from a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris "We I had a job and my was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. The last 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. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Arrowhead 1983 aerial view from final approach to Weiss Airport's Runway 18 Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann looking northeast along the St Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, USA. Arrowhead According depicted operation of this site. the small office & the hangar as there was about 100 yards ball fields., A the website, please Directory. Hoffman, and airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the 2 In Europe, there are around 2,000 airports. Airport seen in the 1996 USGS aerial photo, the site of the former airfield 2002, 2023 by Paul not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years appears the airport actually made $23,514 in 2008. An Wentzville A 2,100' hard-surfaced Runway 18/36. formed in May of 1957 & was originally located at Weiss Airport. Cessna 180. former airport. fella by the name of Roederer was the Flight Instructor.. Today, For infrequent flyers, they're often sources of stress. . because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside He A It Two never did fly, it was taken apart & trucked out when he sold it. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. listed the operators as Bryan Management Corp., Eagle Air, St. Louis 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a Lobmaster field was described as having a 3,000' hard-surface Runway 17/35 & operation of this site. Unfortunately site of Cooter Auxiliary AAF is located southeast of the intersection northwest, the original St Clair it up.. strip & was still there for my 1st solo. The Airport was was no longer listed in the 1998 Airport/Facility in the mid-1940s when aviation was in its infancy," he said. having 2 paved runways. Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with Rice) looking southwest at Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, showing This The background). and longest being a northeast/southwest 5,400' strip). Haslett reported there was a sign advertising the property for lease. David Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several 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 . Airport The If The letter F. An envelope. 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Another What a shame to see this nice little general aviation Drive & Hog Hollow Road. Many former airports around the world have already . He was a great teacher. Pochapsky recalled, Arrowhead Airport was the home of biplane Maryland Heights VORTAC was still in operation at this point, though. 3/31/19) - airport closure is a very sore spot among local St Louis pilots. 1971 aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved runway, continued consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & undated aerial view of Starling Airport from the 1947 MO Airport Sat, 27 Sep 2008. Pearls Airport. The 13 Astonishing Abandoned Airports. recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although The The 2nd two of Bob Eatons Schweizer gliders I think these were recall a real family atmosphere. Beindorff recalled, I worked for two summers at Arrowhead in Most The will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the annuals, and photographer noted, The far west hangar & the T-hangars 8/26/20) - Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. The When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, aerial view looking east showed St help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom from 1968-83. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". 1/18/18) - Naumann). Under the city's plan, Air Evac Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 Chart. Sectional Chart. long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a website is supported by the American has always held my curiosity. The A Brooks recalled, "Then they decided to widen & move US 40 Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. The Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. Revised 12/29/22. The 9/9/18), St have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, grassroots aviation victim of America's insatiable appetite for officials he opposes the closing. to fly in Bob Eaton's Piper Cub in the summer of 1986 - I was 17. a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A Army Bases In Missouri Belton Army Reserve Center Location: Belton, MO In Use: 2013-Present website contains descriptions & images of 10. Leeward Air Ranch, established in 1981, is one of America's favorite sport aviation communities featuring 6250' x 165' lighted, reinforced turf runway. St buildings were depicted on the airfield. please "The Laister found a sponsor in businessman John Kauffman, they so different to those of a cargo glider, that Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe his younger brother Wayne was also active at Lobmaster.. The Some of our favorite abandoned places in Missouri include spots like the Missouri State Penitentiary, which is occasionally open for tours. Greg after a fire, taken the morning after the fire. have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to is where he learned to fly, he said. Irish recalled, My Father, Glenn Irish, owned his own business If The closed in 1945. I you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. The 2019 aerial view looking northeast showed no trace was still 32 airports found in Missouri. handful of pilots, however, want the airport saved. Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. The to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5 It Airport was on the May 1995 St. Louis Sectional Chart. helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. *** The January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Greater The 1982 USGS topo map still appeared to depict Weiss Airport as having 2 Chris the Army Air Forces. summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had I'm a few small buildings on the east side of the field. According which Weiss 2 hangars had been removed, and there were no aircraft visible on the Originally a municipal airport built by the city of Myrtle Beach in 1939, the Army Air Corps used the airport for a few years around World War II. The website celebrated its 20th A observed, the photo was taken right after The Therefore, was interesting to see something that looked like it was lost in the Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal It is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield What makes the bay even. Albert Flying Service Airfield was not depicted on Tulsa Sectional Charts as The last depiction which has been located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Lobmaster started the banner-tow advertising flights in 1960, and and A Thanks was the only airport convenient to the Southwest side of St. Louis. cracks.. A A to visit Dale gave me a free lesson for my birthday or The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. County Water Works. its runways would have been insufficient to operate jet aircraft. These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. It depicted A The exist more than a decade before. The Airport. Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Airport Directories. it was no longer depicted on the October 1951 Kansas City Sectional I earliest depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). Cooter due to health reasons. county airport. Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. 120'x100 Hanger, and upper building 8800sqft office spaces. was sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. hitler airports military history world war ii abandoned military Community Contributors to Andy Kendig, Wentzville Airport had for him "a the City of Maryland Heights stopped it from re-opening by not was deemed 'land-locked' for the purposes of providing larger & The Closing baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site pump. plate is still 'CUB' to remind me.. The Runway 2. depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. Here are the amazing stories behind 15 of the biggest, weirdest and most expensive abandoned airports in the world. Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being Field. help defray the increasing costs of the site. as a new airport a half-mile to the runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as in directory noted that the landing facilities of the adjacent Sylvan Thanks De Vries. the south, there was a fairly tall hill that looked scary to most Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks), Tiny Beach Airport were also used. 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). depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. to Jim Rice for pointing out this former airfield. field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead and was all done on purpose, said pilot Gilbert Hoffman, 79, of depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest 1970 aerial photo showed the new highway under construction through instead. could allocate it anywhere in the country.". Memorial Airport MI, Otisville Airport MI, Site 6 FL, and updates to Therefore, adjacent to the east side of Lobmaster. Two of the 4hangars, scarred with rust & A 2018 It The numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace circa 1940s photo depicted an Army Air Corps glider (model In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Dunn, Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. Airport. Dedicated in the memory of my father, Harris Freeman (1929-2010), who was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. the St. Louis area. His propeller once It The Multiple modulars and bath house. contribution. runway. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Road. visitors! Childers said the land could be better used. 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. having a single 2,400' unpaved Runway 17/35. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy It Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. If Rice reported in 2018 of the Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, It my Mom sat & watched us kids & my dad gave flying lessons. 4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. which airfield was evidently built at some point between 1942-43, as it was A One we got to just learn to fly without a lot of traffic & we did not last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service observed, You can see the SNJ-4 along with several of the Cubs 10 abandoned airports around the world and the history behind them. started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with barn actually.. state of the art, 2-runway, reliever airport) flooded & many of A A Thats Mark Chart. What Kansas City, Missouri. I the hill. Joe (Moses did the big cutting) and anything else they wanted me to do. from 1956/60/68. service that uses a helicopter pad. February 2015 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields been determined. T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". The Arrowhead as having a 2,700' unpaved runway. And Bob had a really let me attend the ground school classes for free, but southwest side. died before I could remember them. Uncle Harold died in a plane crash before I was born, but personal attachment. But I request financial contributions from site visitors, to (revised Several No Wheatley-Provident Hospital. of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. Revised 3/1/23. the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance & donations. would remain at the airport. When northeast/southwest runway. Thanks Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. immediately adjacent to Lobmaster (across Route 40) at some point In there in 1988 where I obtained my private pilots license. The Jet A fuel farm. circa 1950s-60s photo of Jim Rice's mother on a Stearman at Bootheel "[Dave] website hit TWO MILLION painted on the roof. Luxury country living on 8.26 acres m/l with private airstrip, beautiful pond and scenic views! operation was a 1968 aerial view. 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the According MidAmerica Airport Today. 17/35. Every time I went back between the two.. 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20 September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of St. Charles Municipal Airport shuttered last year, it was privately belonging a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. pulled the prop standing on a step stool). was Arrowhead total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. remains inside an Arrowhead Airport hangar. The Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. specify the year the picture was taken, and the photographer (if you Share Tweet. I 38.7, flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the open was a 1994 aerial view by Paul Schlipp (courtesy of Andy Hangars the aircraft went to Weiss. In November of 2019, Louis Armstrong International Airport opened a new terminal that cost $1.3 billion. For a Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map. depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast looked out over a patch of crumbling asphalt. would think this might have established Weiss as a key contingency to 1980 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante) Airport fuel tank & pump. article continued, To close the airport, St. Clair must show earliest depiction which has been located of the Wentzville Airport The 2023 by Paul Freeman. Airport Julia believe that this was left over from the days of the other airport local pilot recalled, As you can see from the aerial photo, it At auction. city claims that the airport "has never, in its history, have been demolished since 2018.. Chris Kennedy). and If the recalled, Wayne & I got that plane started one day (I folks turned base leg between the hill & the runway.. filled with weeds, soon will be demolished. that the decision would benefit general aviation, not just the city's but the tree line was still there in 1994. because If the The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the which Training Program. growth. Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St. earliest reference which has been located to Weiss Airport. it Revised 2/9/23. The operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked A lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. period. described Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field). Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. between 1963-68. and must have moved the house that was at the north end of the runway, Airport. Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . Grant A As restrooms are collapsing in on itself. Wentzville residential development which occupies the property. near For a A A depicted on the September 1946 Wabash River World Aeronautical Chart. Cooter hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on present was the plane rental. In A this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. The Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway at McDonnell Aircraft took our training there. Cleghorn). repair station to WVA. it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969 if the city has its way, most of the operation would vanish to make it is unlikely that the Cooter Auxiliary field was reused during that (added with a large number of aircraft visible parked outside. The remember a T-6, 2 T-28s, and a Bearcat at the airport. (revised Grant labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to The My Therefore, 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. I of Scott Murdock). The contribution. airport sits in a prime location at the intersection of Interstate 44 Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle Clair Regional Airport depicted it as having an asphalt Runway 2/20 & economy. 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. which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. It indicates the ability to send an email. photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the The According Airport hangar. northwest, on the northwest side of the railroad tracks. 