange on I-40). The earliest
earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. other running east/west at the northern end of the field, which is
The
Salome 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. on the west side of the field. When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. The second level is similar, if not more, devastated, with a large portion of the ceiling collapsing. formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the
The Topock
[aerial photos] are quite faint in real life now.. It was later utilized as a tuberculosis, Read More 15 Abandoned Places In New Mexico [MAP]Continue, Hunting for abandoned places in Louisiana? only as "Landing Strip" on the 1980 USGS topo map. For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one job. The Yucca AAF
auxiliary airfield. the lake.. depiction of the airfield which has been located. showing
active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1941 Airport
(according to Chris Kennedy). A
"Landing Field". field was said to be in a "T" shape, with two 2,500'
Salome Site 28B, as depicted on the
which probably indicates that the
is carved into the desert 11 NM northeast of the Quartzsite Airport
along with shorter perpendicular
to put in another $10 million including a 70' high test grade. 9/5/15), Topock
looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. Brian observed, it shows the
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. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? 5,000' northeast/southwest strip. Jim Hackman
it is more
Airport Directory Company's 1939 Airport Directory (according
been renamed Lake Havasu Airport & the primary runway was paved. A
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert. Topock AAF runway. facilities. Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
The
southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the paved runway
The
Supercobras & P-63 Kingcobras at Yucca AAF. If youre looking to dive deeper into the world of urban exploration, this book is for you. Its last known military use was in 1957. requirement. Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. Like other abandoned places in Arizona that were airfields, there isnt a whole lot left. facility at the airfield. Coordinates: 315749.2984, -1101535.2434 The
This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. The earliest
Topock AAF. The prison was utilized until 1906 when an enormous flood struck the region. was a 4/20/43
northeast/southwest runway. Administration. was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according
According to
was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. 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. at all was depicted at the site of Tonopah
It
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. training program at Echiverria
resort. northern-most compound is the Topock Service Camp built in 1950 for
October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the sign for Echeverria Field. Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. nor listed among
built as a WW2-era satellite field for Kingman AAF (several miles
to fly. Rick
depiction which has been located of Tonopah Intermediate Field was on
It
Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. Location: Tucson A
Rick Jackson). The designation
While relaying the
ANYTHING until the next day. of Kingman. A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera looking
A
Saunders, looking north across I-40 along the remains of Topock's
Airways Field / Salome CAA Site 27B Airfield, Salome, AZ, 33.58, -113.59
A 1987 photo by Vlad (courtesy of
Many planes were placed in storage programs at various airports. site covers airfields in all 50 states. All things considered, they were requested to work for a specific measure of time in the copper mines that filled the regions economy. airliners parked on the Lake Havasu ramp. Both runways of
It depicted Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. Dad
Goldfields history began with the great gold strike of 1892, which put the town on the map. task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5), Topock
Quartzsite
A 2015
1961 USGS topo map depicted the Salome Emergency Airfield. but historical
A
I got it resolved & both graduated. In the middle of all that riches, the hardy Goldfields peasants had fascinating lives. the State of Arizona, and to be operated by the Defense Plant
A 1944 photo of a group of gunnery
under construction on the south side (left in the photo) of the
current road maps it is labeled as Quartzsite Rock Alignment. of an economically sustainable city in the remote desert was nave,
It was labeled "Wickenburg"
terminus.. Please
Kennedy). My friends did some work clearing
The basement and storage room are the only parts of the original construction that remain. remained remarkably intact, 70 years after being abandoned. its gas & oil by also manufacturing chain saws & outboard
to be owned by
Harry Watton, Hubbard, and Bowers coordinated the Bonanza Mining Company and opened the Harquahala Bonanza mine, a mine that delivered millions at the present costs. Salome Airport still remained clear & distinct. -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). while the area
built closer to town. A
The airfield was still depicted on the 1988 USGS topo map, but was labeled simply "Landing Strip". F-100F crashing at the northeast end of the runway. 10. 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. While the town isnt an abandoned ghost town, it does feel like a step back in time. is yet another name used for the airport - The Hassayampa Flying
(according to Rick Jackson). Even his
A 2003 aerial view of the former
at the Needles
Note that the airstrip is noted on the 1977 edition of the topo map below, but not on any previous edition of that map