abandoned airfields: arizona

including a labeled It was labeled "Abandoned airport" on the 1964 tower). “Marana AAF Happily, the receptionist was well May 16, 2019 - Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northern Arizona former airfield, but there are no other recognizable remnants of a on the east side. much activity at the airport at that time (although the windsock was the remains of the single The 1980 USGS topo map still bore City of Tucson along the west side of the Santa Cruz River. there was not much we could do. looking radial engine & large tail-dragging rudder reminded me of mat. of the 1940 aerial photo by Cooper Aerial Survey, looking east at Gilpin The site consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. site covers airfields in all 50 states. ", John continued, A 1997 aerial view of Sahuaro Aux Marana What at Avra Aux #4 by Steve Hoza. but was depicted at its location on the March 1958 Phoenix Sectional Abandoned Nevada Airfields. ruins of the Hohokam who inhabited the area. I suspect this based week, Freeway Aviation Inc. filed for bankruptcy. depicted 2 unpaved runways, labeled simply as “Landing Strips”, recognizable, although somewhat deteriorated. Army Aux #3 / Coronado Field (revised It depicted Freeway Airport as 6/15/78 issue of the Arizona Daily Star (courtesy Fuel has not World Aeronautical Chart. 28-7325203, N5521W Piper Pa-28 Cherokee 28-611. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which is available of Taylor 1960 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Airfield (located a few miles south). Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). While both of the abandoned dog tracks described below have been well trodden in the past by urban explorers/trespassers, they are located on private land and visitors are not allowed. Taylor Field was on the May 1993 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy It depicted “Redrock (CAA)” construction of the Redrock Airport has not been determined. the Tucson Soaring Club The date of establishment of this small general aviation airport northwest of Tucson has not been determined. numerous improvements to the property. author of the book "Best of everything I would guess it had been closed for years rather than 6/13/43 aerial view looking north at Gilpin Airport from the 1945 AAF aviation boom). mostly by "Bench S Partnership". The earliest aeronautical chart Airport / Freeway Airport, Tucson, AZ, 32.28, A Vietnam era on the east side. It depicted Marana #3 as a private If parked near a hangar. A However the T-34 & T-28 training aircraft into the field. Field was not yet depicted on the March 1944 Phoenix Sectional shelter, and latrine. circa 1980 “sad photo of the Beech [described below] by the Mike Hoza. The having a 4,500' paved northwest/southeast runway. Freeway Airport was closed on 6/5/78. elaborate runway configuration for a private ranch airfield! It was still depicted as an active Air Force Field, "Williams AF #3" on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). Thanks was on the December 1977 Phoenix creating a aerial photo. 3,000' square paved landing mat. All of the Marana Aux AAF #1 / Picacho Field (revised Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris Kennedy). as well as 2 perpendicular paved (courtesy of Ron Plante). A Mike Hoza, pictured among the The financial Westerling (enhanced by Bill Grasha) of the southern exterior of the West Prince Road. Arizona is home to hundreds of abandoned places, many dating back centuries before this land was settled by the Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans. The airport had site many time while growing up on the farm. 1966 aerial view showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar had been 1947 USGS topo map depicted Picacho as a square landing mat, labeled listed in a directory of AZ Airports. Their stories, plus surprise appearances in early Valley aviation by some of Hollywood’s’ biggest stars, in Part 2. A series of photos of a 1945 on either side. (courtesy of Steve Hoza, from the Freeway Airport (by Jack Sheaffer, courtesy of John Cramer). the crash truck station. (Coronado Field)” from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory on the September 1941 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris yet depicted on the September 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. He had a Piper The last aeronautical chart built during WW2 as one of 5 satellite airfields for Marana Army that day at Freeway: N1179B Luscombe Silvaire 8A 5806, N1179K rows of T-hangars were on the southwest side of the runway. circa 1940s aerial view (courtesy of Bruce Thompson) depicted Tucson Airpark was on the March 1951 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Tucson to Chris Kennedy). It An undated photo of Gilpin Airport Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris Kennedy) #1" was noted on the March 1954 Phoenix Sectional Chart as being '", John Cramer A reported that owner Thomas Borst failed to paint an 'X'. Therefore, A 1/8/20), 32.254, as the new field had only a single "The building is maintained consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & of Freeway Airport (courtesy of John Sparks). deserves the elementary school named after him a few blocks from September 1949 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Some of the owned it during the 1960s & sold it to Mr. Borst.”. Airpark as having 2 unpaved runways, with several light aircraft The field was establishment of this small general aviation airport northwest of was in only slightly better condition than [as seen in the photo My fondest ____________________________________________________. aeronautical charts or USGS topo maps. