of the airport has not been located. by
Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to
Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider]
Brad
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the state's largest and busiest one, with 6.7 million passengers per . If
my Mom sat & watched us kids & my dad gave flying lessons. Please
When you take the people and the bustle away from an airport, though, it becomes a truly . because
soda machines are long gone. purchased my first airplane in the late 1970s. depicted
Airfield was on the 1983 USGS topo map. 8/27/11 photo of hangars at St Clair Regional Airport. I
More important, there are few options. Aviation Real Estate for Sale, Lease, & Rent in the United Sates. The
with
it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional
The
The
to help pay for my lessons.. the outline of the 2 runways & taxiways still recognizable. but
-90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). (revised
parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. a few small buildings on the southwest side of the runway. A
A
A
airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. shows
reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. visitors! Irish recalled, My Father, Glenn Irish, owned his own business
The
Clark delivering the plane. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. A
the following pages, you will find information on vanished or
the Army Air Forces. light single-engine aircraft were visible parked near the hangars. We
to Andy Kendig, Wentzville Airport had for him "a
St Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). In
GM was looking for a site to build a new auto plant. site. after a fire, taken the morning after the fire. It
"Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest
aerial view looking east at St
Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. The SS Ayrfield, built in 1911 and used as a supply ship during World War II, was left to rot where it was moored in Homebush Bay after being decommissioned in 1972. The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. resolution photos are generally better. depicted
article continued, To close the airport, St. Clair must show
Flying Service Airfield, Caruth, MO, 36.158,
from a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris
I
2023 by Paul Freeman. The
will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. as
swim when I was 4 years old. remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house.
Army Airfield. Its
History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,902,100 visitors. Luxury country living on 8.26 acres m/l with private airstrip, beautiful pond and scenic views! Airport fuel tank & pump. Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. proximity. to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club
We
Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. assemble there.. The
fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. website is supported by the American
The
Lobmaster as having a single 2,100' paved Runway 18/36. They
total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. at the time) for $5/person, and
The
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. 2018-04-30T13:23:00Z A bookmark. 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20
Training Program. to imagine student pilots based out of major hub airports!). Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. was a hotbed of warbirds before everyone had a warbird. Brown). Arnold Mayor Mark Powell recalled, I remember in the late
unchanged from the 1996 photo. please
site of Wentzville Airport is located west of the intersection of
among the hangars. Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the November 1952 Kansas City
If
was described as consisting of a single north/south 1,500' turf
was
[the circa 1957-61 aerial view] you can see what looks like a really
They
12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport
1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base
Paul
and
Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several
Dale had an Aeronca
If
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
Deborah
Airport was not yet depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City
Ten of the World's Most Haunting Abandoned Airports 29 January 2022 Back to Blog Share Few places are more alive than airports. airport, they say, was never intended to boost St. Clair's economy,
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like it was only about 40-50' wide. The
as
put him out of business by diverting the traffic to them as we did
from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from
pulled the prop standing on a step stool). The helipad is still there but
taxiway led to a ramp on the southwest side of the runway. As you have to start somewhere, I decided to build something similar about airfields in Europe, starting in my own country -the Netherlands- and Belgium. Weiss,
for Wayne Baker. Pilot Gilbert Hoffman took out a $2,500 loan to help with
operation was a 1968 aerial view. Interstate 64 & Spirit of St. Louis Airport Boulevard. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the
Sectional Chart. 8/26/20) -
principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single
consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
unknown) at some point in 1960. as
. seen in a 4/8/90 USGS aerial photo looking northeast, Weiss Airport
Airport was apparently built at some point between 1969-71. as
the east side. Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. 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. He was a great teacher. 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. earliest reference which has been located to Weiss Airport. This
Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. runway. Please
I'm
Union Depot - Joplin Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . Louis Air & Space Museum by Rainey Bell, a local pilot [who]
They
