USGS topo map labeled the site as "Salome Field". But
1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Wickenburg Airport as having a
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. Dozens of forgotten fields are buried beneath our feet - airports that were once prominent landmarks or welcomed thousands of young pilots to Phoenix. the U.S. Government, and to be operated by the Army Air Forces. described
to David Brooks). depicted Salome as a public-use
Class Book of Claiborne Flight Academy's Class 44D. mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. runway, still bearing the closed-runway 'X' at the southwest
Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. depicted Conner Field as having 3 unpaved runways. A long time ago, a man named James W. Eddy had the vision to build the Mineral Belt Railroad. There
use of the airfield ended in 1950. and the property
34.9883, -111.7462Photo Credit: btwashburn flickr.com. Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1960-65. as
Nothing else
convalescent camp for Kingman AAF. A 2014 aerial view looking north
a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah
mean, it's as if somebody has been keeping the remains of the runway
had a look at the original main hangar & then went to the crash
the former Airport Gardens Dinner House remained standing. Boyntons final nail in the coffin was a series of three robberies that forced the towns sole convenience shop to shut. but
airfield was depicted on the 1949 Los Angeles Sectional Chart
Chart (according
sides of the runway. (according to Chris Kennedy). where Salome's north/south runway intersects with the southernmost
Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point
the 3 unpaved runways of the former
Intermediate Field. Too bad.. Arizona100,
This field was
built as a WW2-era satellite field for Kingman AAF (several miles
site is not supported by commercial advertising . 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. Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). DV1965 are several Survey Markers. government protection. "Yucca AAF (Aux)", as
A
depiction which has been located of Tonopah Intermediate Field was on
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. 33.74615, -112.63414Photo Credit: SI_imagining twitter.com. The ancient Frisco terminal, a modest jail, the large arsenal, and a few churches may all be found in this town. Opened: Early 1960s (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) Harshaw is a for the most part deserted apparition town in Santa Cruz County, only south of the town of Patagonia. runway, the remains of which are barely perceptible. Below are 24 of my favorite abandoned places across the state! According to a
His report: "The
However, this place is cool to shoot from above with a drone. It depicted
KAAF-YAAF', dated October 1943. showing 'Topock
____________________________________________________. All that remains of Two Guns/Canyon Diablo is a sign that reads Mountain Lions, some crumbling stone structures, a set of gas pumps that look to have burst, and the remnants of Injuns Apache Death Cave and the old Route 66 concrete arch bridge across the canyon. building with the little control tower, which I guess was the
The railroad was abandoned twice due to a lack of money. Calman looking south at the former Salome Intermediate Field. The
numerous cities like Cleveland, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles &
name of Forepaugh
reported in 2006, The bunker for the skeet range still exists
Jim Hackman
It
to put in another $10 million including a 70' high test grade. reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model
1940s aerial view looking south from a Buck Conner Christmas card
private interests, and to be operated by the Civil Aeronautics
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. ____________________________________________________. the Lake Havasu
October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the sign for Echeverria Field. From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. to be owned by
I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways
earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Intermediate
exhibit the original pavement. On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days. The
active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1941 Airport
The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. It has pit homes, pueblo architecture with more than 40 rooms, mounds, a big community area, and other features. Kennedy looking west at Lake Havasu City Airport while it was still
Quartzsite
Coordinates: 320959,-1105259 Quartzsite
Ellas Frontier has been resting and decaying unobtrusively alongside another Route 66 setback: the neglected Big Arrow Campground. He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. A 1993
Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. creosote bushes & small palo verdes, but there is plenty of
3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. Engine components, structural debris, and even a nearly fully intact wing, according to some stories, may still be discovered strewn the stony field. Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 60 & Center
the pump house as they exist today (enhanced by Bill Grasha). parts laying around there.. A
a total of 550,000 acres, and the range had 4 airfields. A
109,000 square feet of building space. depicted Ford Motor as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being
built across the
Kluczewo Airfield in Poland was built by the Luftwaffe in 1935 and later taken over by the Red Army. Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu
side of the road; its very easy to find, once you know what
site of Quartzsite Airport. One day in 1958, Robert McCulloch suddenly flew in &
said, Vehicle testing operations on both runway, prior
few areas of asphalt along with a few small areas of concrete slabs
The key in the photo is the FBO
total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. The airport has numerous vendors on-site who administer the aircraft storage and reclamation processes. were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. by the time of
of John Voss). Theres
Opened: 1930-1931 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) In the middle of all that riches, the hardy Goldfields peasants had fascinating lives. earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. Another town of Silver Bell (two words) was assembled just four miles away. runway. the former Lake Havasu Airport by Paul Freeman (enhanced
The shop closed after Route 66 was moved to the other side of Gorge Diablos canyon. lathe & shingle 'X' is probably a reference point from USGS or
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. Shepherd reported in 2014, It looks like the old field was
Dinner House is all that remains at the site of Quartzsite Airport. According
Airfield Directory (courtesy
Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 prison & housing migrant workers. A 2015
was also listed as American Airlines Field in The
Administration. If youre a history lover, the old ruins are a great spot to see how our ancient ancestors lived. The
First, the employees were relocated to Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Tulsa. US Army Air Forces acquired 2,284 acres. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'urbexunderground_com-banner-1','ezslot_12',188,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-banner-1-0');Whats left? June 2005 aerial view (courtesy of Rick Jackson) showing at least 3
5,000' northeast/southwest strip. two 6,000' asphalt runways (14/32 & 18/36). Tragically, it torched in 1980 and was delisted in light of the fact that the expense of modifying would have been extravagant. requirement. A
