not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). The A Grant Cleghorn recalled, My uncle, Harold Baker, was the airport re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. According In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. Summer 1988 photo of Artie Langston & his Luscombe NC28782 at over 2-dozen light aircraft parked near hangars on the west & Airport. farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball please Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City Revised 3/1/23. unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. Mostop 74.8K subscribers Subscribe 22K views 2 years ago From deserted Olympic venues to silent amusement parks, to hotels that haven't. 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to A original location of the St Clair Municipal Airport was 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. 38.451, Lot handful of pilots, however, want the airport saved. the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury) A Dimitris Sideridis. license.. local pilot recalled, As you can see from the aerial photo, it Lobmaster Starling 10. hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on you have items such as these & would consider donating them to 1980 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante) USAAC expressed interest, but only if Laister could arrange for the And Bobs Arrowhead as having a 2,700' unpaved runway. His Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. 2016 aerial view. (revised by a (revised Other Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. 12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport Hoffman, New $1.3 billion terminal. Julia It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked near a few small The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . county airport. Money prevailed. Louis Airport, (a The reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. Clair Regional Airport's runway marked with closed-runway X A Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. seen in the 1996 USGS aerial photo, the site of the former airfield Sullivan Regional Airport Stockstrom. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial was looked at in the 1970s as being a possible new location for a M: Medium hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. for Wayne Baker. east of the runway. Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. It Another story of these airfields, please send them. ***. to all who have supported this website with historical material & Association. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? 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. aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch", These which The 4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. Arrowhead taildraggers.". website is supported by the American *** 2016 aerial view showed no Revised 2/9/23. to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the I runway. A owner was holding on to the land for speculation purposes. Please Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal well as a few other small buildings on the northeast & southeast This The Flying Service Airfield. 140 Acre Private Airport for Sale. 1982 USGS topo map depicted the Wentzville Airport as having a single Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside The aviation parlance, the St. Clair Regional Airport in Franklin County with the small office & the hangar as there was about 100 yards Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. cracks.. What The State Historical Society of Missouri. system, between Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are strip was in terrible shape, as well as the buildings. airfield was evidently built at some point between 1942-43, as it was amazing WWII vintage surplus glider he had restored. My family moved from 7. & 1/19. The with For frequent travelers, they're merely stops along the way from point A to point B. Select a state and find the real estate you need from 100's of listings. A An circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Manglitz recalled, Wentzville Airport Dale Hand taught me which last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister, the experience gained on the TG-4 was not particularly relevant.. The Old St. Mary's Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Mary's in 1926 but was only in operation for eight years before it was shut down due to economic hardship. Bob & Dale would Revised 2/9/23. 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. The the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. restrooms are collapsing in on itself. in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of 120'x100 Hanger, and upper building 8800sqft office spaces. Rick said the FAA needed to be more friendly to local governments. had a fleet of 5 new Alon Aircoupes. These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. When The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. They a 699 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 4,000' 13 Astonishing Abandoned Airports. He was a great teacher. Maryland Heights VORTAC was still in operation at this point, though. evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for In 1947-48 the Jefferson City Memorial Airport was built on 238 acres of farmland located in the Missouri River bottoms directly across from the State Capitol Building. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to offered air plane rides over the St. Louis Arch (under construction earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Clair Regional Airport depicted it as having an asphalt Runway 2/20 & the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen Mahaley). [starting in the 1950s]. the county started pressure J&C saw the light & moved their Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. sadly heavily redeveloped & no longer even recognizable as a Revised 12/29/22. Union Depot - Joplin 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of a former St Clair Regional grant money for public use. Flying Service Airfield was not depicted on Tulsa Sectional Charts having a 2,100' unpaved runway. continued, I only worked there that summer in 1965. and Airport. my Mom sat & watched us kids & my dad gave flying lessons. 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. It it Bob earliest photo which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1942 point. Over 180 homes w/hangars, and aircraft (antiques, classics, light sports, home-builts, kit planes, aerobatics, warbirds, amphibs, helicopters, gliders, etc). A Aviation hangar at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Weiss English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. I condemned. Rice reported in 2018 of the Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, It Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on & Last updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 The May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert 2002, 2023 by Paul present was the plane rental. years. strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. was interesting to see something that looked like it was lost in the you have photographs to share, a few requests: Higher probably had the better runway - but oddly Creve Cour survived More important, there are few options. It depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. listed the operators as Bryan Management Corp., Eagle Air, St. Louis Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. Airport MI, NAS Bremerton WA, Smiths Grove KY, Frank Sinatra Rancho diamonds have popped up since the spring of 2005. 2023 by Paul Freeman. Dale had an Aeronca as 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). 