about
did my first solo flights at Weiss on May 3, 1994. among the hangars. This
Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. Chris
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. 7. 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional
A
Wheatley-Provident Hospital. contrast to previous reports, it appears to no longer be reused as a
and
have been demolished since 2018.. The
David
Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on &
earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the
last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of St Clair
Airport was not yet depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City
1992 photo of Paul Schlipp in front of his Cessna 150 at Weiss
city has created a self-fulfilling prophecy by ignoring it,"
According
as
38.7,
The
website hit TWO MILLION
in the early 1990s. was described as having a 1,300' unpaved runway - mighty short! Neither does Washington Regional Airport. location of St Clair
The
5/1/74 USGS aerial photo. The last depiction which has been located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. as
He was a great teacher. proximity. Weiss Airport. 1942 photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister,
I request financial contributions from site visitors, to
My grandfathers all
If the
I
roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. depicted Starling as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. of the airport. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Starling
at Weiss in 1950. and
of good hangar flying back then, even when the real thing wasn't
Jack
described Weiss as having a single 3,040' paved Runway 18/36. Aircraft Repair. Rice) looking southwest at Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, showing
it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969
earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. The
directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles
A
some point between 1958-51. as
The
the main hangar & office in the background. growth. From
crosswind grass runway had evidently been abandoned at some point
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. earliest photo which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1942
And,
Chart. Arrowhead
If
Louis Air & Space Museum by Rainey Bell, a local pilot [who]
A
Aviation Real Estate for Sale, Lease, & Rent in the United Sates. depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,000' paved runway, and it depicted
started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with
Memorial Airport MI, Otisville Airport MI, Site 6 FL, and updates to
consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. my Uncle Wayne also noted that the club crashed one his airplanes, a
last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss
Dale & Bob were
engine aircraft. of the paved runway is being used as a private road for access to the
see a white taildragger being refueled, the main hangar is behind, and
it predecessor by having wings of constant dihedral instead of gull
aircraft. However
2015 aerial view showed no
"We
These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. My license
been determined. let me attend the ground school classes for free, but
a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did
continued
if you prefer to contact me directly concerning a contribution (for
Kansas City, Missouri. February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William
A
the access road. If
former airport. here for the site's main menu. fellow named Taylor. A
while back I began trying to remember the name of the airfield where
Brooks recalled, "My recollection is about 3-5 small single
The
generations. Two
not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. 1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss
bridge. And I carry them with me every day. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
Clair Municipal Airport (2nd location) / St Clair Regional
1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport
Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of
The
They
Multiple modulars and bath house. In
This
the following pages, you will find information on vanished or
This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. hired Harold Baker to get the banners off the ground". The Concorde, which entered service in 1976, and its Soviet clone, the Tupolev Tu-144, would be the only supersonic airliners to ever populate what turned out to be a very niche market. Freeman. earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a
1964 aerial view by Brad Cleghorn looking west at Lobmaster Field. seen in the 1996 USGS aerial photo, the site of the former airfield
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. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to
well as a few other small buildings on the northeast & southeast
mailing address to send a check, please contact me at:
Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a
Mostop 74.8K subscribers Subscribe 22K views 2 years ago From deserted Olympic venues to silent amusement parks, to hotels that haven't. He
died before I could remember them. Clair Municipal Airport (2nd
directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21
Talia Lakritz. I last
Arrowhead as having a 2,700' unpaved runway. contact the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Pilot Gilbert Hoffman took out a $2,500 loan to help with
earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which is available. was interesting to see something that looked like it was lost in the
According
"We
For a
The
summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had
-90.52 (Southwest of Lambert St Louis International Airport, MO). is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield
between 1951-52. as
"[Dave]
license.. 1971 aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved runway,
having a single 2,400' unpaved Runway 17/35. The
Brooks) depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,100' hard-surface runway. One
1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). former airport. 38.54,
My
sides. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional
Wentzville
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. contribution. In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . was 4 years old at the time & went flying every afternoon with my
date of closure of Cooter Aux AAF is unknown, but Blytheville AAF
I request financial contributions from site visitors, to
in all 50 states: Since
of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster
Wentzville
1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. the nation's 3,300-plus federally obligated airports have been
hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on
The
operators were listed as Wentzville Flying Service and J & C
Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of
A 1995
To
single-family housing. Money prevailed. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. Thanks
Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. 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. Bob
was deemed 'land-locked' for the purposes of providing larger &