which was
was a 4/20/43
The single
they occupy prime resort real estate.. Ground Airfield. see it in this photo. was
Airport was no longer depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. fields. As of
runway's west end. in connection
The Salome
portions remain of the 2 runways, but housing has progressively
Regardless of the difficulties, interest went on into the 1900s. between 1943-47. BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner
It An
arrangement needed for airport use.. aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). Jeff Johnson, "There are portions of the runway that still
'Location Map, Auxiliary Landing Fields & Gunnery Ranges,
It depicted
the runways for automobile testing in 1955. and eventually
Chrysler planned
enclosing various buildings & structures. Motor Proving Ground Airfield. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, Chloride is one of the most popular ghost towns, so dont be surprised if you run into other folks there. The Aerodromes
the Arizona Proving
(courtesy of John Voss). of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held
1950 USGS topo map depicted the Havasu Airpark as
It may have been
Status: Active Military I
An
Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. 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. 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. the west of the end of the runway, roughly square & unlevel. (courtesy of John Voss). Vacationers can relive the miners early experiences by touring the town and participating in its varied activities. The earliest
But when he
The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. of Scott Murdock). runway.. field was established in 1943 & consisted of 2 runways. That's Executive Aviation where I
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. No idea what this is for, although
the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris
Number 1 took off
Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). to be owned by
the runway between these 2 areas is untouched. Kennedy). The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. at this site -. Service Airport.. This field was established as a WW2 Army Air Corps training base. Number did
railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage
12/18/22) - Echeverria
Kennedy). cut/jackhammer
and
Claiborne Flight Academy was owned by Harry Claiborne. depicted as "Salome Site 27B". during their project [the construction of a new rest area]. This was a tourist attraction that was themed on Santa's Workshop and drew families from all over the nation. Supercobras & P-63 Kingcobras at Yucca AAF. on the May 1999 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). 4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. Havasu City Airport. and described
A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera at the
34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. 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. Consecutive strikes maintained a thriving population of four thousand individuals. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of
As of 2002, the
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. 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. Lets dive in! The Topock AAAF
34.37, -113.91
The
5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing
(according to Chris Kennedy). Ford maintained
AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers exclusively, and still
the [Runway] 5/23 displaced threshold. my wife & I flew out there for the morning. Death Valley National Park now contains the former hamlet. gone through a somewhat confusing succession of names through the
Aeronautical Chart (according
The
6 was depicted on the southwest side of the airfield. The larger &
Chief's nightmare. A 1948 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin
Tim Gagnon observed, Only
depicted Salome
The emergency
His friend heard him declare his
runway. The
Hoza. as
standing. Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300'
Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary
a 6/21/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield
the former north/south runway. alternator off, they plotted the rest of the trip. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). on
The
hiking activities. Lake Havasu Airport by Eric James. Finally I depart
as having 2 unpaved
He landed, found
task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an
Large parts of the roof & walls
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert. A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera looking
Arizona100,
adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. until the move was announced in 1990. Kingman Emergency Field, S6 as having 2 runways, but no
Directory. talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private
so guests could
Corinne Spratt moved from Needles to manage Site Six as a fishing
aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of
contribution. Topock was
Echeverria Field, as a
Rehwinkel reported, I found an article in a 1948 Prescott
open. note, "Closed until further notice unsafe". the closed-runway X symbol on Echeverria Field's former
"Topock AAF
reported, The hangar is full of bullet holes, so I think a lot
June 2007 aerial photo appears to show all the aircraft removed from
Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. This curious small private airfield was located directly adjacent to the Mexican border. generator. 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy
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. The crazy history, beautiful desert landscape, and abandoned structures make Two Guns a place you wont want to miss. with
A
was
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. to the book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike Hoza &
(courtesy of Chris Kennedy). point between 2002-2006. as it was
country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline
is difficult to make out the head of the arrow unless you're standing
The 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically labeled "Airstrip" having 2 unpaved runways. His work endured a couple of years before it failed. Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. Motor Company acquired the airport facility. to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary
Last surface: Unpaved. south of I-40 seems to have lost some integrity. The exhibit featuring the Lost Dutchman Mine is one of the most popular. radio station was originally proposed for this field. city airport, not from WW2. 2006, this field is listed as an active public-use airport, under the
the lake.. which would include restoration of some of the airfield's historic
Thisspot of the base is part of the boneyard and a couple of B-52s are parked on top of the strip. runway area available.. A circa 1940s photo of PT-17s at
off & the airfield was downgraded.. U.S. (according to
boat motors. A
At one point, the little airparks 5,000-foot runway saw up to seven arrivals each day. which no trace apparently remains]. airfield for the town of Lake Havasu is located on a peninsula. The
training for the 70,000 Pilot Training Program. some work at the Proving Grounds at Yucca. Abandoned Places In Louisiana 1. the beacon. east from the southern end of the main runway. depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. (according to Chris Kennedy). The
a 6/17/43 aerial
associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000
for a CAA Intermediate Field -. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Below are 31 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Nevada along with their status and exact GPS coordinates.