Skip to content

Yuma Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Alchemeer: Opening up the area. She had a good run!

More
Hidden : 5/28/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


I was looking at the map one day, and I saw this notation that said "YUMA NUMBER ONE AIRFIELD." I Googled it and found that there was an old satellite airfield out here that was active in the 1940s.

Here's an old photo of it from 1943:



And here it is on a map just south of Interstate 8:



This is a USGS aerial photo from 1992 that shows the abandoned air field being reused as a residential street:



Here's another shot from as recent as 1997 which clearly shows the abandoned airfield:



And finally, here's the shape of the airfield and the current aerial map. South Mesa Drive reuses the right flank of the old airfield:

And now you know why this street is at such an unusual angle. Have fun hunting for the cache!

Source: Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields: Arizona.

Additional Hints (No hints available.)