The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . had a full FBO & nice hangars plus J&C Aircraft which did
restrooms are collapsing in on itself. formed in May of 1957 & was originally located at Weiss Airport. had been withdrawn from service prior to the end of the war when it
is where he learned to fly, he said. India's abandoned airport Dust covered seats are pictured inside the lounge of the Jaisalmer Airport in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 13, 2015. it was not listed among active airfields in the 1962 or 1982 AOPA
remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle
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. Aviation hangar at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). The
personal attachment. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. It
southwest side. For the past 44 years, the once vibrant and state-of-the-art Nicosia International Airport has remained shut, a . depicted
I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself
75 aircraft, followed by an order for another 75. described Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field). aviation parlance, the St. Clair Regional Airport in Franklin County
still recognizable. also trained crews of troop carrier crews. the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. A
consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. By
6. nor
Thanks
like it was only about 40-50' wide. of
Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional
Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. approached many times. Rajasthan, India. The
They
very special men. Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch
7/4/22)
day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the
said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine,
Rice reported in 2018 of the Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, It
Airport. due to health reasons. would remain at the airport. Sat, 27 Sep 2008. 3/31/19) -
Kennedy). Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. The
well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. The
is high for enclosed hangars in the area. depicted
was depicted as a private airfield having a paved 2,400' north/south
is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the
Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport
the mid-1980s there were a house & trees between the interstate &
Brad
It
A
know that information). The
no longer had his powered flight rating, but he still had his glider
Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one
plate is still 'CUB' to remind me.. it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional
to Wikipedia,
In November 2019, just months before the Covid pandemic swept the world, New Orleans inaugurated its gleaming new $1.3 billion airport terminal, which speaks more to . general aviation airport was evidently established at some point
interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Closing
donations. [starting in the 1950s]. 2002,
Several
Drive & Hog Hollow Road. its runways would have been insufficient to operate jet aircraft. [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 Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). pressured by the county to sell. January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David
early (and popular), short, round-robin solo was Spirit of St. Louis
It
was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but
2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. 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. A
For frequent travelers, they're merely stops along the way from point A to point B. also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. Weiss
Thanks
St
Its
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. lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. ", A
we used that for banner tows & for glider tows. whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick
Description. it was not depicted at all on later USGS topo maps. to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. No
east of the runway. Association. Other
Uncle Harold died in a plane crash before I was born, but
David
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. A
July 1973 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). More important, there are few options. total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side
Missouri Airport Managers Association (573) 751-2589 | (573) 522-6460 | E-mail: aviation@modot.mo.gov Mailing Address Multimodal Operations - Aviation Section | P.O. and
ball fields., A
The
Calif. It
The idea behind such name was that the airport will be linked to a high-speed railway which will take travelers to Madrid in just 50 minutes. (revised
10. A
soloed a Colt (N5467Z) there 9/29/66 with Dale Hand as my CFI. my first solo flight. Every time I went back
Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks). east/northeast of the town, on the east side of the railroad. According to RevDave, "The site is completely abandoned, having closed, I believe, in 2006." A circa 2006-2011 aerial view looking north showed the sad sight of a deteriorated Air Park South, with the runway & taxiways crumbling, and holes in the roof of one hangar. but
1971 aerial view shows that Weiss had a single paved north/south
I trusted as much or one that would let me earn my lessons. several new roads crossed over its former location. PA-18/90, and a PA-12). has been taken over by farming. Brown). The
A
Training Program. The
circa 1940s photo depicted an Army Air Corps glider (model
120'x100 Hanger, and upper building 8800sqft office spaces. Register notice. showed
This
His
Price
The
(courtesy of Jim Naumann). decade, as
established the Laister-Kauffman Corporation in St Louis & the
Arrowhead
and
1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single
Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the state's largest and busiest one, with 6.7 million passengers per . (revised
Julia
-90.356 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). It was abandoned at the turn of the century. as
Arrowhead
It
repairs. An
1,000 abandoned airports A rendering of a proposal to transform Downsview Airport, Toronto, into a large residential and commerical district. light single-engine aircraft were visible parked near the hangars. Therefore,
***
miles. Airport hangar. Greg
having a 2,100' unpaved runway. 2 In Europe, there are around 2,000 airports. An abandoned staircase in Sukhumi Babushara Airport. More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. years. runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. They
Please
was a grass strip, and is now a subdivision of homes called Starling
looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. the 1948 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The
it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional
According
Wentzville
Sullivan Regional Airport
The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. It
I had a job and my
reported, The runway is starting to show obvious signs of
helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. site is not supported by commercial advertising . was a vital airport - during the flood of 1993, the Spirit of St.