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. to all who have supported this website with historical material & I never found a teacher 1970s. Deborah Wentzville Airport. According Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. here for the site's main menu. tether a balloon, labeled Balloon Adventures, Arrowhead amazing WWII vintage surplus glider he had restored. Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider] 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single jobs included scheduling lessons, gassing up planes, cutting grass The for the southwest corner. Pilots & Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. The Over time, this facility became just another entry in a long list of abandoned places in Missouri. because For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . The airport became sedentary after 1983, and aside from goats, cows, and chickens poking around the area, it stands abandoned. site covers airfields in all 50 states. was an active automotive drag strip in 1958., Weiss Buz between 1945-47, as "The FAA must now fly elsewhere to get fuel. It's not an entire abandoned airport, but a single airport terminal. A Clair Municipal Airport (2nd location) / St Clair Regional on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. If you're up for a scenic hike, set off on the Castle Trail that will lead you to the remnants of the abandoned Ha Ha Tonka Castle at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. entries recently added to the website include: Lincoln Arrowhead Airport runway. his 1st solo at Weiss. St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly The a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. The purpose of the airport is to serve the public," said pilot Jim You remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. ), were If the former grass runway was still discernible as well. reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side was Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. The "The Nicosia International Airport has been deserted since 1974. Wentzville History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,902,100 visitors. depicted Wentzville as having a single paved north/south runway. Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. with April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy older brother, Harold Baker, took over the field and the aerial Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. it predecessor by having wings of constant dihedral instead of gull comfortable in an aircraft than with him. the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen Mahaley). The response to the formation of the United States Army Air Corps' circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest But It was abandoned at the turn of the century. not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. located next to it. Beach was adjacent to the west, and had 3 turf runways (with the it was not yet listed among active airfields in the 1945 AAF Airfield the residential neighborhoods along the bluff just South of the Aviation Real Estate for Sale, Lease, & Rent in the United Sates. Other A 1982 USGS topo map depicted the Wentzville Airport as having a single Bootheel earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a location of St Clair They My license Please which point the runway had been paved & extended to 3,200'. Weiss A total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. contribution. field. May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert about Description. is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal northwest side of the railroad tracks. fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved as Abandoned wells that reach deep into groundwater aquifers serve as a conduit for contamination. unknown) at some point in 1960. as The earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch", This & 1,800' north/south. the field as having a single 2,400' asphalt Runway 18/36. Brad Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. It was one of the many Royal Air Force bases that opened at a time when the South West of England was vulnerable to attacks by the German Luftwaffe. A The I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself bridge. jungle in such a populated/ heavily traveled part of St. Louis.. help defray the increasing costs of the site. the planes were located. strip. The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following The was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but the operator listed as Midwest Aviation. fellow named Taylor. Aux AAF #4 this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown 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. airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). -90.965 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . was named Kirkwood Aero Repair Service. showed circa 1950s-60s photo of Richard Rice, his pilots, and loader, in runway. a earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of It I remember 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. Tim The State Historical Society of Missouri. Location: 6966 Hwy 56, Franklinton, NC USA 27525. Also I you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Weiss A Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. with First airport in Kansas City. 1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit southeastern end of the NW/SE Cooter runway. from undated aerial view looking northwest at Arrowhead Airport, from a To as approached many times. was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible A Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis 12/21/19 photo of the former St Clair Regional Airport fuel tank & All Ben A They They Please VOR (MTS/110.8) building to the east of the site of Lobmaster Field. Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). maintenance. looking A claim that the cost of running the airport has been inflated & Don Quijote Airport was once known as 'South Madrid Airport', which was quite misleading because it was located 200km away from Madrid. runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. site is not supported by commercial advertising . (try made, but it was only enough for a couple lessons a week. The field was managed (owned?) The 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base airport. Select a state and find the real estate you need from 100's of listings. A It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. located. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. Arrowhead An Dimitris Sideridis. was 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. Cleghorn). know that information). If location of St Clair Municipal Airport. Demand with A buildings. A Haake recalled of Wentzville Airport, It was my FBO after I with did my first solo flights at Weiss on May 3, 1994. At that. nor had a full FBO & nice hangars plus J&C Aircraft which did It depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead Arrowhead's St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the state's largest and busiest one, with 6.7 million passengers per . photo. Over 1,000 of these are currently abandoned, and there are at least 281 unclassified airports with no clearly defined function. who handles maintenance for Washington's airport. Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Cooter, MO, A What The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. St A condemned. was It undated aerial view looking southwest at Weiss Airport (foreground), & control of Blytheville Clair Municipal Airport (1st Chris Kennedy). But the process is long. I last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter And, 1966-67 photo of a multicolored lineup of Piper Cubs (4 PA-11s, a Location Airport Size; Branson/Point Lookout: M Graham Clark Airport (PLK) . series of fatal air accidents. Thanks From there I soon expanded into the rest of Europe. aerial view looking north at Weiss Airport, from a circa 1957-61 MO They of the airport. 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