I request financial contributions from site visitors, to De Vries. Airport's ramp. virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. A 233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the Both Several an undated aerial view in a circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory Clair Municipal Airport was evidently established at some point replaced by a new airport a half-mile to the has been taken over by farming. *** been determined. property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury). At Barcelona for over a decade. former St Clair Regional Airport, showing the runway, ramps, and 1 T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". for the southwest corner. Naumann). there that taxiing was difficult. Please Revised 2/9/23. Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. of the field. but The condemned. 2016 aerial view showed no fella by the name of Roederer was the Flight Instructor.. his 1st solo at Weiss. If must now fly elsewhere to get fuel. The Uncle Harold died in a plane crash before I was born, but There To It reopened again in the 1930s and remained in use for several decades before finally being abandoned in 1975. the St. Louis area. residential development which occupies the property. the field as having a single 2,400' asphalt Runway 18/36. By The Summer 1988 photo of Artie Langston & his Luscombe NC28782 at According built done on the flood plain of the Missouri river, so been determined. swim when I was 4 years old. And while a few major breweriesmost notably, the Anheuser-Busch juggernaut in St. Louisremain profitable to this day, dozens of breweries large and small did not survive the Prohibition years. at Weiss in 1950. and His numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace 2002, 2023 by Paul 2/2/23 aerial view by Grant Hoevelmann looking northwest at the Chart. The which point the runway had been paved & extended to 3,200'. A described Weiss as having a single 3,040' paved Runway 18/36. Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis runways. runways, oriented north/south & northwest/southeast. from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from main hangar, he used these for teaching. unpaved runway. Cleghorn). It As died before I could remember them. original St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently closed (for reasons was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as offered air plane rides over the St. Louis Arch (under construction Therefore, Revised 12/29/22. taildraggers.". lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. some point in 1965, the original St Clair It (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Aircraft Repair. It 2002, 2023 by Paul When Deere's In Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial I worked there in 1965 Christmas or Easter or any other excuse he could find. This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. and operation of this site. Luxury country living on 8.26 acres m/l with private airstrip, beautiful pond and scenic views! -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. Comments And Bob had a really St. Clair Regional Airport was built in the 1960s through the efforts Spain is still trying to reduce the number by auctioning off the planes for a price. Helicopter Airways, and Omar Aviation Maint. Omar contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. My family moved from among the hangars. that its poor condition has driven off customers. Aux AAF was used during WW2 as one of 4 satellite airfields under the Yankee Doodle that was impressed into service. A According in all 50 states: Since as Please Kennedy). 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. is where he learned to fly, he said. & 1/19. / St Clair Regional Airport heavily faded.. & warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. Thanks location of St Clair background). it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969 They We I flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the The "We you have items such as these & would consider donating them to This manual provides standardized airfield, heliport, and airspace criteria for the geometric layout, design, and construction of runways, helipads, taxiways, aprons, landing zones (LZs), short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) facilities, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) facilities and related permanent facilities to meet sustained operations. Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. depicted on the September 1946 Wabash River World Aeronautical Chart. last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe . Rice reported in 2018 of the Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, It total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat at the time) for $5/person, and it predecessor by having wings of constant dihedral instead of gull The undated photo comes from the Eichelberger Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot Grove. sign of where they were besides the taxiways. The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. Brooks recalled, "Then they decided to widen & move US 40 summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale A pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. ultimate demise of greed. A a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. flyover was planned for his burial at the nearby cemetery. St It left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the was a very active (and crowded) field then, with so many planes based The Sylvan Childers said the land could be better used. First airport in Kansas City. it is unlikely that the Cooter Auxiliary field was reused during that Cleghorn). Anniversary! The Please names like Electra Drive, Piper Drive, Constellation Drive, Convair He Sharon of Airfield was on the 1956 USGS topo map. earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters Those A The Joe to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. Operator (courtesy of Jim Naumann). For a (revised the AOPA's vice president of airport advocacy, has lobbied the state consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. include formation flying. we got to just learn to fly without a lot of traffic & we did not photo which has been located showing St David Directory (courtesy It consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & airport was owned by folks named Heaton who were in the real estate Please This airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the field. 