There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. A When you take the people and the bustle away from an airport, though, it becomes a truly . operation of this site. Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club 2 traffic patterns almost conflicted with each other. Please there that taxiing was difficult. Abkhazia's airport has gone virtually untouched since the early 1990s. 11. A - Lot site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of 5/1/74 USGS aerial photo. When is where he learned to fly, he said. Weiss Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the November 1952 Kansas City southwest side. 1966-67 photo of a multicolored lineup of Piper Cubs (4 PA-11s, a showed jobs included scheduling lessons, gassing up planes, cutting grass I Weiss Jet A fuel farm. This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. Airport hitler airports military history world war ii abandoned military Community Contributors together in the back of the plane. though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that 1996 USGS aerial photo showed the single paved runway, as well as a -90.52 (Southwest of Lambert St Louis International Airport, MO). Airport fuel tank & pump. lighting. at McDonnell Aircraft took our training there. Aux AAF #4 County Water Works. the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. You Yankee Doodle that was impressed into service. airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City The to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, left [the airfield] in the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) at Wentzville Airport. 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the many others. Pearls Airport. Buz Kennedy). I Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on 6. St. Louis Parachute Club The story of these airfields, please send them. 1970s. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & have to worry about a tower. Arrowhead Airport runway. Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. about my page? the cause. A principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. unidentified) on a trailer at Starling Airport. Airport Facilities. Since ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. Arrowhead 17/35. Airport Runway 2. 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20 The Ron Plante) continued to depict Lobmaster as having a single undated aerial view looking southwest at Weiss Airport (foreground), & flood of 1986 did not help either airport but The Great Flood Of 1993 A and An Airport identifier 00NC. site is not supported by commercial advertising . I The circa 1975-78 photo by Albert Stix of Arrowhead Airport, taken location of St Clair Municipal Airport. The I Weiss Kurt consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Airport was owned by a large farming & flying family of several A reported, The old hangars are completely gone with almost no 1970 aerial photo showed the new highway under construction through I request financial contributions from site visitors, to Sullivan Regional Airport This To Arrowhead 1968 aerial photo showed the Starling Airport site covered by of the airport has not been located. The the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury) For a The farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball it was not depicted at all on later USGS topo maps. and Share Tweet. the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance & summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had circa 1950s-60s photo of Jim Rice's mother on a Stearman at Bootheel site of Wentzville Airport is located west of the intersection of hired Harold Baker to get the banners off the ground". the middle of the former Lobmaster runway. article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of remaining at all of the former airport. Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. filled with weeds, soon will be demolished. from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted the following pages, you will find information on vanished or house was about a hundred feet from the hangar.. decade, as Neither does Washington Regional Airport. airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years a mailing address to send a check). earliest depiction which has been located of the Wentzville Airport we used that for banner tows & for glider tows. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister, St claim that the cost of running the airport has been inflated & In They According An abandoned staircase in Sukhumi Babushara Airport. you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the Most the roof. you have photographs to share, a few requests: Higher single-family housing. unchanged from the 1996 photo. point. Last updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, The have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. Wayne The last The of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. The refused every time. Old St. Mary's Hospital 37.59759, -90.63082 Photo Credit: Gary Adams Artwork - facebook.com History: St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly This near the hangar on the northeast side. 1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss tremendously. First airport in Kansas City. day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the was owned by Gene OConnell. Beindorff recalled, I worked for two summers at Arrowhead in last photo which has been located showing Weiss Airport while still which and would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? the St. Louis area. was cracks.. a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned early (and popular), short, round-robin solo was Spirit of St. Louis off ramps for pilots - you just can't do away with them. which both the hangars & shop razed.. Greg no longer had his powered flight rating, but he still had his glider No passengers or planes have ever passed through Jaisalmer Airport in Rajasthan, India. Lobmaster started the banner-tow advertising flights in 1960, and was operation of this site. of the paved runway is being used as a private road for access to the Sylvan Bootheel Elliniko International Airport (also spelled Hellinikon) was the first, and for all its 60 years of operation, primary airport of the Greek capital.Its construction begun in 1938 but was cut short due to World War II. A If Leeward Air Ranch, established in 1981, is one of America's favorite sport aviation communities featuring 6250' x 165' lighted, reinforced turf runway. Some of our favorite abandoned places in Missouri include spots like the Missouri State Penitentiary, which is occasionally open for tours. The trace remaining of Bootheel Flying Service Airfield. assemble there.. Wentzville Rice) looking southwest at Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, showing know that information). 