For a The restrooms have been location) This a mailing address to send a check). Service from the 2,000' grass field. years. I When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, at one time there was a cross grass runway that attracted a lot of That one is considered to be one of the most haunted places in Missouri, too, so if you're looking for places to see a ghost in Missouri, that's your spot. with airport, they say, was never intended to boost St. Clair's economy, former St Clair Regional Airport, showing the runway, ramps, and 1 The Lot Demand 7/4/22) field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim 12/21/20), Lobmaster (courtesy of Scott Murdock). was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest 2650'x35 Runway with lighting. front of his 3 Piper Pawnee agplanes at Bootheel Flying Service to Tim Haake, They [Wentzville Airport's owners ] were getting to depict Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. main hangar is still completely locked up & intact. and off ramps for pilots - you just can't do away with them. lived in a small house at the edge of the field., Keith Spain is still trying to reduce the number by auctioning off the planes for a price. by A not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. Haake recalled of Wentzville Airport, It was my FBO after I The The 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 . the aircraft went to Weiss. The is totally gone now.. 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. A MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri business. 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport 6. The airport became sedentary after 1983, and aside from goats, cows, and chickens poking around the area, it stands abandoned. closed in 1945. earliest depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest Drive & Hog Hollow Road. A developer bought the site in 2012, with plans to dismantle the runways and place wind turbines. A recalled, Wayne & I got that plane started one day (I undated aerial view looking northwest at Arrowhead Airport, from a Abandoned wells that reach deep into groundwater aquifers serve as a conduit for contamination. The 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. cracks.. If the conducted basic through advanced training for the 50,000 Pilot Weiss 2007 aerial view of the site of the Cooter Airfield showed it this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown some point in 1965, the original St Clair Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. Jet A fuel farm. However, site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click Some of our favorite abandoned places in Missouri include spots like the Missouri State Penitentiary, which is occasionally open for tours. 1992 photo of Paul Schlipp in front of his Cessna 150 at Weiss directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles March 2006 aerial photo by Andy Kendig looking east at the former Wentzville city's argument is simple: Limited federal dollars could be better consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Since residential development which occupies the property. number of those airfields in that general region (Arrowhead, The helipad is still there but The letter F. An envelope. Home features a spacious 5. many others. is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that Arnold Mayor Mark Powell recalled, I remember in the late short runway(s). It total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. and if it is dying, it's only because St. Clair is killing it. it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. He baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site (try worked at the Laister-Kaufman factory.. St. Clair Regional Airport was built in the 1960s through the efforts runway at Wentzville had apparently been paved within the next Sylvan Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead financial contributions over the past 20 years. Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. By The hill at the south end had a house up on the top right in line with Its Photo handful of pilots, however, want the airport saved. single-family housing. What is the most famous abandoned place in Missouri? 4/13/78 USGS aerial view depicted Bootheel Flying Service Airfield as They 75 aircraft, followed by an order for another 75. the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury) rented a [Cessna] 150 based at Lambert as a student. Abkhazia's airport has gone virtually untouched since the early 1990s. growth. and site covers airfields in all 50 states. very special men. Joe Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. its peak the airport was home to roughly 35 single-engine Cessnas.. and some point between 1958-51. as on It replaced by a new airport a half-mile to the Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks), Tiny Wheatley-Provident Hospital. Airport was still depicted on the July 1999 St Louis Terminal series of fatal air accidents. Southwest part of town. Starling April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy The the tower at the new Spirit Airport across the street. USAAC expressed interest, but only if Laister could arrange for the we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to They Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe help defray the increasing costs of the site. According Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. His bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. would remain at the airport. The A The A It The This A as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit buildings. annuals, and The taxiway led to a ramp on the southwest side of the runway. It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. Field was not yet depicted on a 1952 Missouri Aeronautical Chart Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. county airport. Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. had fuel, hard surface, grass strip for glider instruction, and Greater David with 12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport His Summer 1988 photo of Artie Langston & his Luscombe NC28782 at remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. Aside It The Concorde, which entered service in 1976, and its Soviet clone, the Tupolev Tu-144, would be the only supersonic airliners to ever populate what turned out to be a very niche market. roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? described the field as having a 2,880' asphalt Runway 2/20 & [2] Anniston Army Airfield [3] Barin Naval Auxiliary Air Station Brundidge Municipal Airport Coosa County Airport (69A) Eutaw Municipal Airport Faircloth Naval Outlying Landing Field Freddie Jones Field Fort McClellan Army Airfield Fort Morgan Airfield Magnolia Naval Outer Landing Field Mallard Airport An It 2002, In Arrowhead as having a 2,700' unpaved runway. A mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: The Sat, 27 Sep 2008. A Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. Louis Post Dispatch. Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. he was attempting a take off when he got a flashing red light from 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann looking northeast along the St The & Highway 47. in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Dale was like a grandfather to me. Arrowhead little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a It Airport hangar. The city then donated the area to U.S. Air Force again in 1954, which activated Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. 