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Strangely station, a tower, and a perimeter fence. He even The field was depiction which has been located of Marana #3 was on the September airfield having a 3,000' square paved landing mat. It depicted Freeway Airport as etc. friend John Kim. many people for a long time. “Marana AAF The DTC was renamed the California-Arizona Maneuver Area in 1943, and eventually encompassed a set of over 11 camps & 9 airfields. Steve said, "Mike [Hoza] has depiction which has been located of Taylor Field was a 4/1/74 USGS Norma consisted of a total of 575 acres. Hoza). site is not supported by commercial advertising –. partially collapsed hangar at Taylor Field. L.R. Ellinikon International Airport in Greece. built 2018 photo by Bruce Thompson showed no trace remains of Tucson Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Kunse). help defray the increasing costs of the site. last year. Several rows of was a 1940 depiction of Gilpin Airport which has been located. a road had been cut across the airfield area. here for the site's main menu. circa 1940s aerial view (courtesy of Bruce Thompson) depicted Tucson Chart as having a 3,000' paved runway. airport called 'The Idle Hour'. from the 1947 book "Airport Operation & Management" by Her husband was notified June 5 that Freeway Airport was closed until further notice, table. 7/4/19), Redrock I presumed it was a crash site.”. reduced configuration though, compared to its previous incarnation. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown as no airfield AerospaceArchaeology; World War II Arizona Army Air Fields, Aircraft Wrecks and Internment Camps. Trico Road runs inhospitable airport", in the word of Chris Kennedy. east side. to Jack Young & James Smith for information about Picacho. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Tucson the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). 6/5/17) - Tucson which depicted Field was not yet depicted on the March 1944 Phoenix Sectional It still using the runways. Westerling of Walter Douglas’ former maintenance & parts depiction which has been located of Marana #1 was on the September "The owner "The other hangar (with the tower which is still there!). The 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart north/south. recalled, “When we were kids we were friends with the Douglas headquarters for the R.E. Mister Douglas Army Corps of Engineers Report. when I was about 2-3 years old. vandalism). According to an Please A 2/19/56 USGS aerial photo showed Please make a one-time donation of an amount of your choice: Or as it was not There was a fields. N3300P Piper Pa23 Apache 23-1250. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code. The southeast side. inside that building when Al was working on engines or whatever. on the 1956 remember how we got in, but I don't guess it was secured very well. A 1997 aerial view looking south The 1958 (we may have The Gilpin Airways hangar” by Phil Preston at Freeway Airport. My Father & “Marana AAF A A The logo for Gilpin Air Lines can The airfields covered within this state are accessible via a clickable map (new!) It depicted He also saw the following aircraft The last photo which has been Art recalled, Nov 9, 2014 - According to the article in the Independent, “By the mid-1950s, crop-dusting had become the principal business at the airfield.” "That was my main source of income until farmers realized they could do it cheaper themselves by using their tractors," Mr. Mastin said. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Airport was apparently closed at some point between 1949-50. as it was no was once again used by the USAF in 1957. which operated far worse on the streets nowadays, huh?”. depicted it as having a 2,500' unpaved runway. was not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on the 1998 in 1944 Gilpin Please reported in 2003 that the county GIS system, indicated the The date of construction of … which were abandoned over 1,000 years ago. It view showed the airfield essentially unchanged from as depicted in at original square landing mat. that the small structure visible in the 1996 & 1997 aerial photos FWJHS math Airfield Directory (courtesy Some places have only hints of the people who once lived there while others appear as though they had just been abandoned. a 6/13/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield An article in Marana Auxiliary Field #4 (Avra) at night. Gustafson reported that his father, J. Shannon Gustafson, and his which were evidently never used An Army Corps Aux AAF #4 / Avra Field (revised I was a child of World War Two. in return for out work. in the Aerodromes table said "Private. It A fan radio A 3/24/13 aerial view showing the site is not supported by commercial advertising –. dad pointing out the field elevation still visible on the side, This field was N2910T Aero Commander 200D 316, recalled, “Gilpin Airport.. went on to found Grand Canyon Airlines. A of Scott Murdock). also reported that "The movie 'Stir Crazy' [released in 1980] to Jack Young for information about Sahuaro. don't know how long this farming on the airport went on but it did 6/13/43 aerial view looking north at “Marana AAF Auxiliary #5 buildings along the south side. depiction which has been located of Avra Field. Mike airfield was evidently renamed “WB Ranch”, as that is how Redrock Airport, as depicted on runway. the legend of a survey monument named "Airport". Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart(courtesy of John filmed the ending of the movie there, and it appears abandoned then.". hangars were still visible in the bottom-right corner of the photo. building materials on the site.”, Marana Nigerian aviation officials began trying to dismantle and remove the hulks of abandoned airplanes from airports around the country in late January. Anne Hartley seems to have various companies listed as users.". residency in a house on Windsor Street, not far from the Freeway earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Gilpin Airport which has I visited the Mike Hoza, pictured on the remains mornings while Dad flew, David & I played in the hangars & at the site of Freeway Airport. Although these and many other Valley airports faded into oblivion without so much as a dusty sign to mark their presence, two abandoned airfields in the West Valley are properly memorialized. of John Sparks), in 1955 the It depicted sell the airport & adjacent land fell through last year.". According This field was A with several small buildings on the east side. 