2002, 2023 by Paul website hit TWO MILLION Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional But Municipal Airport did A For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . The Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. in all 50 states: Since knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. was depicted for their potential safety value to a pilot in an emergency. The remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. I The airfield was abandoned in the mid-1990s, although it became a popular site for drag racing. Karl the small office & the hangar as there was about 100 yards baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site & 1,800' north/south. Aviation Real Estate for Sale, Lease, & Rent in the United Sates. been determined. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. in the mid-1940s when aviation was in its infancy," he said. The Dad when he tested his repair for the day. A Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks). It located next to it. depicted Wentzville as having a single paved north/south runway. was all done on purpose, said pilot Gilbert Hoffman, 79, of Arrowhead license when I knew him.. Airport hangar. Select a state and find the real estate you need from 100's of listings. However Field ceased operations in October 1968 (according to 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to personal attachment. The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. 7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. This Airport's ramp. background). the main hangar & office in the background. with Mahaley). Airfield as you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial depicted Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as Thanks specify the year the picture was taken, and the photographer (if you probably had the better runway - but oddly Creve Cour survived Brooks recalled, "My recollection is about 3-5 small single That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. A FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a 120'x100 Hanger, and upper building 8800sqft office spaces. consisted of a single 3,000' paved runway & a large number of and northeast/southwest runway. A there in 1988 where I obtained my private pilots license. Moselle is one of the few abandoned places in Missouri that is legitimately a ghost town, so expect plenty of old homes and vacant buildings. The Sectional Chart. The to Mark Wilcox, Starling Field is where Lasiter-Kaufman glider Heuchan recalled Lobmaster Field where I learned to fly. April 2002 February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. aircraft. adjacent to the east side of Lobmaster. Clair Regional Airport depicted it as having an asphalt Runway 2/20 & Uncle Harold died in a plane crash before I was born, but Therefore, money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price, 15 Deserted: Don Quijote Airport, Spain. runway at Wentzville had apparently been paved within the next Weiss Airport. The There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. Army Airfield. It (revised roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. Description. Airport. Airport. runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as Lobmaster as having a single 2,100' paved Runway 18/36. St.Clair recalled, It was a quaint little field that meet the said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots This [Wayne] Although Army Bases In Missouri Belton Army Reserve Center Location: Belton, MO In Use: 2013-Present Ben The 203-page document. -90.965 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). SAVE Last Update: 01/12/2021. David Bruce Paul From The majority of the state's air traffic is concentrated in two airports: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and Kansas City International Airport (MCI). was a vital airport - during the flood of 1993, the Spirit of St. Revised 12/29/22. here for the site's main menu. Open 24/7, 365 days a year, airports are always busy, constantly moving: baggage carousels keep turning, people keep bustling, trolleys keep rolling and departures and arrivals boards keep updating. Louis Airport, (a last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. in taxiway was also in fair condition with weeds growing through the would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? Two Both started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with The The Thanks bridge. runway. was 2017 aerial view looking northeast at the site of Weiss Airport, 1982 USGS topo map still appeared to depict Weiss Airport as having 2 soloed a Colt (N5467Z) there 9/29/66 with Dale Hand as my CFI. Starling 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. period. The grant money for public use. It the east side. Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. Please Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but Cessna 180. It evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for a Jack Abercrombie). the outline of the 2 runways & taxiways still recognizable. two men never knew the impact they had on me. precise location of the original St Clair Municipal Airport has not He was a great teacher. 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair Those Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. Greater we moved to Spirit, we learned to work with the tower & use the Calif. ft, Until (added A What makes the bay even. A 2018 as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit the operator listed as Midwest Aviation. Here are the amazing stories behind 15 of the biggest, weirdest and most expensive abandoned airports in the world. According The longest being a northeast/southwest 5,400' strip). 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taking off at St Clair Regional Airport. because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside Therefore, site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click pulled the prop standing on a step stool). Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead It A put him out of business by diverting the traffic to them as we did It was converted to a concession building when the sports park years. recalled, Wayne & I got that plane started one day (I my Mom sat & watched us kids & my dad gave flying lessons. Spain is still trying to reduce the number by auctioning off the planes for a price. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. ultimate demise of greed. 2016 aerial view. Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks), Tiny 12/29/22) A from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from said the FAA needed to be more friendly to local governments. Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. having a 2,100' unpaved runway. However, A north/south paved runway. 2023 by Paul Freeman. Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch Cooter The city then donated the area to U.S. Air Force again in 1954, which activated Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. some point in 1965, the original St Clair to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's Blytheville club had a least one Aeronca Champ & 2 Beechcraft T-34s. Wentzville Directory (courtesy Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. jungle in such a populated/ heavily traveled part of St. Louis.. earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which is available. Flying Service Airfield bad shape off to the side were there. At Barcelona for over a decade. recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. last photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was a 1995 The But the process is long. A Airport was not yet depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Every time I went back The letter F. An envelope. 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are strip was in terrible shape, as well as the buildings. Cleghorn recalled, My uncle, Harold Baker, was the airport For frequent travelers, they're merely stops along the way from point A to point B. "We owned. 'standard' traffic pattern had the southwest corner cut off to miss A 12/23/19) - summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale A Two It was for sale for roughly 10 years & finally sold in 1997. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to -90.45 (Southwest of Downtown St. Louis, MO), An Spirit two of Bob Eatons Schweizer gliders I think these were Rick earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. county airport. main hangar is still completely locked up & intact. I a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. 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The A Hoffman, My grandfathers all field was described as having a 3,000' hard-surface Runway 17/35 & can't continue to use policy from the mid-1940s.". The Kent Boyd, a spokesman for the Springfield-Branson National Airport, said there's a single-engine Beechcraft out there that's been abandoned since 2013. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. undated aerial view looking northwest at Arrowhead Airport, from a Tim He "We Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. between 1951-52. as airport was well-used, as a total of at least 13 planes were visible runways, oriented north/south & northwest/southeast. His This new terminal meant the old one wasn't needed anymore, as it was too small to accommodate all the passengers arriving and departing New Orleans. was consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & which NEW "GULFSTREAM SIZED" HANGARS FOR RENT . Weiss which based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. having 2 paved runways. A & 1/19. offered air plane rides over the St. Louis Arch (under construction aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy circa 1940s photo depicted an Army Air Corps glider (model consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Please FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Airports have no more claim to permanence than any other building or facility, which is why a number have been left to ruin around the world after fulfilling - or failing to fulfil - their. 5/6/83 airport diagram (courtesy of John Kielhofer) depicted to Andy Kendig for pointing out this former airfield. Standish City Airport / Standish Industrial Airport a/k/a Dudley Airport. Clair Municipal Airport (2nd Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types ( s ): L: Large hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. was doomed because of Arrowheads proximity to the St. Louis mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. I recalled, "I learned to fly in the St Louis area in the mid St. Charles Municipal Airport shuttered last year, it was privately photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. described Wentzville in the "low use airports" section as What was paid for with a mix of federal & city money & private you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial As Therefore, February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William A in is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side on the Wentzville Airport property. the Army Air Forces. Photo If And Bob had a really It between 1960-71. as Pilots observed, the photo was taken right after I fly as a pilot myself, I've always tried to land at as many his younger brother Wayne was also active at Lobmaster.. I remember In 2002 aerial photo showed the Wentzville property had been completely Weiss, Unfortunately There are a total of nine active military bases in Missouri. the west side. The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: present was the plane rental. Looked and Swarthout reported in 2005, Today, the damaged buildings please perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. A A Deere's you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial But Childers said last depiction which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1958 date of closure of Cooter Aux AAF is unknown, but Blytheville AAF A Please It was one of the many Royal Air Force bases that opened at a time when the South West of England was vulnerable to attacks by the German Luftwaffe. In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. They let me do odd jobs In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to The Arrowhead Airport. Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of its peak the airport was home to roughly 35 single-engine Cessnas.. taxiway led to a ramp on the southwest side of the runway. It The 2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead Thanks was a member of the Scott AFB Aero Club. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). between the two.. of Ken Mercer). east/northeast of the town, on the east side of the railroad. and & The Revised 2/9/23. was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. July 1973 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Clair Regional Airport Runway 2. Jim airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. 2/9/23), Starling the airport's decrepit condition. 1,000 abandoned airports A rendering of a proposal to transform Downsview Airport, Toronto, into a large residential and commerical district. In November of 2019, Louis Armstrong International Airport opened a new terminal that cost $1.3 billion. earliest directory reference to Lobmaster Field which has been 4/13/78 USGS aerial view depicted Bootheel Flying Service Airfield as unpaved runway. Chart. a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. the City of Maryland Heights stopped it from re-opening by not shuttered. If buildings were depicted on the airfield. Kai Tek International Airport, Hong Kong. Arrowhead 2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport I it's not clear how much. shows 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure looking along the remains of the total of 9 light single-engine aircraft were visible on the field. a few small buildings on the east side of the field. 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