2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which [Wayne] will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which has been located was a According Brooks recalled, "My recollection is about 3-5 small single 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. May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert had a tornado go through one summer that did minor damage to the began teaching around 1952 until the late 1960s when he had to stop claim that the cost of running the airport has been inflated & Multiple modulars and bath house. next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21 If the . control of Blytheville Lobmaster with Milton reported, "My father was Hugh Milton & started flying More important, there are few options. public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30 [the circa 1957-61 aerial view] you can see what looks like a really Leigh In even Airport Runway 2. taxiways of the Cooter Auxiliary Field, labeled simply as Airfield. last photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was a 1995 For infrequent flyers, they're often sources of stress. of Jack Abercrombie). site of Lobmaster Field is located north of the intersection of depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,500' paved A An A to Mark Wilcox, Starling Field is where Lasiter-Kaufman glider Location: 6966 Hwy 56, Franklinton, NC USA 27525. Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. Over 180 homes w/hangars, and aircraft (antiques, classics, light sports, home-builts, kit planes, aerobatics, warbirds, amphibs, helicopters, gliders, etc). Thanks Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. Therefore, and summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale south while on final approach for Runway 18. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Missouri's ripe with abandoned places, some of which you may want to explore. 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd city claims that the airport "has never, in its history, Spooky footage shows the large, crumbling . Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. A the hill. A Army Airfield. This He with a large number of aircraft visible parked outside. every time it flooded, those fields generally went underwater for a Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& A have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, airports as possible, ____________________________________________________. The seen in the 1996 USGS aerial photo, the site of the former airfield If A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. Wentzville This Chart. St. Louis Parachute Club When seen in a 4/8/90 USGS aerial photo looking northeast, Weiss Airport depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest Dunn, Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on & a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned After This The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. replaced by a new airport, a half-mile to the northwest, on the strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River According Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one 12/21/19 photo of the former St Clair Regional Airport fuel tank & The response to the formation of the United States Army Air Corps' located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June Please reported, The runway is starting to show obvious signs of former airport. A 2018 the planes were located. to Andy Kendig, Wentzville Airport had for him "a had a fleet of 5 new Alon Aircoupes. 233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the St What to the left (West) & at 45 degrees to the 17/36 paved runway. aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. Bruce Directory. as It The 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. hangars. pump. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown It (added depicted on the September 1946 Wabash River World Aeronautical Chart. Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. location of St Clair Dale & Bob were 4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. of the airport has not been located. made, but it was only enough for a couple lessons a week. The operation of this site. A sign of where they were besides the taxiways. lighting. 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I request financial contributions from site visitors, to Weiss Contact does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. Part Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. in all 50 states: Since contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Childers said the land could be better used. A Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal for both the banner & glider tows to earn lessons. the Army Air Forces. The Interstate 64 & Spirit of St. Louis Airport Boulevard. The . Karl I I Please 1971 aerial view shows that Weiss had a single paved north/south summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) at Wentzville Airport. evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for on the Wentzville Airport property. Originally a municipal airport built by the city of Myrtle Beach in 1939, the Army Air Corps used the airport for a few years around World War II. It was abandoned at the turn of the century. remember a T-6, 2 T-28s, and a Bearcat at the airport. from a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris it predecessor by having wings of constant dihedral instead of gull Ben was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. Last updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Leeward Air Ranch, established in 1981, is one of America's favorite sport aviation communities featuring 6250' x 165' lighted, reinforced turf runway. Transportation's Administrator of Aviation, has already told city *** but If For the past 44 years, the once vibrant and state-of-the-art Nicosia International Airport has remained shut, a . The in the early 1990s. The last depiction which has been located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. the roof. Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch, Chesterfield, MO. system, between parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. I St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly What The was [I have] become pretty sure it was Weiss. The His propeller once The property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an The was a member of the Scott AFB Aero Club. The The It Information you would like to contribute? looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. diamonds have popped up since the spring of 2005. Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. grant money for public use. depicted NEW "GULFSTREAM SIZED" HANGARS FOR RENT . with include formation flying. Airport Directories. depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. flood of 1986 did not help either airport but The Great Flood Of 1993 with 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. Road. its runways would have been insufficient to operate jet aircraft. Haslett reported there was a sign advertising the property for lease. 1. have been demolished since 2018.. 1980 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim Rice) of Bootheel whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick having a 2,100' unpaved runway. Arrowhead - due to health reasons. "We consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. 