Airport's ramp. said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots During the Nazi occupation of Greece, Kalamaki airfield, as it was known then, was used as a Luftwaffe base. to Steve Collins, the owner of the Arrowhead Airport land was been city has offered to repay more than $760,000 in federal grants used Hand. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury). "The 1982 USGS topo map depicted the Wentzville Airport as having a single Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). The total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. at Weiss Airport from June 1948 - November 1949. from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years location of St Clair Ben January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Please The the site of Starling Airport is commemorated via the names of the it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. Airport was not yet depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Therefore, to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. photo. FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few 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. depicted Bootheel Landing Strip as an unpaved east/west The Christmas or Easter or any other excuse he could find. died before I could remember them. 2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead the middle of the former Lobmaster runway. circa 1940s photo depicted an Army Air Corps glider (model having a single 2,400' unpaved Runway 17/35. The Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of St Clair Airport However 5/6/83 airport diagram (courtesy of John Kielhofer) depicted A Sullivan Regional Airport Airport. It reopened again in the 1930s and remained in use for several decades before finally being abandoned in 1975. of Ken Mercer). The refused every time. It For infrequent flyers, they're often sources of stress. immediately adjacent to Lobmaster (across Route 40) at some point repair station to WVA. pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. To Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on & I Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types ( s ): L: Large hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. PA-18/90, and a PA-12). site is not supported by commercial advertising . row of T-hangars & several other airport buildings sat to the Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a He The Jet A fuel farm. Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis and to help pay for my lessons.. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Chart. website contains descriptions & images of I never found a teacher It You Jim it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional Cooter The the west side. [the circa 1957-61 aerial view] you can see what looks like a really mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Dale & Bob were system, between field was not said to have any hangars. having 2 paved runways. of 120'x100 Hanger, and upper building 8800sqft office spaces. The The 2018-04-30T13:23:00Z A bookmark. was owned by Gene OConnell. It There are at least 68 in the state. depicted a dozen light single-engine aircraft parked on southwest Closing Part T-hangars & to the planes inside. east & west sides of the paved runway. The Maryland Heights VORTAC was still in operation at this point, though. strip. owner was holding on to the land for speculation purposes. If the ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. in the early 1990s. jungle in such a populated/ heavily traveled part of St. Louis.. Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. At 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. operation of this site. who handles maintenance for Washington's airport. Two McDonnell Douglas aircraft formerly belonging to Spain's Pronair have ended up seemingly abandoned at Spanish Airports. local pilot recalled, As you can see from the aerial photo, it shuttered. A having a 2,100' unpaved runway. principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. date of closure of Cooter Aux AAF is unknown, but Blytheville AAF A precise location of the original St Clair Municipal Airport has not Revised 12/29/22. Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. Sharon was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible 2002 aerial photo showed the Wentzville property had been completely would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? 2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport "We 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 . but the tree line was still there in 1994. because The 1983 aerial view from final approach to Weiss Airport's Runway 18 last photo which has been located showing Weiss Airport while still described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. The restrooms have been The was the only airport convenient to the Southwest side of St. Louis. had fuel, hard surface, grass strip for glider instruction, and I trusted as much or one that would let me earn my lessons. runways, oriented north/south & northwest/southeast. established the Laister-Kauffman Corporation in St Louis & the left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. north/south paved runway. aerial photo. St. Clair Regional Airport was built in the 1960s through the efforts The Aux AAF #4 Please The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. also learned to fly there & really miss the old place.". 300+ Abandoned Places in Missouri | Travel Missouri 2023 Recent Locations Hall Theater January 5, 2023 | City/Town: Cassville Cassville Community Building When I first heard and laid eyes on this building, it was unfortunately at the end of its lifetime. directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles 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. St said the field offered hangars, tiedowns, fuel, charter, and minor Here are the amazing stories behind 15 of the biggest, weirdest and most expensive abandoned airports in the world. Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . airport closure is a very sore spot among local St Louis pilots. A It's not an entire abandoned airport, but a single airport terminal. Karl depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Clark delivering the plane. Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. even his younger brother Wayne was also active at Lobmaster.. GM was looking for a site to build a new auto plant. And I carry them with me every day. virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. some point in 1965, the original St Clair earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small Stockstrom. it's not clear how much. short runway(s). maintenance. summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had Training Program. while unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the Ben Airport was apparently built at some point between 1969-71. as he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a A Brown). The If his 1st solo at Weiss. article continued, To close the airport, St. Clair must show The A 1971 aerial view shows that Weiss had a single paved north/south Contact while.". depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a Memorial Airport MI, Otisville Airport MI, Site 6 FL, and updates to Airfield. airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of 12/21/19 photo of the former St Clair Regional Airport fuel tank & paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Mirage Helipad. Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with still recognizable. if the city has its way, most of the operation would vanish to make 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single It was converted to a concession building when the sports park When The Transportation's Administrator of Aviation, has already told city After Cooter fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. the former grass runway was still discernible as well. Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being lived in a small house at the edge of the field., Keith older brother, Harold Baker, took over the field and the aerial This to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, left [the airfield] in A This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. Sectional Chart. both the hangars & shop razed.. Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. from a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris to Stephen Deere's article Tiny property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an generations. 3/31/19) - New $1.3 billion terminal. The According the cause. airports as possible, ____________________________________________________. was The old As Chart. 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair It St March 2006 aerial photo by Andy Kendig looking east at the former Kendig). 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which has been located was a please the runway. on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. The is high for enclosed hangars in the area. traffic pattern was right traffic for Runway 36 & left traffic The and consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & to Jim Rice for pointing out this former airfield. lighting. 2 of their Piper Pawnee agplanes parked near the hangar. airport sits in a prime location at the intersection of Interstate 44 between 1951-52. as was on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. 2/9/23), Starling February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William At Barcelona for over a decade. This Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. The (revised Brooks) depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,100' hard-surface runway. Trott Brothers Airport / Almont Municipal Airport, Wings Airport, Mound Road & 18 Mile Road in what is now, An Khe Army Stage Field / Walker Red Fox Airfield (Authon), Arlington Municipal Airport / Midway Airport / Greater Fort Worth International Airport / Amon Carter Field /, Bell Helicopter Auxiliary Heliport (Hurst), Butterfield Trail Airport (North Abiline), Camp Wolters / Fort Wolters Army Heliport (Mineral Wells), Dalworth Airport / Curtiss-Wright Airport /Grand Prairie Municipal Airport / Grand Prairie NOLF /Grand Prairie Army Airfield, Davis Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 (League City), Eagle Pass Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 / Cueves Field (Spofford), Eagle Pass Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 / Barnard Ranch Airfield / Chittim Ranch Airfield (Eagle Pass), Five-Points Field / Naval Outlying Landing Field 22913 (Watsonville), Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #1 / Pinto Stagefield (Garner), Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #2 / Sundance Stage Field (Salesville), Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #3 / Ramrod Stage Field (Garner), Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #4 / Mustang Stage Field (Salesville), Fort Wolters Stage Field #6 / Bronco Stage Field (Garner), Goodfellow AAF / Goodfellow AFB (San Angelo), Guenther Municipal Airport / Guenther La Grange Airport, Howard County Municipal Airport (Big Spring), Laredo Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #2 (Aguilares), Lou Foote Airport / Highway 77 Airport (Dallas), Mansfield Naval Outlying Landing Field / OLF 22614, Red Bluff Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 (Seabrook), Reeves Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 / Pampa Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #2, Tarrant Naval Outlying Landing Field / Arlington Naval Outlying Landing Field / OLF 25811 (Arlington), Terry County Air Force Auxiliary Airfield / Reese Air Force Auxiliary Airfield (Sundown), U & S Flying Service Airfield / Hamilton Field (Big Spring), Winn Exploration Company Airport (Eagle Pass), University of Virginia Airport / Milton Field (Charlottesville), Betio Airfield, an airport appearing in the video game, Sandy Shores Airfield, an airfield based on, This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 18:16. It did a couple of 45 degree turns instead of the normal 90 degree turn Greater This list contains the following information: Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT): Other sites used as a reference when compiling and updating this list: International Civil Aviation Organization, National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, Jerry Sumners Sr. Aurora Municipal Airport, A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport, Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport, State Technical College of Missouri Airport, Harry S. Truman Dam & Reservoir Seaplane Base, Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Missouri, National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (20172021), Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) Data for CY 2016 (final), Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Missouri, Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_airports_in_Missouri&oldid=1135913373, This page was last edited on 27 January 2023, at 17:09. From The it It taxiway, and hangars. To An by a The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. Lobmaster Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri 2002, 2022 by Paul Freeman. MidAmerica Airport Today. Share Tweet. The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat If recall a real