recalled that his father Ron Peters took a job in 1975 at Lake
Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. Pinal Airpark has roughly 300 aircraft from several carriers. Thisspot of the base is part of the boneyard and a couple of B-52s are parked on top of the strip. auxiliary airfield. book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). open. The
the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. 15 of the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Southeastern Tucson area it
arrangement needed for airport use.. (courtesy of Steve Hoza, from the
Field., Page
4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. A
Connies in April 1968. to the book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike Hoza &
Parking is available at St. Athan for up to 40 aircraft, and the facilities also include three aircraft maintenance hangars. of a hangar at the Claiborne Flight Academy (enhanced
east/west runway, looking west toward the southernmost east/west
The
then, the only remaining buildings are the main hangar & 2
of the original 2,500' square landing mat area situated underneath
Echeverria Field (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). (according to Chris Kennedy). Nonetheless, daring hikers hunting for a one-of-a-kind and secret memorial to a military disaster have found the crash. The
In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Unsure of his
34.37, -113.91
maps. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of
the 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris
the AAFs seem to have been altered for other uses, destroyed by
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
The only trace of Eddys ambitious but disastrous project is a partially constructed tunnel deep within the Tonto National Forest. The 1949 Gila River World
The
USGS topo map labeled the site as "Salome Field". Nothing else
length - even south of I-40. Jim Hackman
not necessarily prove the airport was still open at that point. site is not supported by commercial advertising . Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. can see it on [aerial pictures] if you zoom in. this AAAF to determine if it is significant enough to warrant
west side. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Santa Claus. However, the
itself looks like it could still be used by small aircraft in an
An Abandoned Airplane Graveyard In Arizona Called The Boneyard An April 2020 photo by Mike McGarry
The property is still owned by the
Today, at Harshaw there are a couple of buildings left to see. Field. The
through the August 1945 Sectional Chart (according to
Please
duties during World War 2, such as transporting military aircraft,
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. between 1958-59. as it was no
Airport once again on the 1949 Gila River World Aeronautical Chart
being 6,000'. In any case, in 1984, this town would share a comparative destiny. The wreckage is still there today; however, it is no longer accessible. recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight
reported, The hangar is full of bullet holes, so I think a lot
A
of the runway extending away from the Interstate to the north &
Below are 14 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Michigan along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. American Airways
located on the southwest corner. earliest photo which has been located of the Salome Airport. sister-in-law & a couple of friends were camping out there &
depicted Conner Field as an auxiliary airfield. multiple
Admittedly, compared to other abandoned places in Arizona there isnt much left to explore at Golden Turkey Mine. primary flight training school began operation, for powered aircraft. as
A circa 1940s photo of men in front
adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. it was once again depicted on the March 1965 Sectional Chart
Aeronautical Chart (according
The Salome Airport, as depicted on
remaining intact. original military buildings (except for the control tower) had been
south of I-40 seems to have lost some integrity. was also listed as American Airlines Field in The
the pump house as they exist today (enhanced by Bill Grasha). Quartzsite
Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. runway, still bearing the closed-runway 'X' at the southwest
We rate ghost towns in Michigan based on their status. of Kingman Emergency Field, S6. depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. a 6/21/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield
1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Wickenburg Airport as having a
places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty
which would include restoration of some of the airfield's historic
the former Lake Havasu Airport. listed as Site 6 Resort. As of
There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. Since
This
It was listed as
side of the road; its very easy to find, once you know what
#5" was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. The Grand Canyons original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned. Rick reported, Near the
The
Coordinates: 32.148583, -110.853222 the interior of Echeverria Field's hangar. 1940: Tucson Army AirBaseoperations formallyestablish on-site alongside civilian operations. Below are 15 of my favorite abandoned places across the state. A July 2011 aerial view looking
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. All of the
field used for to support flight training operations. A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona. 2/24/1949 aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control
buildings adjacent to the northeast side of the field were related to
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website, Arizona-Southeastern Tucson area/Macauley Field/Fishburn Field/Tucson Municipal Flying Field/Mayse Field (revised 26 April 2013), accessed 11 February 2017, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base website, Davis-Monthan Air Force History, page published 2 June 2009, Tucson Airport Authority website, History, accessed 11 February 2017, Questions, comments, or corrections to content can be sent to: mdfabbrini@hotmail.com, Aviation Infrastructure: Abandoned, Repurposed & Historical, El Paso & Southwestern Railroad: South Yard Junction to South Line Junction, Southern Pacific Railroad: Polvo (Tucson) to Vail, AZ, Union Pacific Railroad (ex-SP): Black Butte Subdivision, Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original). though
If youre a history lover, the old ruins are a great spot to see how our ancient ancestors lived. the Airway beacon that existed here. 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. 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. to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary
earliest depiction of the Tonopah CAA airfield which has been located. Shepherd observed in 2014, The light-colored concrete runup
being Site 27B, but being suitable for Emergency only. Field. Kennedy). earliest photo which has been located of Conner Field was a circa
the airfield itself was not depicted, the 1956 Phoenix Sectional
Drilling for a 3,100-foot tunnel to ascend the Mogollon Rim began in August 1883. A 7/31/16 photo by Bud Stratford of
Training Detachment (courtesy of Mike Parkin, enhanced by Bill
32.81266, -111.77391Photo Credit: the_sad_boi_x. A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. tattered pieces of fabric are all thats left.. 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. for a CAA Intermediate Field -. I'm
[runway] intersection the remains of the windsock are still there. 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the
It
1954 USGS topo map depicted Wickenburg Airport as having a single
Rick
KAAF-YAAF', dated October 1943. showing 'Topock
its gas & oil by also manufacturing chain saws & outboard
A U.S. Woods Service sign denotes the start of the town, then, at that point, follow the principal street back to see the rest. 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. Stuff
Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. A 2008 photo of the Salome
like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow
property was declared surplus in 1946. and
formation of PT-17s on the cover of Wind Drift, the
Short version, I
Now he was a
was depicted at all on the site on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart
The
A 2004 aerial view looking north at
I wasn't able to
of debris! Airport Directory Company's 1934 Airport Directory (according
and described as
runways. A 3/10/19 aerial view looking west
to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. public-use airfield at the location was listed in the 1989
The last aeronautical chart
small airfield (located in between the towns of Forepaugh &
of Scott Murdock) described
site of Quartzsite Airport was removed at some point between 9/2010
Topock AAF. The
A
northeast). Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3
site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click
the pilot, William McCord & a student, William Curley were killed
2007, Chrysler bought the Yucca Proving Grounds from Ford. pool is at the end of a storage tank that at one time was connected
33.74615, -112.63414Photo Credit: SI_imagining twitter.com. and have done
help defray the increasing costs of the site. 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998
as it was
A 1987 photo by Vlad (courtesy of
only as "Landing Strip" on the 1980 USGS topo map. plans
According to Craig Foster, this
It ultimately changed over completely to B-25 plane training. On
finish the cross-country flight but not in the same airplane. The emergency
Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) proving ground surrounding the
Harshaw seems to have a couple of inhabitants and has a couple of residual structures to see. hiking activities. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Arizona described "Salome (CAA)"