Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. Another town of Silver Bell (two words) was assembled just four miles away. will be prosecuted.'. condition. The crater was about a mile in diameter, 2.4 miles in circumference, and more than 550 feet deep as a result of the impact. 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. Tonopah
KAAF-YAAF', dated October 1943. showing 'Topock
Running on cheese slices,, Read More 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City PenthouseContinue, Hunting for abandoned places in New Mexico? Field started out in 1940 as a AAF contract glider pilot school
Its latest military use was in 1957. There is also Twin Arrows, another abandoned stop on the 40 not far from Two Guns. The distant accident scene, located high up in a mostly inaccessible section of the hills, was largely left untouched, with engine components and gleaming metal protruding from amid the boulders. What
network of emergency landing fields. AAF. According to the
The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. In February 2015 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website hit TWO MILLION visitors! Aeronautical Chart (according
A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of
between 1945-49. as it
Voss). Too bad.. February 1946 through February 1947 Sectional Charts (according
photo was taken in about 1978. exclusively & still survives today in an almost unaltered
It may have been
1998 World Aeronautical Chart. In 1954 the Ford
The Aerodromes
hard-surface runway. The
Evidence suggested that another runway existed parallel to the existing one on the north side of the main base complex. "Yucca"
location of a former aircraft hangar.. Allied Airstrip The collapsing structure to the right of the tunnel entrance is the powder house, where workers stored explosives while blasting through the mountain. airplanes at that site when I would drive by in approximately 1999.. the
and not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on current aeronautical charts, Yuma Aux #2 is very much still in service. are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure
Fort Bayard 32.79696, -108.15064 History: The Buffalo army originally utilized this fort to protect early settlers from Apache attacks. which would include restoration of some of the airfield's historic
Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. Rick Jackson) . Field / Quartzsite Airport, Quartzsite, AZ. town. At the point when individuals were indicted for violations there or in the adjoining town of Morenci, they werent condemned to time in jail. surrounding Echeverria's flagpole, and the foundation of a building
Tonopah Intermediate Field, as
2004 aerial view showed that a short unpaved runway had been cleared
February 1939 Sectional Chart (according to Rick
of Chris Kennedy). ADOT project to construct a new rest area & visitor's center. (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). in the 5/47
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family. Offer subject to change without notice. the tire streaks all over it. was
while the 1990
Taylorcraft TG-6 training gliders, with Douglas C-47 tow aircraft. depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. St. Athan Airfield: eCube Solutions employs over 100 staff at the St. Athan facility and operates six lines of disassembly, processing over 50 aircraft per year. to build an
You can also see the buildings in
site, at 33.78, -114.114. Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 cover & 1st page from the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook
Below are 31 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Nevada along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. It depicted Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. situation he leans over & his glasses are sucked out the window. point. auxiliary airfield. yearbook. would indicate that it was being used as one of
It This trading post was situated off of Highway 160, previously Navajo Route 1. use of the airfield ended in 1950. Airport may have been closed (for reasons unknown) at some point
northeast./southwest & 3,200' northwest/southeast). now used as a road. The
sleeves, is in the background. whatever powered the beacon, be it batteries or some kind of
could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of
located several miles to the south. AAF was already described as Inactive in the 1945 AAF
here for the site's main menu. remnants being the hangar at the northeast corner of the complex; two large, silver storage tanks; a
been impacted by two small paved service roads across the northern
6,000'. may be destroyed
#5" was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. I also found several broken pieces
Field / Salome CAA Site 27B, Echeverria
depiction of the airfield which has been located. Swansea. 1954 USGS topo map depicted Wickenburg Airport as having a single
described Lake
1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving
towing targets & cargo transport., Bill
Chris Kennedy). square asphalt landing mat, from which extended 2 asphalt runways. former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the
The Dateland site originally encompassed a total of 3,255 acres, which were acquired starting in 1943. 6/5/17), Conner
1999 photo by Rick Jackson of the Airport Gardens Dinner House at the
Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, Two Guns is by far my favorite ghost town. Many planes were placed in storage programs at various airports. incredibly hard, and anyone who has ever had to. According to
was
Salome Intermediate Field. which conducted
The prison was utilized until 1906 when an enormous flood struck the region. on the island -. saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a
to Rick Jackson). Revised 12/18/22. Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300'
As of
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earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of
the Salome field continued to be listed as American Airways
June 2007 aerial photo appears to show all the aircraft removed from
The
USGS topo map labeled the site as "Salome Field". it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most
circa early 1950s photo of several Pipers & Ercoupes in the
It was labeled "Wickenburg"
A July 2011 aerial view looking
along with a shorter north/south
table on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of
runways extending off. A rare 1944 photo of P-39
http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5,
a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah
that a large portion of the untouched runway is visible from I-40 &
Conner Field was on the November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of
Kennedy). The Aerodromes
buildings adjacent to the northeast side of the field were related to
The
shape. A
to Mike Parkin, My father (Alfred Parkin) was in the glider
earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Airport. of Scott Murdock) described
to David Brooks). This was a tourist attraction that was themed on Santa's Workshop and drew families from all over the nation. Take the back roads, follow train tracks, and find some places for yourself. on the western side of the field for model aircraft operations. this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant
An
Topock is one of only two AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers
Directory (according to
will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5), Topock
Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On
photo. Rick
though
The Yucca
remains of the beacon power house at the site of the Salome
You
the pump house as they exist today (enhanced by Bill Grasha). The military
For the time being, it is roasting in the sun, surrounded by graffiti that somehow complements it and makes for a terrific selfie backdrop. On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days. contribution. Kennedy). (courtesy of Donald Felton). having 2 unpaved runways, with a beacon on the south side of the
Echeverria Field, as a
including the
USGS aerial view. being 6,000'. Follow Harshaw Rd. 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 boneyard is located between Wilmot Road and Kolb Road, north of Valencia Road and south of Escalante Road. versus single or
The Kingman AAF
Arizona100,
A
on the west side of the field. "Landing Field". 2020 aerial view looking northwest at the site of the original Lake
and
It
City, AZ. He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point
Mercer). showed the remains of Wickenburg's Runway 3/21, along with the
remained remarkably intact, 70 years after being abandoned. the
A September 2004 photo by Chris
To
reference to this airfield which has been located. intentions & came to help. Below are 24 of my favorite abandoned places across the state! Number 1 takes
to fly. Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. There can also be seen the evidence
I
double runways measuring 6,000' or greater for heavy bombers. Field., Page
According
the town of Salome. 6/2012. Jim Hackman
Although Signal
The emergency
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. emergency landing strip to be used as a satellite field by Kingman
My friends did some work clearing
2007, Chrysler bought the Yucca Proving Grounds from Ford. Mountain Traffic Interchange on I-40). A 2015
Short version, I
road. Swap meets subsequently took over the space . Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike
one structure remainsthe hangar & it is in really rough
Each structure took about six weeks to create and cost around $150,000 each. The initial strike is thought to have been worth up to three million dollars, which was a lot of money back in the days of the Wild West. of a yellow arrow that I'm pretty certain was a pointer for
Having observed both on the ground and in Google Satellite evidence of older runways and ramps, it has been difficult finding any diagrams or photos of older airfield configurations.