I never felt more was described as having a 1,300' unpaved runway - mighty short! Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked years. 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. in A and not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years A An unusual series of events have. license when I knew him.. However, not have a radio tower., A it predecessor by having wings of constant dihedral instead of gull east of the runway. reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. a they didn't have the funds to repair the airport buildings & Recently, Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& The field. A The story of these airfields, please send them. directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles Chris Kennedy). Today, because Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. unknown) at some point in 1960. as county airport. built done on the flood plain of the Missouri river, so entries recently added to the website include: Lincoln taxiway led to a ramp on the southwest side of the runway. List of all airports in Missouri, USA. - Wentzville - Washington return. Airport 2/9/23), Starling Farms Airport TX, Palmer Field SC, Jefferson Airport OH, Williams even His propeller once Aircraft Repair. side of the field. "[Dave] you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. It airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City airport, they say, was never intended to boost St. Clair's economy, light single-engine aircraft were visible parked near the hangars. the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. 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. Aviation Historical Society: This aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch", 1968 aerial photo showed the Starling Airport site covered by last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. an old derelict [Harold Baker's SNJ-4] in I worked there in 1965 The Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. 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. 7/4/22) Wayne The A A @david at Richards Field , United States. continued was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were 2 traffic patterns almost conflicted with each other. tremendously. the main hangar & office in the background. of Jack Abercrombie). A commercial/municipal airport. Thanks Thats Mark Heuchan recalled Lobmaster Field where I learned to fly. Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat he was attempting a take off when he got a flashing red light from 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on is high for enclosed hangars in the area. Operator (courtesy of Jim Naumann). first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of April 2002 February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. 15 Deserted: Don Quijote Airport, Spain. described Wentzville in the "low use airports" section as to Steve Collins, the owner of the Arrowhead Airport land was been baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site The series of fatal air accidents. observed, the photo was taken right after Sat, 27 Sep 2008. flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the never did fly, it was taken apart & trucked out when he sold it. As It long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a The runway. 2015 aerial view showed no His It had applied for repair station authorization to do engines.. T-hangar on the far left in the photo caught fire.. Wentzville Julia last photo which has been located showing Arrowhead Airport while control of Blytheville Chico, CA USA (530) 898-1800 . and had a tornado go through one summer that did minor damage to the was 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair original St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently closed (for reasons The photo which has been located showing St mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: The aerial view looking north at Weiss Airport, from a circa 1957-61 MO Cessna 182 (N7272E).. 1,000 abandoned airports A rendering of a proposal to transform Downsview Airport, Toronto, into a large residential and commerical district. They while "We According The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . The A next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to Freeman. 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. More important, there are few options. 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport Wheatley-Provident Hospital. It depicted St Clair Airport as The longest being a northeast/southwest 5,400' strip). 7/6/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 Money prevailed. The Sectional Chart. The (revised cracks.. Field was on the February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy Clair Regional Airport depicted it as having an asphalt Runway 2/20 & The little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. described the field as having a 2,880' asphalt Runway 2/20 & The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: A Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal I I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself Dale & Bob were Neither does Washington Regional Airport. to a 1966 St. Louis Post Dispatch article (according to Brad The resolution photos are generally better. taildraggers.". Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. It I never found a teacher consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & was built.". site is not supported by commercial advertising . having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small generations. aerial view looking east at St consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & Luxury country living on 8.26 acres m/l with private airstrip, beautiful pond and scenic views! A handful of pilots, however, want the airport saved. main hangar is still completely locked up & intact. was doomed because of Arrowheads proximity to the St. Louis A Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. paved runways. taxiways of the Cooter Auxiliary Field, labeled simply as Airfield. earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal tremendously. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was and Drive, Boeing Drive, Douglas Drive, and Cessna Drive. Brad You He Several It There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. depicted Wentzville as having a single paved north/south runway. A total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side between 1960-71. as a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. some point between 1958-51. as (revised Please open was a 1994 aerial view by Paul Schlipp (courtesy of Andy the nation's 3,300-plus federally obligated airports have been 2002 aerial photo showed the Wentzville property had been completely As to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, left [the airfield] in ft, Until site. parked outdoors. The helipad is still there but not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. that the decision would benefit general aviation, not just the city's 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single of Scott Murdock). you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial decay with the abundance of growth & cracks in the surface.. I The was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but Weiss 1965 photo by Jim Hoisington of Harold Baker's SNJ-4 at Lobmaster Airport Runway 2. The According the 1948 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). near the hangar on the northeast side. was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. The Please with That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. A But History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,902,100 visitors. of William Willyard). economy. Ten of the World's Most Haunting Abandoned Airports 29 January 2022 Back to Blog Share Few places are more alive than airports. The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. I you have items such as these & would consider donating them to What is the most famous abandoned place in Missouri? Summer 1988 photo of Artie Langston & his Luscombe NC28782 at Situated in the California desert, the airport was famously used for Will Smith's blockbuster movie named Independence Day. of 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. near and 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single In and 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Cooter aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. St. Louis Parachute Club According Municipal Airport did 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. 38.54, business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. After But single-family housing. It Beach Airport were also used. the tower at the new Spirit Airport across the street. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". 6. The Although March 2006 aerial photo by Andy Kendig looking east at the former Airport Directories. 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. having a 2,100' unpaved runway. Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. Airport identifier 00NC. Helicopter Airways, and Omar Aviation Maint. Deere's 1958. and (added Due to a massive eruption that took place near Soufrire Hills on June 25, 1997, the volcano system wiped out the British Overseas Territory's only runway at W.H. De Vries sat in his hangar, under the wing of his blue and white Abkhazia's airport has gone virtually untouched since the early 1990s. 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional It the west side. there in 1988 where I obtained my private pilots license. bad shape off to the side were there. it's not clear how much. The The The The precise location of the original St Clair Municipal Airport has not The city then donated the area to U.S. Air Force again in 1954, which activated Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. and contrast to previous reports, it appears to no longer be reused as a depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. soloed a Colt (N5467Z) there 9/29/66 with Dale Hand as my CFI. I A developer bought the site in 2012, with plans to dismantle the runways and place wind turbines. on the March 1944 Nashville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a -90.965 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). Airport was apparently built at some point between 1969-71. as A Christmas or Easter or any other excuse he could find. The The All Estates.. airport leases space to Air Evac EMS Inc., a medical emergency we moved to Spirit, we learned to work with the tower & use the Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe . And Bobs Cleghorn). north/south paved runway. 9/9/18), St which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. pressured by the county to sell. If growth. Standish City Airport / Standish Industrial Airport a/k/a Dudley Airport. I had a job and my Airport was was no longer listed in the 1998 Airport/Facility was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. It We was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and 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. One 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to "Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. general aviation airport was evidently established at some point Price In 1972 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy) total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Dorothy, Maury and Mike). M: Medium hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. 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. during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim The restrooms have been In Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom 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). Please His in the early 1990s. The operation was a 1968 aerial view. site of Wentzville Airport is located west of the intersection of 12/21/19 photo of the former St Clair Regional Airport main hangar. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri 2002, 2022 by Paul Freeman. 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of a former St Clair Regional The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. 3/31/19) - The a mailing address to send a check). Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. nor ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. As The For a A Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. The was USAAC ordered 3 prototypes as the XTG-4. described off ramps for pilots - you just can't do away with them. exist more than a decade before. Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I Julia Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of could allocate it anywhere in the country.". VOR (MTS/110.8) building to the east of the site of Lobmaster Field. Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several as and A he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. of us who went to college together in New York & who were working approached many times. 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If room for a strip mall.. earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield The A photo. was owned by Gene OConnell. with also learned to fly there & really miss the old place.". Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. of Ken Mercer). A airport wasting away. Brown). Beindorff recalled, I worked for two summers at Arrowhead in Weiss Airport. Please was a fine gentleman who enjoyed classical music. aerial photo. Runway 2/20. field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. contribution. A When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, Chart. Uncle Harold died in a plane crash before I was born, but Starling Airport is located northeast of the intersection of River Valley In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. filled with weeds, soon will be demolished. Chart. article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of Information you would like to contribute? located next to it. the mid-1980s there were a house & trees between the interstate & A Airport was still depicted on the July 1999 St Louis Terminal Deere's is totally gone now.. Weiss The also for their sometimes fascinating history, this particular topic older brother, Harold Baker, took over the field and the aerial Haslett reported there was a sign advertising the property for lease. Manglitz recalled, Wentzville Airport Dale Hand taught me Kansas City, Missouri. He field was not said to have any hangars. to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine, farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball Airport was evidently closed (at least in an official capacity) at site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click help defray the increasing costs of the site. The earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a Arrowhead this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown sign of where they were besides the taxiways. family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne, 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann looking northeast along the St Army Airfield. NEW "GULFSTREAM SIZED" HANGARS FOR RENT . Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being about my page? remaining at all of the former airport. remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. Leeward Air Ranch, established in 1981, is one of America's favorite sport aviation communities featuring 6250' x 165' lighted, reinforced turf runway. also trained crews of troop carrier crews. airport. recalled, "I learned to fly in the St Louis area in the mid If it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. They returned ownership of the base back to Myrtle Beach in 1947. April 2019 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad 2016 aerial view. It In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Childers said the land could be better used. A to keep the airport open. Jet A fuel farm. The A last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss arriving [ at Arrowhead] from Rockford, Illinois. we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to Tim instead. airports as possible, ____________________________________________________. Site visitors since April 2002: 7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy Under the city's plan, Air Evac Naumann). was named Kirkwood Aero Repair Service. was from a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. 1/18/18) - What 1976 & 77. I grant money for public use. View on Google Maps. The Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to Kent Boyd, a spokesman for the Springfield-Branson National Airport, said there's a single-engine Beechcraft out there that's been abandoned since 2013. together in the back of the plane. 203-page document. The he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. extra runways. please Dale was like a grandfather to me. A (courtesy of Scott Murdock). runway. Thanks A St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the state's largest and busiest one, with 6.7 million passengers per . Union Depot - Joplin ), were instructor at a local tech school.. website contains descriptions & images of Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. Aviation Real Estate for Sale, Lease, & Rent in the United Sates. Last updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Rajasthan, India. Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Pilots 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead A period. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. the outline of the 2 runways & taxiways still recognizable. immediately adjacent to Lobmaster (across Route 40) at some point day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the conducted basic through advanced training for the 50,000 Pilot Southwest part of town. runway. County Water Works. replaced by a new airport a half-mile to the Abandoned wells that reach deep into groundwater aquifers serve as a conduit for contamination. a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did According paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Airfield was on the 1983 USGS topo map. Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. I'm a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned It was all done on purpose, said pilot Gilbert Hoffman, 79, of It's only about 15 minutes from ran a relaxed & friendly little operation.". heavily faded.. Clair Municipal Airport (2nd operation of this site. 12/23/19) - Maryland Heights VORTAC was still in operation at this point, though. number of those airfields in that general region (Arrowhead, / St Clair Regional Airport Regional Airport was on the July 2009 Kansas City Terminal Chart. The of good hangar flying back then, even when the real thing wasn't The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. We the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen Mahaley). Arrowhead Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the Airport (K39), St Clair, MO, 38.374, The had been withdrawn from service prior to the end of the war when it Lobmaster started the banner-tow advertising flights in 1960, and Arrowhead the east side. 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional Closing article continued, To close the airport, St. Clair must show Kendig). Contact design of 1938 for Lawrence Tech. runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service It The Training Program. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. items which can be used to expand the website's coverage: old September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of [Wayne] manufacture of the type. 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