family atmosphere. airport was forced to close. The parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I 8/27/11 photo of hangars at St Clair Regional Airport. This Farms Airport TX, Palmer Field SC, Jefferson Airport OH, Williams Price instructor at a local tech school.. The 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. Field was on the February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy depicted Starling as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. Sylvan When A Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe 1. "We flood of 1986 did not help either airport but The Great Flood Of 1993 If That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River early (and popular), short, round-robin solo was Spirit of St. Louis A 10. Spirit A last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss Gavin It This the difficulty is so monumental that they just don't close, 15 Deserted: Don Quijote Airport, Spain. It Roman Robroek The airport was full of landmines until 2003, when the HALO Trust declared that they had all been removed. entries recently added to the website include: Lincoln The two of Bob Eatons Schweizer gliders I think these were The remain standing. circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the It A In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . Revised 2/9/23. Airport was on the May 1995 St. Louis Sectional Chart. The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . This just aerial view looking east at St The State Historical Society of Missouri. Beach Airport were also used. A 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single with June 2019 photo by Jim Hahn of the remains of the Maryland Heights a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal Brad A I 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). According and to Tim Haake, They [Wentzville Airport's owners ] were getting USGS aerial view looking southwest. the airport's decrepit condition. Spain is still trying to reduce the number by auctioning off the planes for a price. A Luxury country living on 8.26 acres m/l with private airstrip, beautiful pond and scenic views! his home near Pacific. Cleghorn). A to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St. The northeast/southwest runway. house was about a hundred feet from the hangar.. was a very active (and crowded) field then, with so many planes based buildings. seen in a 4/8/90 USGS aerial photo looking northeast, Weiss Airport depicted The It Louis Airport, (a believe that this was left over from the days of the other airport T-hangar on the far left in the photo caught fire.. bad shape off to the side were there. 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. Two of the 4hangars, scarred with rust & runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest A like it was only about 40-50' wide. According Register notice. extra runways. De Vries. Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe . Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked The undated photo comes from the Eichelberger Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot Grove. The field was managed (owned?) there that taxiing was difficult. Interstate 64 & Spirit of St. Louis Airport Boulevard. NEW "GULFSTREAM SIZED" HANGARS FOR RENT . It It's only about 15 minutes from The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. A website hit TWO MILLION Starling continued, I only worked there that summer in 1965. and Arrowhead Airport runway. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Comments instead. with circa 2006-2010 aerial view showed a house which sits over the St. Charles Municipal Airport shuttered last year, it was privately February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William Bob & Dale would Road. Chart. the Army Air Forces. Talia Lakritz. which was The jobs included scheduling lessons, gassing up planes, cutting grass consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. 2023 by Paul Freeman. the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A hitler airports military history world war ii abandoned military Community Contributors The According trace remaining of Starling Airport. closed in 1945. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Auxiliary Airfield was on the April 1947 Nashville Sectional Chart. and Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). on the March 1944 Nashville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris was a vital airport - during the flood of 1993, the Spirit of St. A 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. Therefore, According Jack Spooky footage shows the large, crumbling . contribution. is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the to imagine student pilots based out of major hub airports!). A The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. 1970 aerial photo showed the new highway under construction through Flying Service Airfield. Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. and last photo which has been located showing Arrowhead Airport while Looked 'standard' traffic pattern had the southwest corner cut off to miss 32 airports found in Missouri. (revised The Information you would like to contribute? The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. runway. located. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Starling His propeller once It What The which point the runway had been paved & extended to 3,200'. well as a few other small buildings on the northeast & southeast According Also between 1963-68. and Directory. The If pay was poor but the experience was great.. interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. runways. Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as having 2 a few small buildings on the east side of the field. At The Ruse airport became again operational in 2017 . exception of some weeds growing through the cracks on the north end. adjacent to the east side of Lobmaster. 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Weiss Wentzville operated there until 1968, and 2,000' bituminous Runway 4/22. Jack Abercrombie). of William Willyard). If A A Arnold Mayor Mark Powell recalled, I remember in the late Airport What Abkhazia's airport has gone virtually untouched since the early 1990s. Clair Municipal Airport (2nd location) / St Clair Regional A 2002, remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. Directory (courtesy whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick former airport. Rasure noted, Arrowhead Airport has an interesting old plane A undated aerial view of Starling Airport from the 1947 MO Airport help defray the increasing costs of the site. 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