Map & List of Airplane Boneyards

List and Map of Active and Post-WWII Aircraft Boneyards and Storage Facilities Military Aircraft Boneyards Fighter boneyard at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, post World War II The United States manufactured about 294,000 aircraft for WWII, and once peace was assured the military found itself with a huge surplus of aircraft. Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or "aircraft boneyards". It was estimated a total of 117,210 aircraft would be declared surplus.  If a plane was not sold at boneyards such as those at Kingman AAF, Cal-Aero Field, and Walnut Ridge AAF, it was stripped of classified information, sliced up with guillotines, and melted in smelters into ingots. Today, as Air Force, Navy and Marine planes become obsolete and need to be disposed of, or saved for future return to service, they are stored in the Arizona desert. Long-term aircraft storage area at Davis-Monthan AMARG (staff photo) The Air Force Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) operates the world's largest boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. Airliner Boneyards, Storage and Parts Reclamation Facilities Commercial airliners have limited lifespans. Some are temporarily taken off flying status, and must be stored in a environment that is conducive to preservation. Others are kept for spare parts for flying aircraft. Continental ExpressJets in storage at Kingman Airport in the Arizona desert (staff photo) To protect airliners during their storage from wind and sun damage, engines and windows are tightly covered with white, reflective materials. A sealed airliner can thus be stored safely, for years, until the time comes to return it to active duty, or salvage. Eventually, all airliners are removed permanently from service and must be "disposed" of.

Airliner "boneyards" in the western United States serve several functions: temporary storage, maintenance, parts reclamation, and scrapping. Airliner Storage During the COVID-19 Outbreak in 2020 As anyone that flies, has ties to the aviation industry, or watches TV knows, the worldwide outbreak of the Corona Virus has had a major negative impact on airlines and their fleets, worldwide. Hundreds of planes were being put into temporary storage. Grounded airliners in storage in 2020 Large Boneyards & Storage Facilities in the Western U.S. Located in Arizona, California and New Mexico are seven major airplane boneyards, each located in dry, low-humidity desert environments and offering long runways and extensive storage areas. Shown below is a list of these boneyard facilities. Airfield or Facility Name Purpose or Type City ST Runway Length Southern California Logistics Airport - SCLA (VCV) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly Victorville CA 15,050' Davis-Monthan AFB (DMA) Military boneyard and storage facility Tucson AZ 13,643' Roswell International Air Center (ROW) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly Roswell NM 13,001' Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly Mojave CA 12,503' Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) Commercial airliner storage and maintenance Phoenix AZ

8,500' Pinal County Airpark (MZJ) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly Marana AZ 6,849' Kingman Airport (IGM) Commercial airliner storage and maintenance Kingman AZ 6,827' Coolidge Airport (P08) Commercial airliner storage and disassembly Coolidge AZ 5,564' List of Aircraft Storage Facilities and Parts Reclamation Sites in the United States (By State) Airfield or Facility Name Purpose or Type City ST Arkansas International Airport (BYH) Aviation Repair Technologies (ART) operates a facility in Blytheville for aircraft heavy maintenance, short-term aircraft storage, and aircraft disassembly. Blytheville AR Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) Airliner storage and disassembly by CAVU Aerospace Stuttgart AR Kingman Airport (IGM) Commercial airliner storage and maintenance Kingman AZ Pinal Airark (MZJ) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly Marana AZ Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) Commercial airliner storage and maintenance Phoenix AZ Davis-Monthan AMARG Military boneyard and storage facility Tucson AZ Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly Mojave CA San Bernardino Intl Airport (SBD) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly San Bernardino CA Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly Victorville

CA Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) Airliner acquisition and parts reclamation facility operated by Qwest Air Parts, Inc. Crestview FL Orlando Sanford International Airport  (SFB) Airliner storage and reclamation facility operated by Avocet MRO Services, Inc., including MRO services, engine services, transition & lease return and aircraft disassembly. Sanford FL Dodson International General aviation aircraft & helicopter salvage and parts reclamation/sales Rantoul KS Aberdeen Proving Ground Helicopter and miscellaneous military aircraft storage Aberdeen MD Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) Commercial airliner reclamation for airlines such as Iberia, FedEx, Southwest, United, China Southern, and others. 125 miles south of Memphis, TN Greenwood MS Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) Commercial airliner storage and parts reclamation by Universal Asset Management Tupelo MS Harry S Truman Regional Airport General aviation airplane storage and parts reclamation by White Industries Inc Bates City MO Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MEB) This small airport is located about two hours southeast of Charlotte. Commercial airliner storage and parts reclamation by Charlotte Aircraft Corporation Laurinburg NC Roswell International Air Center (ROW) Commercial airliner storage, maintenance & disassembly Roswell NM Hondo Aerospace LLC The company specializes in aircraft storage and green harvesting of aircraft parts, components, and engines. It also has concrete storage parking for narrow body aircraft. Hondo TX Other U.S. Locations with Aircraft Storage or Reclamation Activities Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) Variety of prop-based cargo planes such as DC-6B, C-118, C-46, Convair C-131 and others.

Operated by Everts Air Cargo. Photos by Ruud Leeuw Fairbanks AK Buckeye Municipal Airport PA-31 aircraft storage Buckeye AZ Falcon Field Airplane storage and parts reclamation Mesa AZ Tucson International Airport (TUS) Airliner storage and reclamation Tucson AZ William J. Fox Airport Storage location for fire-fighting tanker aircraft Lancaster CA Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport Airliner storage Opa Locka FL Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Airliner operations, storage, training, maintenance, repair and reclamation by Kalitta Air LLC. Located at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Kalitta Air is a Michigan Limited Liability Company owned solely by Conrad Kalitta. Kalitta Air began service in November of 2000 with three Boeing 747 aircraft and the fleet has grown to over 25 planes, comprised of 777 freighters and B747-400 freighters. The company is capable of air express delivery of virtually any type of freight, the company provides scheduled or on-demand charter service for customers in the United States and around the world. Oscoda MI Wilmington Airpark Commercial airliner parts reclamation Wilmington OH Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Aircraft storage Smyrna TN Boeing 747 being reclaimed at the Mojave Airport in California (photo courtesy of the Mojave Air and Space Port) Other Inactive or Abandoned U.S. Aircraft Boneyards Airfield or Facility Name Purpose or Type City ST St. Augustine Airport Until about 2010, a storage facility for U.S. Navy Grumman S-2 Tracker aircraft.