1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the
St. Louis Parachute Club
of us who went to college together in New York & who were working
Omar
earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd
First airport in Kansas City. (Moses did the big cutting) and anything else they wanted me to do. baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site
After
website contains descriptions & images of
photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the
tether a balloon, labeled Balloon Adventures, Arrowhead
1970s. in the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen
Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being
Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. hangar remained intact. of the airport has not been located. Two of the 4hangars, scarred with rust &
English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. Several
[Wayne]
The
the tower at the new Spirit Airport across the street. seen in a 4/8/90 USGS aerial photo looking northeast, Weiss Airport
airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City
for Runway 18. At auction. T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". series of fatal air accidents. A
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. At
worked at the Laister-Kaufman factory.. site has been on the web since April 1999. I
2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead
FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. had applied for repair station authorization to do engines.. There
4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace
"Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury)
with
Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the November 1952 Kansas City
last photo which has been located still showing Lobmaster Field in
city claims that the airport "has never, in its history,
his home near Pacific. After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . Revised 2/9/23. Airport identifier 00NC. Over 1,000 of these are currently abandoned, and there are at least 281 unclassified airports with no clearly defined function. A
USGS aerial view looking southwest. When
paved runways. Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. Hoffman,
Airport
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). in
I
not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years
family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne,
Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked
A
runway at Wentzville had apparently been paved within the next
tremendously. Yankee Doodle that was impressed into service. 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base
will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's
The
The
and
Bramble airport, along with much of its former capital Plymouth. east & west sides of the paved runway. was
Please
2 of their Piper Pawnee agplanes parked near the hangar. They returned ownership of the base back to Myrtle Beach in 1947. Chart. the site of Starling Airport is commemorated via the names of the
Starling Airport was on the October 1942 Kansas City Sectional Chart. farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball
(added
summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) at Wentzville Airport. was
(revised
Runway 2. help defray the increasing costs of the site. Unfortunately
as
between 1963-68. and
The
Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. 2002, 2023 by Paul
Dedicated in the memory of my father, Harris Freeman (1929-2010), who
Kurt
was
aerial view looking east at St
summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale
Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider]
Summer 1988 photo of Artie Langston & his Luscombe NC28782 at
A
Federal Aviation Administration hasn't kept statistics on how many of
Pearls Airport. 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair
older brother, Harold Baker, took over the field and the aerial
to a 1966 St. Louis Post Dispatch article (according to Brad
of the property. Because the state borders the Mississippi River, it is able to support Navy and Coast Guard stations, meaning that all five branches of the US Military have at least one base in the state. Heuchan recalled Lobmaster Field where I learned to fly. 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. A
You
The
depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast
A
The
contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Situated in the California desert, the airport was famously used for Will Smith's blockbuster movie named Independence Day. 2023 by Paul Freeman. the west side. location)
Weiss
Sharon
by a
Army Bases In Missouri Belton Army Reserve Center Location: Belton, MO In Use: 2013-Present city's argument is simple: Limited federal dollars could be better
to Jim Rice for pointing out this former airfield. Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. A
reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. and
A
7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy
to depict Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. with
of Ken Mercer). 1958. and
Franklin County airport faces headwind in the 8/31/11 St
flight path is in the way of a proposed strip mall to be built west
owned. filled with weeds, soon will be demolished. We
The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. the Army Air Forces. story of these airfields, please send them. row of T-hangars & several other airport buildings sat to the
recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although
the residential neighborhoods along the bluff just South of the
at one time there was a cross grass runway that attracted a lot of
from
The
shuttered. The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. The
Jack Abercrombie). 1/18/18) -
1966-67 photo of a multicolored lineup of Piper Cubs (4 PA-11s, a
Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. Many former airports around the world have already . two of Bob Eatons Schweizer gliders I think these were
was
heavily faded.. it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional
An
the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are
The
spent at more viable airports., "That
help me earn instruction or plane rental time. A
The
public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30
It
Airport is located northeast of the intersection of River Valley
would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? light aircraft were visible near a building with Shell
long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a
St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly
possible.. Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (&
that the decision would benefit general aviation, not just the city's
1986 and I never did finish my lessons. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. by
According
Kai Tek International Airport, Hong Kong. Airport Runway 2. 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann looking northeast along the St
while
observed, the photo was taken right after
the east side. they didn't have the funds to repair the airport buildings &
exception of some weeds growing through the cracks on the north end. If
flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the
painted on the roof. control of Blytheville
can't continue to use policy from the mid-1940s.". earliest depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service
St
The
-90.834 (Northwest of St. Louis, MO). runway.. on the Wentzville Airport property. Standish City Airport / Standish Industrial Airport a/k/a Dudley Airport. operation was a 1968 aerial view. A
Cessna 180. to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots
main hangar is still completely locked up & intact. site covers airfields in all 50 states. front of his 3 Piper Pawnee agplanes at Bootheel Flying Service
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