Goodyear Airport....Where did all the aircraft go??

Originally an air force base I started visiting it June of 2001.
It was much different then it will be within a year.

Large Panorama - FOLLOW THE LINK
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Storie ... norama.jpg

At this point, Goodyear was taking DC-10's and turning them into MD-10's
for Fed Ex. I think this was the most beautiful I have ever seen her. All
aircraft going back into service for a new lease on life.

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P6030049.JPG

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P6030087.JPG

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P6030077.JPG

Google Earth shot
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/Goodyear.jpg

http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...th%20field.jpg

The next time I was to visit, Things Changed! July 1st 2003 I was able to
see the big changes in the airline industry post 9-11. These pictures do
not do it justice

Large Panorama - FOLLOW THE LINK
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Storie ... 010450.JPG

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010308.JPG

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010332.JPG

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010340.JPG

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010355.JPG

From the Fence
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010355.JPG

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010402.JPG

http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010370.JPG

Now there are the long time residents
This DC-7 was purchased many years ago by a church group that
reportedly was going to use this aircraft to fly away when Armageddon
happened. The oil stopped leaking from the engines many years prior to
this shot being taken!
Nice right???? lolol
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010452.JPG

Lufthansa also uses this airport for pilot training
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010456.JPG
Yea, I am lost on that one too!

Some new visitors
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010463.JPG

Me standing in the first 777 that was ever broken up!!! (NOT AT THAT TIME)
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/Sto...Z/P7010474.JPG

The last time I was at Goodyear was August 18th 2004

Sitting out on the ramp
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...ar/3from_3.jpg

These were taken from the fence line

http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186368.jpg

Yes those were 777's!!!
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186399.jpg

http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186421.jpg

http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186437.jpg

http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186441.jpg

got more tails than a toilet seat gets!!!!
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186469.jpg

http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186546.jpg

First picture taken of this bird with new paint!!!
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186569.jpg

Tom will go nuts with the reg!
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186570.jpg

http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186579.jpg

inside a 744
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186597.jpg

Was an America West 732 a few hours ago
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186629.jpg

A closer look
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186634.jpg

I Google Earthed it and got this in the same spot
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...odyear/72s.jpg

http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186655.jpg

From a dirt farm road
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186704.jpg

Passing rain
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186742.jpg

The heat gets to your brain I tell ya!
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186773.jpg

A newer shot
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186810.jpg

On his way back from a test flight
http://fromtheflightdeck.com/temp/ny...r/P8186815.jpg

Now here is the problem....Scotty PM'ed me with a question as per how
many aircraft were left there. Imagine my suprise when I saw this!!!

here is the current commercial aircraft at Goodyear.


Yes ? ? A320 Large hangar 12/14/2006
Yes N1075T Aeromexico MD87 Ramp 12/10/2006 n/t; moved 1/28/07
Yes N751RA Aeromexico MD87 Field 12/23/2005 a/s and primer-n/t; moved 4/22/06
Yes N192AT Air China/ATA B733 Large hangar? 12/14/2006 Air China c/s-n/t; presumed moved 12/24/06
Yes N193AT Air China/ATA B733 Large hangar? 12/24/2006 Air China c/s-n/t; presumed moved 1/14/07
Yes SU-PBD Air Memphis A320 Ramp 12/24/2006 full c/s
Yes N804AJ Amerijet B722 Field 9/17/2006 full c/s; moved 10/1/06-engines removed
Yes N494AP Avioimpex MD83 Field 12/9/2001 full c/s; 'AAC'-stored
Yes N73717 Boeing Aircraft Holdings B742 Ramp 12/14/2006 a/w
Yes N129GE Bravo Air Congo DC9 Field 2/14/2004 full c/s; (ex AMX XA-AME); moved 12/24/06
Yes N10834 Continental MD80 Field 7/5/2004 full c/s; moved 11/12/06-n/t
Yes N12811 Continental MD80 Field 5/1/2004 moved 11/19/06-n/t
Yes N14839 Continental MD80 Field 3/6/2004 moved 9/17/06-n/t
Yes N15841 Continental MD80 Field 8/29/2004 moved 8/26/06-n/t; present 10/8/06
Yes N16883 Continental MD80 Field 9/11/2004 full c/s; n/t-7/16/06; moved 9/17/06
Yes N18833 Continental MD80 Field 5/29/2004 moved 11/12/06-n/t
Yes N83870 Continental MD80 Large hangar? 1/8/2005 n/t; presumed moved 1/14/07
Yes N245WA Delta B732 Ramp 1/28/2007 n/t; dark blue tail, Delta n/c rudder
Yes N378DL Delta B732 Field 10/30/2004 n/t; moved 8/6/06
Yes N831L Delta B722 Field 10/14/2001 full titles; engines missing 12/10/03
Yes N323FE Fedex DC10 Field 1/14/2006 United c/s-n/t; moved 3/19/06
Yes N326FE Fedex DC10 Field 2/26/2006 United c/s-n/t; moved 4/16/06
Yes N807FV Finova MD87 Field 4/27/2002 a/w; (ex-NKS); N807NK reg added-1/14/07
Yes N767AT Gadair European Airlines B762 Ramp 9/9/2006 full c/s; moved 1/14/07
Yes F-GZZZ Mahan Air A320 Large hangar 12/14/2006 fuselage only; parting out
Yes N904FJ Mesa CRJ9 Ramp 1/28/2007 America West Express full c/s
Yes N777EA Sisque DC7 Field stored-n/t
Yes N374GE Southeast MD82 Field 12/4/2004 arr from FLL; full c/s; moved 10/21/06
Yes N418GE Southeast MD82 Field 12/4/2004 arr from PIE; full c/s; moved 10/21/06
Yes EC-HBH Swift Air B727 Field 3/17/2002 stored-a/w
Yes N1853U United DC10 Field 3/24/2002 n/t-stored
Yes N416EX USPS B727 Field 8/26/2001 stored
Yes N527PC USPS B727 Field 9/1/2001 stored



Is Goodyear dying? 20 aircraft on field storage?

amazing shots fred. i haven't been there in years either. the one and only time i was there i had to divert from chandler because of an airplane stuck on the runway. i had just enough fuel to get there as i didn't tank up when leaving prescott so i could take 2 other people. the plane was a piece of junk and deserved to stay there but i had to fly it out, went to chandler about 3 hours later. good old time...

I went out to Goodyear at the end of last Summer, wasn't really alot out there. I was kind of dissapointed....so that list you have is pretty accurate. The guys out at Mojave (CA) at around the same time were complaining about the lack of a/c there as well. Good times for the industry....bad for the boneyards.

-Rich

Wow--very cool shots. I haven't seen a lot from Goodyear recently.

Regarding that pile of scrap--I would have taken the door handle for my collection. :P

Is visiting Goodyear easy? You obviously had some pretty good connections to walk around and be in that 74 cockpit.

Great shots!

Fun, yet sad.