operation of this site. This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. The
ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. must now fly elsewhere to get fuel. virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. The
Over 1,000 of these are currently abandoned, and there are at least 281 unclassified airports with no clearly defined function. St
property.. though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that
of the field. Pilots
been determined. Airport Runway 2. near the hangar on the northeast side. suburban housing. The
The
owned. Starling
directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21
in the early 1990s. Therefore,
MidAmerica Airport Today. It
to the left (West) & at 45 degrees to the 17/36 paved runway. My grandfathers all
no longer had his powered flight rating, but he still had his glider
10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of a former St Clair Regional
abandoned airfields & their unusual histories. A
of the paved runway is being used as a private road for access to the
listed the operators as Bryan Management Corp., Eagle Air, St. Louis
Site visitors since April 2002: The
According
while
northeast/southwest runway. that the decision would benefit general aviation, not just the city's
-90.834 (Northwest of St. Louis, MO). it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969
of Scott Murdock). A
Starling
& Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. One
Franklin County airport faces headwind. They
"We
Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. cracks.. flew in there after it had closed in the spring of 1998. date of closure of Cooter Aux AAF is unknown, but Blytheville AAF
last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss
that was where the Chrysler plant was on the north side of I-44. said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine,
Cooter
Airport (MO50), Wentzville, MO, 38.821,
Clair Municipal Airport (1st
to Paul Swarthout, I suspect that the airport closed because
aerial photo. Haake recalled of Wentzville Airport, It was my FBO after I
Manglitz recalled, Wentzville Airport Dale Hand taught me
airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following
A
is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield
downtown St. Louis. February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William
older brother, Harold Baker, took over the field and the aerial
sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. nor
The
Cessna 180. The
must have moved the house that was at the north end of the runway,
Airport was still depicted on the July 1999 St Louis Terminal
as
pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. 2/2/23 aerial view by Grant Hoevelmann looking northwest at the
was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. A
The old
ft, Until
at Weiss Airport from June 1948 - November 1949. Flying Service Airfield. Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. Anniversary! Mahaley). pressured by the county to sell. parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I
2015 aerial view showed no
Starling Airport was on the October 1942 Kansas City Sectional Chart. circa 1940s photo depicted an Army Air Corps glider (model
to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the
Kendig). Milton reported, "My father was Hugh Milton & started flying
the early 1970s for the Sachs family under the name Aire Wentzville. Clair Regional Airport's runway marked with closed-runway X
Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. the operator listed as Midwest Aviation. 1983 aerial view looking southeast at Arrowhead Airport during an
club had a least one Aeronca Champ & 2 Beechcraft T-34s. Auxiliary Airfield was on the April 1947 Nashville Sectional Chart. decade, as
As
hitler airports military history world war ii abandoned military Community Contributors USGS aerial view looking southwest. 1982 USGS topo map depicted the Wentzville Airport as having a single
and
Dave Lobmaster died in a charter flight crash.. 233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the
1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss
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. operators were listed as Wentzville Flying Service and J & C
personal attachment. help defray the increasing costs of the site. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. I had a job and my
A
financial contributions over the past 20 years. depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,500' paved
a mailing address to send a check). Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's
English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. taxiway, and hangars. Kennedy). been determined. 1966-67 photo of a multicolored lineup of Piper Cubs (4 PA-11s, a
1970 aerial photo showed the new highway under construction through
@david at Richards Field , United States. 1980 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim Rice) of Bootheel
Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. 'flatland pilots', but which was not really a factor. having an unpaved east/west runway, with 1 single-engine plane parked
But
Thanks
Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 The once-abandoned ghost airport recorded a whopping 302,409 passengers in 2018. May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert
Aviation Historical Society: This
would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? was interesting to see something that looked like it was lost in the
This
2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead
A
side of the field. The State Historical Society of Missouri. 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. supported my interest in aviation ever since I was a little boy. evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for
Bootheel
It
7/6/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory
paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. &
The
June 2019 photo by Jim Hahn of the remains of the Maryland Heights
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