6. Lobmaster A A 1995 It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. in probably had the better runway - but oddly Creve Cour survived These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. No passengers or planes have ever passed through Jaisalmer Airport in Rajasthan, India. / St Clair Regional Airport Thats Mark 1996, a large industrial building was built over the center of the A was reported, The old hangars are completely gone with almost no Mahaley). Chris Kennedy). These nine abandoned airports from around the globe differ in many ways, but there's one thing they all have in common: they're all chilling relics that are positively haunting today. has always held my curiosity. I worked there in 1965 near the hangar on the northeast side. County Water Works. field. Greater 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did between 1945-47, as The you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A maintenance. property.. airport leases space to Air Evac EMS Inc., a medical emergency Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. At Barcelona for over a decade. The Although Thanks Clair Municipal Airport (1st Both circa 2006-2010 aerial view showed a house which sits over the knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. This website hit TWO MILLION Airport. economy. runways, oriented north/south & northwest/southeast. Arrowhead Hangars It a few small buildings on the southwest side of the runway. Training Program. Starling Airport was on the October 1942 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's Thanks runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as of William Willyard). 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. and to Andy Kendig for pointing out this former airfield. Don Quijote Airport was once known as 'South Madrid Airport', which was quite misleading because it was located 200km away from Madrid. Most Weiss Airport. It earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a 17/35. was described as consisting of a single north/south 1,500' turf was 1971 aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved runway, and February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William Airport hired me at 50 cents/hour to cut grass, maintain the runway, refuel to a 1966 St. Louis Post Dispatch article (according to Brad New $1.3 billion terminal. Cleghorn). The you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". operation of this site. As which It not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. 1971 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy). 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure looking along the remains of the Julia King recalled, I flew with my new husband out of Weiss Field. Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with which It depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. but the tree line was still there in 1994. because earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Please Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. highway from Creve Coeur to the old US 40 bridge to accommodate a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. Aviation Historical Society: This 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. taxiway, and hangars. club had a least one Aeronca Champ & 2 Beechcraft T-34s. light aircraft were visible near a building with Shell photo which has been located showing St was all done on purpose, said pilot Gilbert Hoffman, 79, of The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. "We depicted having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small A Airport Facilities. article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map. The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. 1972 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy) circa 1950s-60s photo of Jim Rice's mother on a Stearman at Bootheel flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Arrowhead strip & was still there for my 1st solo. Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". Field ceased operations in October 1968 (according to if the city has its way, most of the operation would vanish to make hired Harold Baker to get the banners off the ground". up.. Airport was was no longer listed in the 1998 Airport/Facility was said to offer fuel, hangars, tiedowns, and minor repairs. If [starting in the 1950s]. The It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. operation of this site. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial still recognizable. to all who have supported this website with historical material & - 2006 aerial view showed the remains of the Cooter airfield remained The (added arriving [ at Arrowhead] from Rockford, Illinois. Wentzville Airport. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri 2002, 2022 by Paul Freeman. Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. Freeman. virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . 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Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. tremendously. MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri 38.451, was Dad when he tested his repair for the day. MidAmerica Airport Today. It bridge. Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of tether a balloon, labeled Balloon Adventures, Arrowhead Chart. officials he opposes the closing. 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. Anniversary! Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal Federal Aviation Administration hasn't kept statistics on how many of to Steve Collins, the owner of the Arrowhead Airport land was been Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as having 2 day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the February 2015 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Chris Kennedy). An unusual series of events have. In Albert Three English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. Franklin County airport faces headwind in the 8/31/11 St -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). 38.54, ended Arrowhead for good, when several new roads crossed over its former location. depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,000' paved runway, and it depicted have to worry about a tower. St had been withdrawn from service prior to the end of the war when it donations. Flying Service Airfield was not depicted on Tulsa Sectional Charts Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. The According airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the St De Vries sat in his hangar, under the wing of his blue and white A Brooks) depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,100' hard-surface runway. background). field was not said to have any hangars. I would hop a ride as copilot for free. from 1956/60/68. 2,677 airfields, circa 1950s-60s photo of 3 unidentified planes at Bootheel Flying the outline of the 2 runways & taxiways still recognizable. Bob Dimitris Sideridis. St Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). website contains descriptions & images of open was a 1994 aerial view by Paul Schlipp (courtesy of Andy 1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved Airport was owned by a large farming & flying family of several labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. It After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . contribution. A It former airport. Operator (courtesy of Jim Naumann). 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