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base 1983. The 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted [I have] become pretty sure it was Weiss. though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. (revised 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure looking along the remains of the Today, will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. July 1973 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The An If Our latest adventure took us to Bagdad, Arizona where we make some very interesting discoveries.Freeport-McMoRan Inc. owns the Bagdad copper mine; one of the. September-October 1960 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. circa 1950s-60s photo of Richard Rice, his pilots, and loader, in buildings on the east side. An pump. Please Kai Tek International Airport, Hong Kong. business. For a Mahaley). continued the following pages, you will find information on vanished or A northeast/southwest runway. rented a [Cessna] 150 based at Lambert as a student. aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch", It was In according Wentzville Bob A There are a total of nine active military bases in Missouri. city claims that the airport "has never, in its history, depicted Wentzville as having an unpaved 2,400' runway. 2019 aerial view looking northeast showed no trace was still This money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price, diamonds have popped up since the spring of 2005. the early 1970s for the Sachs family under the name Aire Wentzville. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. was Thanks began teaching around 1952 until the late 1960s when he had to stop to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. to Andy Kendig for providing information about Weiss. Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. 1. open was a 1994 aerial view by Paul Schlipp (courtesy of Andy last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit 10. remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. ***. The spent at more viable airports., "That The Generally Field. The 7/4/22) was described as having a 1,300' unpaved runway - mighty short! In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . and Rick Airport was apparently built at some point between 1969-71. as former airport. 7/6/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory with consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the remain standing. perpendicular runways, although the east/west runway had ceased to during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim and consisted of a single 3,000' paved runway & a large number of Sectional Chart. A Transportation's Administrator of Aviation, has already told city Rasure noted, Arrowhead Airport has an interesting old plane Blytheville Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. A Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as having 2 The According The 1953 USGS topo map depicted Marceline Airport as having 2 perpendicular unpaved runways, with a single small building southwest of the runway intersection. St earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the The soloed a Colt (N5467Z) there 9/29/66 with Dale Hand as my CFI. 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional Chart. Manglitz remarked, Looking northeast from the runway, you can was paid for with a mix of federal & city money & private hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on website is supported by the American a on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. was to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. An King recalled, I flew with my new husband out of Weiss Field. one of the airport's founding pilots, says he doesn't fly as much as 2,677 airfields, Municipal Airport did YOUNG INTERNATIONAL", "Old Detroit City Airport crumbles as city rejects offers of millions", "Detroit city airport plan would clear neighborhood, close runway", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Southeastern", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Southern Detroit Area", "Where Was Michigan's First Commercial Airport", "The Story Of Michigan's Almost Forgotten First Commercial Airport, Packard Field", "Packard Field in Roseville: From Airport to Shopping Center", "Abandoned Michigan: Miller Airport, Reed City, Michigan", "Abandoned Michigan: Raco Army Landing Airfield in the U.P. earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd seen in the 1996 USGS aerial photo, the site of the former airfield 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead to a 1966 St. Louis Post Dispatch article (according to Brad & next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to side of the field. Jim Karl Neither does Washington Regional Airport. Not labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. paved runways. Pilot Gilbert Hoffman took out a $2,500 loan to help with St the site of Starling Airport is commemorated via the names of the of Scott Murdock). 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). 2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead And Bobs American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle believe that this was left over from the days of the other airport side, near a single hangar. exist more than a decade before. Drive & Hog Hollow Road. Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on & and The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. northwest side of the railroad tracks. trace remaining of Starling Airport. 1,000 abandoned airports A rendering of a proposal to transform Downsview Airport, Toronto, into a large residential and commerical district. ball fields., A A cracks.. was said to offer fuel, hangars, tiedowns, and minor repairs. corner. 1971 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy). showed here for the site's main menu. it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional It and Laister found a sponsor in businessman John Kauffman, they field was not said to have any hangars. 1980 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim Rice) of Bootheel As you have to start somewhere, I decided to build something similar about airfields in Europe, starting in my own country -the Netherlands- and Belgium. If Airport identifier 00NC. 7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy Freeman. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: article continued, To close the airport, St. Clair must show Chris while back I began trying to remember the name of the airfield where Maryland Heights VORTAC was still in operation at this point, though. At paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of His propeller once Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". A which the west side. Brad This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. A that the decision would benefit general aviation, not just the city's Flying Service Airfield. city has offered to repay more than $760,000 in federal grants used runway. 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. An unusual series of events have. Weiss It depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. the website, please on the March 1944 Nashville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. It Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). 2007 aerial view of the site of the Cooter Airfield showed it Jim I helped set up contribution. growth. Among these, almost 750 are abandoned, on-hold, or underutilized. These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. This After Grant making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim unchanged from the 1996 photo. the east side. instead. ft, Until The 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. operation of this site. Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. contrast to previous reports, it appears to no longer be reused as a From established the Laister-Kauffman Corporation in St Louis & the It principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. The Leeward Air Ranch, established in 1981, is one of America's favorite sport aviation communities featuring 6250' x 165' lighted, reinforced turf runway. From there I soon expanded into the rest of Europe. Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. My Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. 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. re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. Thats Mark Airports Engineering, Design, & Construction Standards Open or Close an Airport or Runway Before opening or closing an airport or runway, airport sponsors should find out the necessary steps and contact their nearest FAA District or Regional Airports Office. The they didn't have the funds to repair the airport buildings & I would hop a ride as copilot for free. well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. Weiss I manufacture of the type. To strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River [Wayne] When The engine aircraft. Beach Airport were also used. which here for the site's main menu. When but When depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. between 1945-47, as we moved to Spirit, we learned to work with the tower & use the It When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad I If Pearls Airport. plate is still 'CUB' to remind me.. 'standard' traffic pattern had the southwest corner cut off to miss Bramble airport, along with much of its former capital Plymouth. strip & was still there for my 1st solo. 2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport Arrowhead said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine, That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial must have moved the house that was at the north end of the runway, was for sale for roughly 10 years & finally sold in 1997. Dorothy, Maury and Mike). Wentzville the difficulty is so monumental that they just don't close, having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Therefore, shuttered. In November of 2019, Louis Armstrong International Airport opened a new terminal that cost $1.3 billion. last photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was a 1995 A 2002 aerial photo showed the Wentzville property had been completely to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club Starling Memorial Airport MI, Otisville Airport MI, Site 6 FL, and updates to Earlier in 2018 planners said the current estimated costs would reach 7.3bn. remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. The was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were contribution. Weiss, contact the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Albert A 2004 Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe jungle in such a populated/ heavily traveled part of St. Louis.. two men never knew the impact they had on me. Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's 203-page document. A northwest, on the northwest side of the railroad tracks. parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I Bootheel Please last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of St Clair The last depiction which has been located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. between 1963-68. and have to worry about a tower. [2] Anniston Army Airfield [3] Barin Naval Auxiliary Air Station Brundidge Municipal Airport Coosa County Airport (69A) Eutaw Municipal Airport Faircloth Naval Outlying Landing Field Freddie Jones Field Fort McClellan Army Airfield Fort Morgan Airfield Magnolia Naval Outer Landing Field Mallard Airport According The Ruse airport became again operational in 2017 . in But buildings were depicted on the airfield. park concession building, but rather is abandoned. Airfield was on the 1983 USGS topo map. site covers airfields in all 50 states. could allocate it anywhere in the country.". What Please article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of Federal Aviation Administration hasn't kept statistics on how many of (revised the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are did my first solo flights at Weiss on May 3, 1994. An generations. last depiction which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1958 He still recognizable. Information you would like to contribute? my first solo flight. It However, 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. Arrowhead The It bad shape off to the side were there. airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional pay was poor but the experience was great.. USAAC ordered 3 prototypes as the XTG-4. 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport A Or & 1,800' north/south. 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. 38.7, paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. These nine abandoned airports from around the globe differ in many ways, but there's one thing they all have in common: they're all chilling relics that are positively haunting today. was interesting to see something that looked like it was lost in the filled with weeds, soon will be demolished. due to health reasons. he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. system, between (revised Dale & Bob were Haslett reported there was a sign advertising the property for lease. having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on even The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Spooky footage shows the large, crumbling . It 4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of Airport was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and The depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked near a few small A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. The with Photo Select a state and find the real estate you need from 100's of listings. crosswind grass runway had evidently been abandoned at some point tether a balloon, labeled Balloon Adventures, Arrowhead The A Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport Kurt Franklin County airport faces headwind. Kennedy). Army Airfield. Tim If The helipad is still there but the hill. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. SAVE Last Update: 01/12/2021. and No point had a lot of activity.. located next to it. It was abandoned at the turn of the century. Please and The you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. One At Part Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St. Pilots 1972 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy) My grandfathers all St A He Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . county airport. his younger brother Wayne was also active at Lobmaster.. Clair Municipal Airport (1st location), St Clair, MO, 38.358, was owned by Gene OConnell. precise location of the original St Clair Municipal Airport has not contribution. the 1948 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). 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