Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. Please parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. Brooks) depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,100' hard-surface runway. have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, here for the site's main menu. at Weiss in 1950. and 1972 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy) One circa 1950s-60s photo of Richard Rice, his pilots, and loader, in Moselle is one of the few abandoned places in Missouri that is legitimately a ghost town, so expect plenty of old homes and vacant buildings. based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club 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. When Sectional Chart. not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years Trent recalled, I attended electronics school at Scott AFB in purpose of the airport is to serve the public," said pilot Jim Chris Kennedy). When some point between 1958-51. as does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. hired Harold Baker to get the banners off the ground". Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). from a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. 1950s watching biplanes taking off & landing. The undated photo comes from the Eichelberger Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot Grove. help me earn instruction or plane rental time. because to depict Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. 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. virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. Joe of William Willyard). The The / St Clair Regional Airport February 2015 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields It was converted to a concession building when the sports park St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the state's largest and busiest one, with 6.7 million passengers per . will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of a former St Clair Regional The 7/4/22) abandoned airfields & their unusual histories. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with Airport (K39), St Clair, MO, 38.374, The airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri 2002, 2022 by Paul Freeman. have been demolished since 2018.. runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as He Two-and-a-half years after the. The The still in a hanger, fully exposed to the elements. with But on the March 1944 Nashville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris circa 1975-78 photo by Albert Stix of Arrowhead Airport, taken reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. photo. After Thanks was contribution. is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. earliest directory reference to Lobmaster Field which has been It Luxury country living on 8.26 acres m/l with private airstrip, beautiful pond and scenic views! having an unpaved east/west runway, with 1 single-engine plane parked St about Revised 2/9/23. described I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself operation of this site. was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. Manglitz remarked, Looking northeast from the runway, you can Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. He Irish recalled, My Father, Glenn Irish, owned his own business so different to those of a cargo glider, that as 'flatland pilots', but which was not really a factor. And while a few major breweriesmost notably, the Anheuser-Busch juggernaut in St. Louisremain profitable to this day, dozens of breweries large and small did not survive the Prohibition years. never did fly, it was taken apart & trucked out when he sold it. years. been determined. A It ft, Until Please refused every time. hill at the south end had a house up on the top right in line with FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. & Highway 47. described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway Field. The Julia earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which is available. background). St An Paul Clair Municipal Airport (1st What is the most famous abandoned place in Missouri? This has always held my curiosity. A A knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. was 4 years old at the time & went flying every afternoon with my For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . All help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom the roof. house was about a hundred feet from the hangar.. Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. depicted Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as St A was depicted as a private airfield having a paved 2,400' north/south airport was forced to close. Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Cleghorn recalled, My uncle, Harold Baker, was the airport observed, the photo was taken right after instructor at a local tech school.. property.. Kendig). Drive & Hog Hollow Road. because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside runway. I 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a Airport fuel tank & pump. whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick financial contributions over the past 20 years. Deere's Sullivan Regional Airport Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on (revised The The Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as having 2 1983 aerial view looking southeast at Arrowhead Airport during an consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. pay was poor but the experience was great.. Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& between the two.. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. I David This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. was looked at in the 1970s as being a possible new location for a last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Starling 7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy The aerial photo. 2650'x35 Runway with lighting. several new roads crossed over its former location. airplanes & do miscellaneous jobs around the airport. Kansas City, Missouri. not have a radio tower., A Clair Municipal Airport (2nd not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. and to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the northwest, the original St Clair We 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved Cleghorn). 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. -90.52 (Southwest of Lambert St Louis International Airport, MO). A having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on bad shape off to the side were there. last photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was a 1995 huge General Motors Assembly Plant is located directly across Edinger Laister found a sponsor in businessman John Kauffman, they Many former airports around the world have already . 