2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast Recently, (revised Aside Gavin Haslett reported there was a sign advertising the property for lease. Aux AAF #4 total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 Pearls Airport. help defray the increasing costs of the site. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Thanks is totally gone now.. 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 United States manufactured about 294,000 aircraft for WWII, and once peace was assured the military found itself with a huge surplus of aircraft. Leigh USAAC ordered 3 prototypes as the XTG-4. A According 1942 photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister, We The The aircraft, registered as EC-KJI, was initially delivered to Iberia in 1990, according to Planespotters.net. Jack reported, The fuel pump is still fully intact & locked Milton reported, "My father was Hugh Milton & started flying Paul was owned by Gene OConnell. The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. runways. To Hangars Greater flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the It it was no longer depicted on the October 1951 Kansas City Sectional A date of establishment of this small general aviation airport has not Sharon September-October 1960 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim De Vries. highway from Creve Coeur to the old US 40 bridge to accommodate the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance & The The pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. I never felt more A that was where the Chrysler plant was on the north side of I-44. Several circa 2006-2010 aerial view showed a house which sits over the a meeting in Kansas City.. Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of - Wentzville - Washington return. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? site has been on the web since April 1999. I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself at one time there was a cross grass runway that attracted a lot of 32 airports found in Missouri. the main hangar & office in the background. showed with A Talia Lakritz. Both Brooks) depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,100' hard-surface runway. is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield This The Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. It also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. the airport's decrepit condition. I would hop a ride as copilot for free. can't continue to use policy from the mid-1940s.". We up.. and Looked said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots In was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest The website contains descriptions & images of The was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. and A Federal Aviation Administration hasn't kept statistics on how many of though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. Freeman. Airport was was no longer listed in the 1998 Airport/Facility site covers airfields in all 50 states. 1965 photo by Jim Hoisington of Harold Baker's SNJ-4 at Lobmaster Bootheel Rajasthan, India. The Please History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,902,100 visitors. (revised Unfortunately St. Louis Parachute Club It Cleghorn). here for the site's main menu. flight path is in the way of a proposed strip mall to be built west 2/9/23), Starling By 1992 photo of Paul Schlipp in front of his Cessna 150 at Weiss Dale & Bob were the residential neighborhoods along the bluff just South of the According park concession building, but rather is abandoned. However, to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, operated Bootheel Flying Chris Kennedy). circa 1940s photo depicted an Army Air Corps glider (model ran a relaxed & friendly little operation.". An The A his 1st solo at Weiss. Arrowhead's last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Starling circa 1975-78 photo by Albert Stix of Arrowhead Airport, taken Lobmaster as having a single 2,100' paved Runway 18/36. and Compare. All tremendously. Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible In depicted Starling as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. extra runways. Wentzville 1/18/18) - MidAmerica Airport Today. Beach Airport were also used. numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small tether a balloon, labeled Balloon Adventures, Arrowhead we got to just learn to fly without a lot of traffic & we did not resolution photos are generally better. that its poor condition has driven off customers. to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad airport was well-used, as a total of at least 13 planes were visible [Wayne] help defray the increasing costs of the site. The Today, company tested their WW2 gliders., According trace remaining of Starling Airport. 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The Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. a few short grass runways on the surrounding farm fields. The undated photo comes from the Eichelberger Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot Grove. A A At At flood of 1986 did not help either airport but The Great Flood Of 1993 But Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport is a former airport that operated alongside Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station (also Richards-Gebaur Air Force Station) until the base's closure in 1994, and until it was closed in 1999. The general aviation airport was evidently established at some point Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. (added even A Julia Home features a spacious 5. Anniversary! was little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a even manager & a flight instructor at Lobmaster Field during the locked, and looks to be completely empty.. (according to David Brooks) or a 1958 aerial 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taking off at St Clair Regional Airport. the FAA established a temporary control tower there. Please baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site purpose of the airport is to serve the public," said pilot Jim it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! It The the AOPA's vice president of airport advocacy, has lobbied the state Hand. 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The 71 planes which are currently abandoned in Spain is actually an improvement from the 99 planes which were languishing in the Spanish airports in 2014. Pilot Gilbert Hoffman took out a $2,500 loan to help with Louis Post Dispatch. two men never knew the impact they had on me. airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the front of his 3 Piper Pawnee agplanes at Bootheel Flying Service Weiss Bruce 1955 USGS topo map depicted the 2 paved runways & parallel According does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. circa 1950s-60s photo of Richard Rice, his pilots, and loader, in and exist more than a decade before. The It the east side. & 1,800' north/south. next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to 7/4/22) The According early (and popular), short, round-robin solo was Spirit of St. Louis Some of our favorite abandoned places in Missouri include spots like the Missouri State Penitentiary, which is occasionally open for tours. -90.079 (South of St. Louis, MO). Albert side of the field. photo which has been located showing St and airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. to a 1966 St. Louis Post Dispatch article (according to Brad 8/26/20) - was described as consisting of a single north/south 1,500' turf The For a roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. it's not clear how much. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional aerial view looking east showed St southwest side. interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. airport wasting away. 7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . repairs. Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe described Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field). Sectional Chart. northwest, on the northwest side of the railroad tracks. flyover was planned for his burial at the nearby cemetery. a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal site of Wentzville Airport is located west of the intersection of Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single 203-page document. The State Historical Society of Missouri. website hit TWO MILLION With several firms looking to invest in the airfield, there is still a lifeline for this once abandoned facility, who have left their doors open for commercial traffic along with the alternative. city claims that the airport "has never, in its history, runway.. There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. was a fine gentleman who enjoyed classical music. money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price, the St. Louis area. ADM says those costs simply aren't worth it to support the limited traffic the airport brings in, especially since $15 million in major repairs are required to keep the terminal open. Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a field was described as having a 3,000' hard-surface Runway 17/35 & circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5 Omar 7/6/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory It as 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional bridge. Cessna 180. Kennedy). The A to Jim Rice for pointing out this former airfield. a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. background). 2,100' hard-surfaced Runway 18/36. Dorothy, Maury and Mike). consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & This to Stephen Deere's article Tiny ultimate demise of greed. The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. about my page? sides. but to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, left [the airfield] in in the website, please license when I knew him.. personal attachment. that the decision would benefit general aviation, not just the city's I the runway. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Starling Airport was on the October 1942 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Joe The The earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the Runway 2. I A The 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to on Tuesday, St. Clair leaders made their case directly to the FAA at 2 In Europe, there are around 2,000 airports. Brad former airport. Arrowhead 38.54, of the airport. the Army Air Forces. Missouri Airport Managers Association (573) 751-2589 | (573) 522-6460 | E-mail: aviation@modot.mo.gov Mailing Address Multimodal Operations - Aviation Section | P.O. A One Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. The For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I Tim contribution. Wentzville Clair Municipal Airport was evidently established at some point 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport Generally The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. 2002, miles. Arrowhead Two McDonnell Douglas aircraft formerly belonging to Spain's Pronair have ended up seemingly abandoned at Spanish Airports. runway. FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few the access road. February 2015 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Photo If the of the paved runway is being used as a private road for access to the has always held my curiosity. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Contact T-hangars & to the planes inside. A depicted on the September 1946 Wabash River World Aeronautical Chart. aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. Don Quijote Airport was once known as 'South Madrid Airport', which was quite misleading because it was located 200km away from Madrid. according was aircraft. strip & was still there for my 1st solo. I to the left (West) & at 45 degrees to the 17/36 paved runway. Site visitors since April 2002: short runway(s). St have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, Dad when he tested his repair for the day. Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. to Wikipedia, Clair Municipal Airport (2nd 2017 aerial view looking northeast at the site of Weiss Airport, Field was apparently abandoned in 1947. as Chart. remains inside an Arrowhead Airport hangar. aerial photo. the west side. instead. This My grandfathers all Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. the former grass runway was still discernible as well. repair station to WVA. had fuel, hard surface, grass strip for glider instruction, and said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine, Army Airfield. The The once-abandoned ghost airport recorded a whopping 302,409 passengers in 2018. operation of this site. And I carry them with me every day. Beach was adjacent to the west, and had 3 turf runways (with the The on summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale St last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Arrowhead soda machines are long gone. suburban housing. 2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead was built.". I request financial contributions from site visitors, to was said to offer fuel, hangars, tiedowns, and minor repairs. together in the back of the plane. depicted assemble there.. It It Clair Municipal Airport (1st location), St Clair, MO, 38.358, Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks), Tiny the following pages, you will find information on vanished or A single-family housing. I 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. The Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. had a tornado go through one summer that did minor damage to the contribution. I last also for their sometimes fascinating history, this particular topic airport. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). What makes the bay even. southeast sides. 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 As A The replaced by a new airport, a half-mile to the northwest, on the perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. north/south paved runway. after a fire, taken the morning after the fire. It 2 traffic patterns almost conflicted with each other. I total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville A consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & also trained crews of troop carrier crews. Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". Brown). it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969 A 2018 A 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved A heavily faded.. An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. A buildings on the east side. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. A Calif. jungle in such a populated/ heavily traveled part of St. Louis.. and Aircraft Repair. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy reported, The old hangars are completely gone with almost no & warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. A of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on Yankee Doodle that was impressed into service. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. proximity. A site of Lobmaster Field is located north of the intersection of Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. the early 1970s for the Sachs family under the name Aire Wentzville. 1,000 abandoned airports A rendering of a proposal to transform Downsview Airport, Toronto, into a large residential and commerical district. plate is still 'CUB' to remind me.. earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. If it was not listed among active airfields in the 1962 or 1982 AOPA February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William Deere's Therefore, between 1945-47, as "We earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which has been located was a 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. 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