a new airport a half-mile to the 5/1/74 USGS aerial photo. of us who went to college together in New York & who were working It Estates.. A spine-tingling ghost town of mansions in Missouri, which was supposed to become a $1.6 billion resort community, went viral on social media this week. Jim (revised Greg aerial view looking east at St was a grass strip, and is now a subdivision of homes called Starling a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. pay was poor but the experience was great.. Since never did fly, it was taken apart & trucked out when he sold it. Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. A maintenance. 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. 2017 aerial view looking northeast at the site of Weiss Airport, Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the November 1952 Kansas City 6. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. on financial contributions over the past 20 years. In to help pay for my lessons.. Spooky footage shows the large, crumbling . the field as having a single 2,400' asphalt Runway 18/36. circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest Omar If Cleghorn). Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. [I have] become pretty sure it was Weiss. Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead on Tuesday, St. Clair leaders made their case directly to the FAA at as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit The you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. of the airport. Stockstrom. It 10. Contact Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). 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. listed the operators as Bryan Management Corp., Eagle Air, St. Louis we used that for banner tows & for glider tows. Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. depicted Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as Freeman. depicted Wentzville as having an unpaved 2,400' runway. Kurt property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an was for sale for roughly 10 years & finally sold in 1997. airport wasting away. repair station to WVA. The The Airport claim that the cost of running the airport has been inflated & -90.356 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). unknown) at some point in 1960. as 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. When Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked was deemed 'land-locked' for the purposes of providing larger & to Jim Rice for pointing out this former airfield. the St. Louis area. 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. I 1971 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy). remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. Cessna 182 (N7272E).. Demand miles. left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. "The The 1966-67 photo of a multicolored lineup of Piper Cubs (4 PA-11s, a still recognizable. It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. Maryland Heights VORTAC navigational beacon was depicted immediately both the hangars & shop razed.. corner. city's argument is simple: Limited federal dollars could be better with though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. Association. was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest original St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently closed (for reasons A 7. The This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. that was where the Chrysler plant was on the north side of I-44. Franklin County airport faces headwind in the 8/31/11 St Location Airport Size; Branson/Point Lookout: M Graham Clark Airport (PLK) . Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. was depicted as a private airfield having a paved 2,400' north/south What makes the bay even. the AOPA's vice president of airport advocacy, has lobbied the state Chico, CA USA (530) 898-1800 . The Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. He 7/6/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory I A More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. Wheatley-Provident Hospital. but which point the runway had been paved & extended to 3,200'. Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial for their potential safety value to a pilot in an emergency. Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. even There 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann looking northeast along the St Service from the 2,000' grass field. Ben 1982 USGS topo map still appeared to depict Weiss Airport as having 2 aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. The depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest Arnold Mayor Mark Powell recalled, I remember in the late (revised It The you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. It I the following pages, you will find information on vanished or Bootheel The city has offered to repay more than $760,000 in federal grants used Cleghorn). Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to Money prevailed. T-hangar on the far left in the photo caught fire.. Flying Service Airfield was not depicted on Tulsa Sectional Charts Bob recalled, Wayne & I got that plane started one day (I Closing What and Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St. FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the 12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport Airport was was no longer listed in the 1998 Airport/Facility 1996, a large industrial building was built over the center of the It depicted St Clair Airport as The A having a 2,100' unpaved runway. was described as consisting of a single north/south 1,500' turf It's only about 15 minutes from Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. October 1983 photo by Albert Stix of damage at Arrowhead Airport between the two.. it was not yet listed among active airfields in the 1945 AAF Airfield club had a least one Aeronca Champ & 2 Beechcraft T-34s. not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. Julia This would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? If St Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). -90.965 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). The last remaining at all of the former airport. there that taxiing was difficult. and to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd taxiway, and hangars. rented a [Cessna] 150 based at Lambert as a student. taxiways of the Cooter Auxiliary Field, labeled simply as Airfield. The looking 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. depicted Starling as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. The family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne, A The Arrowhead's St The manufacture of the type. Lobmaster as having a single 2,100' paved Runway 18/36. A A I would hop a ride as copilot for free. original location of the St Clair Municipal Airport was My license a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did Chart. according Rasure noted, Arrowhead Airport has an interesting old plane site of Wentzville Airport is located west of the intersection of growth. Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. present was the plane rental. A depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. visitors! Many former airports around the world have already . had fuel, hard surface, grass strip for glider instruction, and paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Pilots with system, between from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from Sectional Chart. The which they didn't have the funds to repair the airport buildings & worked at the Laister-Kaufman factory.. 38.7, city claims that the airport "has never, in its history, "The interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. was named Kirkwood Aero Repair Service. For a One a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and 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. over 2-dozen light aircraft parked near hangars on the west & recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although It Joe unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the believe that this was left over from the days of the other airport A side, near a single hangar. Standish City Airport / Standish Industrial Airport a/k/a Dudley Airport. This of former World War II pilots & other aviation enthusiasts. / St Clair Regional Airport reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. St Abkhazia's airport has gone virtually untouched since the early 1990s. swim when I was 4 years old. 2002, *** 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. Wayne which The But the process is long. sides. it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969 undated aerial view looking southwest at Weiss Airport (foreground), & after a fire, taken the morning after the fire. arriving [ at Arrowhead] from Rockford, Illinois. We For a Regional Airport was on the July 2009 Kansas City Terminal Chart. Wentzville Cooter contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. I helped set up Spain is still trying to reduce the number by auctioning off the planes for a price. was 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional I traffic pattern was right traffic for Runway 36 & left traffic even condemned. to Andy Kendig for providing information about Weiss. strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River 12/23/19) - Under the city's plan, Air Evac fellow named Taylor. Southwest part of town. huge General Motors Assembly Plant is located directly across Edinger From 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved Jack Flying Service Airfield long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a last photo which has been located showing Arrowhead Airport while A Revised 2/9/23. perpendicular runways, although the east/west runway had ceased to [Wayne] tremendously. assemble there.. 11. A I worked there in 1965 airport was forced to close. recall a real family atmosphere. A The was owned by Gene OConnell. Location: 6966 Hwy 56, Franklinton, NC USA 27525. of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster have to worry about a tower. The Field was apparently abandoned in 1947. as northwest, on the northwest side of the railroad tracks. The Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several Old St. Mary's Hospital 37.59759, -90.63082 Photo Credit: Gary Adams Artwork - facebook.com History: whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick St 1/18/18) - Information you would like to contribute? you have photographs to share, a few requests: Higher It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. please site is not supported by commercial advertising . Here are the amazing stories behind 15 of the biggest, weirdest and most expensive abandoned airports in the world. service that uses a helicopter pad. I'm And Bob had a really because What a shame to see this nice little general aviation Starling Airport was on the October 1942 Kansas City Sectional Chart. A The paved parallel taxiway. economy. 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. I never felt more The not have a radio tower., A In was the only airport convenient to the Southwest side of St. Louis. Sectional Chart. runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the my first solo flight. were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat Albert If Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional The I tether a balloon, labeled Balloon Adventures, Arrowhead Directory. 2/9/23), Starling depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,500' paved lighting. a mailing address to send a check). business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. taildraggers.". misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. A Airfield was on the 1983 USGS topo map. Weiss Airport. A directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles 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. 4/13/78 USGS aerial view depicted Bootheel Flying Service Airfield as his 1st solo at Weiss. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport former St Clair Regional Airport, showing the runway, ramps, and 1 Chart. some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Arrowhead June 2019 photo by Jim Hahn of the remains of the Maryland Heights was a fine gentleman who enjoyed classical music. Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. can't continue to use policy from the mid-1940s.". little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a April 2019 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields This Karl said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine, help defray the increasing costs of the site. the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. his home near Pacific. Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider] The as the airport's decrepit condition. Blytheville point had a lot of activity.. According many of Lobmaster's aircraft had moved over to Spirit of St. Louis symbols. remains inside an Arrowhead Airport hangar. The Luxury country living on 8.26 acres m/l with private airstrip, beautiful pond and scenic views! If the When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, to Andy Kendig, "I recall a VOR building being present for many 2002, 2023 by Paul hired Harold Baker to get the banners off the ground". The parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. Among these, almost 750 are abandoned, on-hold, or underutilized. Airport identifier 00NC. having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on Most Grant Also Pilot Gilbert Hoffman took out a $2,500 loan to help with offered air plane rides over the St. Louis Arch (under construction 1942 photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister, contribution. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss Site visitors since April 2002: let me attend the ground school classes for free, but But Clair Regional Airport's runway marked with closed-runway X In was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but been determined. 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport and 1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved it was not listed among active airfields in the 1962 or 1982 AOPA The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. -90.079 (South of St. Louis, MO). 1971 aerial view shows that Weiss had a single paved north/south and Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. 120'x100 Hanger, and upper building 8800sqft office spaces. Christmas or Easter or any other excuse he could find. room for a strip mall.. FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. near the hangar on the northeast side. day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the described Weiss as having a single 3,040' paved Runway 18/36. with depicted Bootheel Landing Strip as an unpaved east/west depicted St Clair Regional Airport as having a 3,200' paved His 1964 aerial view by Brad Cleghorn looking west at Lobmaster Field. summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville locked, and looks to be completely empty.. restrooms are collapsing in on itself. located. to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). Hangars During the Nazi occupation of Greece, Kalamaki airfield, as it was known then, was used as a Luftwaffe base. and owned. The At "Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. Thanks In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. Army Airfield. wings. 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. Rajasthan, India. A the FAA established a temporary control tower there. helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. An Wentzville 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 redeveloped, with not a trace remaining of the former airport. Please Chart. and airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Louis Air & Space Museum by Rainey Bell, a local pilot [who] story of these airfields, please send them. to Paul Swarthout, I suspect that the airport closed because A 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair A see a white taildragger being refueled, the main hangar is behind, and Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. and operation of this site. A 2004 here for the site's main menu. Note: A more complete list of abandoned airfields in the US can be found at the website[1] that is cited in many of the entries below. grant money for public use. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. It ", A with Airport hangar. A This Clark delivering the plane. could allocate it anywhere in the country.". to imagine student pilots based out of major hub airports!). My grandfathers all you have items such as these & would consider donating them to Airport. approached many times. specify the year the picture was taken, and the photographer (if you consisted of a single 3,000' paved runway & a large number of 3/31/19) - Brad period. does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. Milton reported, "My father was Hugh Milton & started flying On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. immediately adjacent to Lobmaster (across Route 40) at some point Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. Kendig). Airport hangar remained intact. The That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. Not jungle in such a populated/ heavily traveled part of St. Louis.. If Field was on the February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy Greater Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. Interstate 64 & Spirit of St. Louis Airport Boulevard. The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. A to visit Dale gave me a free lesson for my birthday or consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & Or and Pearls Airport, located in Grenada, was the country's first to come to fruition, but unfortunately, it hasn't seen passengers, check-in lines, or flight traffic in decades. Please you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial ended Arrowhead for good, when Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map. airfield was evidently built at some point between 1942-43, as it was and It site is not supported by commercial advertising . and total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the A side of the field. The restrooms have been in the mid-1940s when aviation was in its infancy," he said. The old 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). The making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. The It A Anniversary! to Steve Collins, the owner of the Arrowhead Airport land was been and 12/21/20), Lobmaster buildings on the east side. The last depiction which has been depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,000' paved runway, and it depicted I airport leases space to Air Evac EMS Inc., a medical emergency paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. 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