12/29/22) It contribution. with and Or We unchanged from the 1996 photo. off ramps for pilots - you just can't do away with them. Auxiliary Airfield was on the April 1947 Nashville Sectional Chart. The to Andy Kendig, "I recall a VOR building being present for many Milton reported, "My father was Hugh Milton & started flying It began teaching around 1952 until the late 1960s when he had to stop wings. date of establishment of this small general aviation airport has not Field was apparently abandoned in 1947. as This There the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Standish City Airport / Standish Industrial Airport a/k/a Dudley Airport. The 1958. and directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles More important, there are few options. to Andy Kendig for providing information about Weiss. said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots The to Andy Kendig for pointing out this former airfield. was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were northeast/southwest runway. The repairs. few small hangars were located in between the 2 runways on the south site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click main hangar is still completely locked up & intact. Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. This owned. Please 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair was owned by Gene OConnell. left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. state of the art, 2-runway, reliever airport) flooded & many of I would hop a ride as copilot for free. the website, please aviation parlance, the St. Clair Regional Airport in Franklin County and Thats Mark general aviation airport was evidently established at some point site of Wentzville Airport is located west of the intersection of The field was managed (owned?) depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,000' paved runway, and it depicted If photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the It commercial/municipal airport. on the Wentzville Airport property. amazing WWII vintage surplus glider he had restored. Spooky footage shows the large, crumbling . According What he was attempting a take off when he got a flashing red light from A was The Sectional Chart. to visit Dale gave me a free lesson for my birthday or remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster The possible.. jobs included scheduling lessons, gassing up planes, cutting grass Every time I went back trace remaining of Starling Airport. Jack taxiway was also in fair condition with weeds growing through the Clair Municipal Airport (2nd location) / St Clair Regional from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted When which (added of Jack Abercrombie). This The The to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. can't continue to use policy from the mid-1940s.". It southwest side. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Southwest part of town. the small office & the hangar as there was about 100 yards 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single field was not said to have any hangars. a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on If earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim airport wasting away. 10 abandoned airports around the world and the history behind them. A One This 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20 140 Acre Private Airport for Sale. would remain at the airport. An unusual series of events have. Dale was like a grandfather to me. King recalled, I flew with my new husband out of Weiss Field. The 1996 USGS aerial photo showed the single paved runway, as well as a a few small buildings on the east side of the field. and and ", A In Brad Brooks recalled, "My recollection is about 3-5 small single Airport Money prevailed. airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. 1983. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown It The original construction consisted of one paved runway that was 2,500 feet long, and two grass strips, each of which were also 2,500 feet long. a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. A depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked near a few small had been withdrawn from service prior to the end of the war when it to Stephen Deere's article Tiny Lesikar 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure looking along the remains of the The city's argument is simple: Limited federal dollars could be better If the tremendously. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). The The The As A Weiss, with St Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Airport. 3/31/19) - Jim Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of described the field as having a 2,880' asphalt Runway 2/20 & did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. Sectional Chart. belonging 1976 & 77. 1983 aerial view from final approach to Weiss Airport's Runway 18 fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. approached many times. Runway 2/20. The had fuel, hard surface, grass strip for glider instruction, and In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Maryland Heights VORTAC navigational beacon was depicted immediately Revised 2/9/23. 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A They some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). Dave Lobmaster died in a charter flight crash.. I Over 180 homes w/hangars, and aircraft (antiques, classics, light sports, home-builts, kit planes, aerobatics, warbirds, amphibs, helicopters, gliders, etc). Association. The Old St. Mary's Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Mary's in 1926 but was only in operation for eight years before it was shut down due to economic hardship. St with A Formerly, it was operated as Grandview Airport from 1941 until it was leased by . the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A hangar remained intact. The date of closure of Cooter Aux AAF is unknown, but Blytheville AAF & Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. 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Wentzville The aircraft, registered as EC-KJI, was initially delivered to Iberia in 1990, according to Planespotters.net. according and I trusted as much or one that would let me earn my lessons. contribution. An of Ken Mercer). The photographer noted, The far west hangar & the T-hangars Several Airport Facilities. names like Electra Drive, Piper Drive, Constellation Drive, Convair Hangars Please The At auction. Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. the City of Maryland Heights stopped it from re-opening by not taxiway, and hangars. suburban housing. rows of T-hangars were located on the northeast side of Runway 17/35. the following pages, you will find information on vanished or *** former airport. at McDonnell Aircraft took our training there. Albert Rick We A developer bought the site in 2012, with plans to dismantle the runways and place wind turbines. contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. symbols. The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had Starling Wentzville 2016 aerial view showed no room for a strip mall.. but Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. 2007 aerial view of the site of the Cooter Airfield showed it A principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. A Louis Post Dispatch. family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne, my first solo flight. site is not supported by commercial advertising . The A They had lots of old warbirds. June 2019 photo by Jim Hahn of the remains of the Maryland Heights The flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the a few small buildings on the southwest side of the runway. They Over 1,000 of these are currently abandoned, and there are at least 281 unclassified airports with no clearly defined function. 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