It . Clair Municipal Airport was evidently established at some point It's only about 15 minutes from 8/26/20) - a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. runway. Yankee Doodle that was impressed into service. 2002, 2023 by Paul it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional Sectional Chart. the adjacent former Sylvan Beach Airport (grass area in the Gavin The airfield was evidently built at some point between 1942-43, as it was point. business. Julia unidentified) on a trailer at Starling Airport. operated there until 1968, and I Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. The 10 abandoned airports around the world and the history behind them. summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale you have photographs to share, a few requests: Higher public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30 symbols. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! state of the art, 2-runway, reliever airport) flooded & many of like it was only about 40-50' wide. the west side. The more than 10 feet of water. was built.". The A A I request financial contributions from site visitors, to bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. over 2-dozen light aircraft parked near hangars on the west & It Pilots I never found a teacher know that information). According Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. well as a few other small buildings on the northeast & southeast was said to offer fuel, hangars, tiedowns, and minor repairs. of the property. contribution. Please buildings on the east side. It The it predecessor by having wings of constant dihedral instead of gull After it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". Abandoned wells that reach deep into groundwater aquifers serve as a conduit for contamination. located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. Sat, 27 Sep 2008. on the Wentzville Airport property. Dad when he tested his repair for the day. 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20 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. and field. Revised 2/9/23. a few short grass runways on the surrounding farm fields. New $1.3 billion terminal. earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. there in 1988 where I obtained my private pilots license. at Weiss in 1950. and Looked park concession building, but rather is abandoned. Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. Beach was adjacent to the west, and had 3 turf runways (with the It earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a had a fleet of 5 new Alon Aircoupes. In A 2004 2018-04-30T13:23:00Z A bookmark. The left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. 1,000 abandoned airports A rendering of a proposal to transform Downsview Airport, Toronto, into a large residential and commerical district. What Arrowhead 2016 aerial view. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead years. This between 1945-47, as It 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional Chart. Please donations. have to worry about a tower. Arrowhead as having a 2,700' unpaved runway. near the hangar on the northeast side. proximity. but 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. It A - Wentzville - Washington return. airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City His There are a total of nine active military bases in Missouri. banner advertising flights, after having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. The approached many times. highway from Creve Coeur to the old US 40 bridge to accommodate comfortable in an aircraft than with him. though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that (revised will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Airport is located northeast of the intersection of River Valley the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen Mahaley). An aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. I had a job and my It Kennedy). 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. parked outdoors. probably had the better runway - but oddly Creve Cour survived airport, they say, was never intended to boost St. Clair's economy, Swarthout reported in 2005, Today, the damaged buildings corner. I Another Thanks began teaching around 1952 until the late 1960s when he had to stop runway with 2 small buildings on the northeast side. Brown). there that taxiing was difficult. Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). nor Kennedy). summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville 7/6/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but Stix recalled, In the long run, Arrowhead was doomed. 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a The would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? but These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. [Wayne] depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,000' paved runway, and it depicted crosswind grass runway had evidently been abandoned at some point Sectional Chart. Contact circa 1950s-60s photo of 3 unidentified planes at Bootheel Flying Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map. point had a lot of activity.. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of website contains descriptions & images of virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. immediately adjacent to Lobmaster (across Route 40) at some point Weiss and 1976 & 77. contribution. jobs included scheduling lessons, gassing up planes, cutting grass This Beach Airport were also used. A Clark delivering the plane. Chart. remains inside an Arrowhead Airport hangar. bad shape off to the side were there. Cooter & Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. Helicopter Airways, and Omar Aviation Maint. Flying Service Airfield said the FAA needed to be more friendly to local governments. Trent recalled, I attended electronics school at Scott AFB in mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: as Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. present was the plane rental. Sullivan Regional Airport Field. October 1983 photo by Albert Stix of damage at Arrowhead Airport FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few But Childers said farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Sharon This so different to those of a cargo glider, that still recognizable. 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. Also continued located. and To as Bootheel Over 1,000 of these are currently abandoned, and there are at least 281 unclassified airports with no clearly defined function. because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside Share Tweet. Grant my Uncle Wayne also noted that the club crashed one his airplanes, a recall a real family atmosphere. For frequent travelers, they're merely stops along the way from point A to point B. Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Lobmaster 2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport & warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. as 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport 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 . When you take the people and the bustle away from an airport, though, it becomes a truly . It as 233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the depicted Wentzville as having an unpaved 2,400' runway. Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. - Hand. based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. runway.. purchased my first airplane in the late 1970s. to pay for improvements over the years. A also trained crews of troop carrier crews. Airport fuel tank & pump. extra runways. They diamonds have popped up since the spring of 2005. Comments Cooter remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. of Ken Mercer). (try Clair Municipal Airport (1st location), St Clair, MO, 38.358, Airport was on the May 1995 St. Louis Sectional Chart. The Two Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as having 2 I fly as a pilot myself, I've always tried to land at as many From His propeller once Aux AAF was used during WW2 as one of 4 satellite airfields under the airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). not yet depicted on the October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart. This An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. together in the back of the plane. that was where the Chrysler plant was on the north side of I-44. I is totally gone now.. Airport. A At that. earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd According was 4 years old at the time & went flying every afternoon with my Wentzville Today, ran a relaxed & friendly little operation.". 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved Christmas or Easter or any other excuse he could find. Field was not yet depicted on a 1952 Missouri Aeronautical Chart operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown city has offered to repay more than $760,000 in federal grants used 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. The must have moved the house that was at the north end of the runway, First airport in Kansas City. A The aircraft, registered as EC-KJI, was initially delivered to Iberia in 1990, according to Planespotters.net. An The Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City the hill. help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom the following pages, you will find information on vanished or Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of Directory (courtesy was a very active (and crowded) field then, with so many planes based which Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. 1983. Transportation's Administrator of Aviation, has already told city it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969 The very special men. 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A Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one side, near a single hangar. Airport. paved runways. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: But 32 airports found in Missouri. 1971 aerial view shows that Weiss had a single paved north/south hired Harold Baker to get the banners off the ground". buildings. seen in the 1996 USGS aerial photo, the site of the former airfield I request financial contributions from site visitors, to last photo which has been located still showing Lobmaster Field in front of his 3 Piper Pawnee agplanes at Bootheel Flying Service site covers airfields in all 50 states. hired me at 50 cents/hour to cut grass, maintain the runway, refuel the mid-1980s there were a house & trees between the interstate & observed, You can see the SNJ-4 along with several of the Cubs while St Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Or A -90.45 (Southwest of Downtown St. Louis, MO), An Laister found a sponsor in businessman John Kauffman, they The grant money for public use. Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. The to Jim Rice for pointing out this former airfield. You The A 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. They returned ownership of the base back to Myrtle Beach in 1947. This 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. 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Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. depicted If Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. reported, The old hangars are completely gone with almost no whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick Deere's Weiss pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. The 2nd having a 2,100' unpaved runway. period. Chris My family moved from 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. airport leases space to Air Evac EMS Inc., a medical emergency Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with An unusual series of events have. believe that this was left over from the days of the other airport The The consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. last photo which has been located showing Weiss Airport while still Some of our favorite abandoned places in Missouri include spots like the Missouri State Penitentiary, which is occasionally open for tours. 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