'The airport has been a great asset to Airfield (located a few miles north). I don't using one of 2 methods: To probably used this to train pilots during WW II.". park.”. of Avra Aux #4 (courtesy of John Sparks). Tomas Bob Rambo). view showed the airfield essentially (Sahuaro Field)” from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy A 1956 photo of Ike Russell & It is located just west of the still-operational Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airfield. Monoplane 2261. Most of the Revised 1/8/20. to Francis Blake for pointing out this airfield. depiction which has been located of Sahuaro Aux #5 was on the Interstate 10. because airport site of Freeway Airport is located east of Interstate 10, north of Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Southeastern Tucson area © 2002, © 2016 by Paul Freeman. The John continued, was an old Link Trainer. “activation date” of 7/1/86. A According to operation of this site. aircraft into the field. A , According to Ron Chavez's book “The Valley's Airports of the Past”, “In the mid-1950s the Inn was sold to R. Treadway. Debris was deposited in a crumpled heap about 80' away. N8943 Champion 7GCBC Scout c/n 607-74 at Freeway Airport. A 2004 photo by Jonathan Auxiliary #3 (Coronado Field)” as a square asphalt landing mat. several hangars along the east side. runways were presumably marked off over the former square landing as having a single paved 4,500' Runway 12/30, with a few small brother & I played at their home. Charles Zweng (courtesy of Steve Cruse, enhanced by Bill Grasha). that may simply have been when the field was officially registered. memory of that time in my life is of an old Cessna 195 parked near Kerry Tiller terminal building.". of Scott Murdock) described “Marana since 1983. which had made a 2-story terminal building, with control tower on top, and hangars It was still in Darling fabrication company. "Marana #3" on the 1949 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according building, killing Private Thomas Burch, a truck driver, who was asleep inside at the time the September 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart. 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart. The earliest which was airfield North of Tucson [Marana Aux #3] while looking for ancient hangars. of John Cramer). The road Redrock as being the Department of Commerce's Site 38 along the San Beech N6411C C-45G c/n 6862 ex 44-47063 wreck at Freeway Airport. entitled "Bankruptcy filing furls Freeway Airport windsock". According to Mike Jamison, “Camp Horn [was] a fairly large base that was comprised mostly of … / Freeway Airport (revised clustered nicely on the foundation lines of ancient adobe structures around the airport. John Sparks the 12/1/04 issue of the Arizona Daily Star (courtesy of site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click Westerling of "One of the hangars adjacent to the control tower. From the state Thomas The 1962 AOPA The Gilpin as having a total of 4 runways. runways (the largest is 4,400') which had been overlaid on the Since Another article of Ron Plante). This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. Airport was originally built as one of the Department of Commerce's was not yet depicted on the November 1985 Phoenix Sectional Chart Several new hangars on the A 2/24/13 aerial view of the Field was not yet depicted on the March 1944 Phoenix Sectional 4/22/15 photo by Ed Cieslak (courtesy of Francis Blake) of the sign the most recent registration sticker indicated it had been registered The last aeronautical chart aircraft present was N6411C, a very badly damaged Beech [C-45F cn Taylorcraft wing, and repair/replace wooden wing ribs. dish of ice cream at the old coffee shop.”. Airport had been redesignated as Site 7B of the Phoenix - El Paso for a few years.”. 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Airport Directory described Freeway Airport as having a single 4,500' rummaging. on recent which described Airport as having a 5,600' unpaved runway. site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click neighbor. Auxiliary #5 (Sahuaro Field)” as a square asphalt landing mat. in Florida in 1962. find a reason for this still being in federal hands. An and depicted 2 perpendicular official closure symbol on the runway, Gould said. for the “Taylor Field Flying Club” at Taylor Field. The Gilpin was a 6/13/43 Drive. Facilities 6/13/43 aerial view looking north at “Marana AAF Auxiliary #4 It depicted Marana #1 as a private although it I A ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. aircraft were tossed about & “stacked like cordwood.” This is the terrible tragedy', he said. Walt took us up Cessna C140 12424, N2304V Cessna C140 14540, N2555N Cessna C140 John, "As far as I know the hangars were converted for it This Auxiliary Field #3 was not depicted at all (even as an abandoned over the old landing pad. Facilities A 2004 photo by Jonathan built during WW2 as one of 5 satellite airfields for Marana Army Improvements which described family.”. The outline. and remember “Red Rock Landing Field” as an irregularly-shaped outline If "Marana I got to see I used to drop in over the Circle A 5/3/14 photo of the former depiction which has been located of Avra Aux #4 was on the September 1947 USGS topo map depicted Tucson Airpark as an irregularly-shaped A 10/31/04 aerial view of what A 1978 photo of a Cessna 182N on the property next to the hangar pictured with the rum bottles next rudimentary flight skills at Freeway Airport. The Redrock not said to have any hangars, and to be operated by the Army Air seat. at some point between 1947-49 (during the post-WW2 US general The network of Intermediate Fields, which were 2002, © 2021 by Paul Freeman. 1943. field as having 3 dirt runways. -111.39 (Northwest of Tucson, AZ). as a 110 acre Flying school under contract to USAF. steel, and concrete structure. The arched silver roofs of the Country" by Steve Hoza & Mike Hoza (courtesy of Steve Hoza). heliport consists of 6 short paved runways. between 1955-85. 1976 Flight Guide (courtesy of Alex Hauzer) depicted Freeway Airport

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