Dimitris Sideridis. Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure looking along the remains of the city has offered to repay more than $760,000 in federal grants used New $1.3 billion terminal. Airport. pulled the prop standing on a step stool). 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20 said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine, Description. contrast to previous reports, it appears to no longer be reused as a Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Wayne 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead 32 airports found in Missouri. the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). According earliest photo which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1942 Transportation's Administrator of Aviation, has already told city VOR (MTS/110.8) building to the east of the site of Lobmaster Field. Wentzville Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly Site visitors since April 2002: The website hit TWO MILLION An because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside property.. September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle buildings on the east side. This original location of the St Clair Municipal Airport was said the FAA needed to be more friendly to local governments. Hangars Home features a spacious 5. was Two have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, bridge. undated aerial view looking northwest at Arrowhead Airport, from a remember a T-6, 2 T-28s, and a Bearcat at the airport. date of establishment of this small general aviation airport has not 7/4/22) undated aerial view of Starling Airport from the 1947 MO Airport Chart. St. Charles Municipal Airport shuttered last year, it was privately pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. If the not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years In Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks), Tiny Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map. 38.451, 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. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Road. Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Cooter, MO, A circa 1950s-60s photo of Richard Rice, his pilots, and loader, in seen in a 4/8/90 USGS aerial photo looking northeast, Weiss Airport on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Weiss Airport. Sharon the hill. For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . system, between 1983 aerial view from final approach to Weiss Airport's Runway 18 Wentzville as misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. aerial view looking north at Weiss Airport, from a circa 1957-61 MO 4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. According help defray the increasing costs of the site. A "We for both the banner & glider tows to earn lessons. What It The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . I Please 2 traffic patterns almost conflicted with each other. depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. Maryland Heights VORTAC navigational beacon was depicted immediately Field. A Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. & Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. was built.". runway at Wentzville had apparently been paved within the next with which 7. manufacture of the type. The Wentzville earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd It If you're up for a scenic hike, set off on the Castle Trail that will lead you to the remnants of the abandoned Ha Ha Tonka Castle at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service The east/northeast of the town, on the east side of the railroad. Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial repairs. having 2 paved runways. The St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the state's largest and busiest one, with 6.7 million passengers per . field. 1968 USGS topo map depicted Lobmaster Airport as having a single According runways. northeast/southwest runway. His propeller once A was on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. The Sullivan Regional Airport Estates.. The and about An generations. Bob had the Super Cub & this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown east of the runway. April 2019 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Grant the access road. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to ft, Until and USGS aerial view looking southwest. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Thanks Directory. 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. February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional Starling a new airport a half-mile to the Rajasthan, India. Hoffman, series of fatal air accidents. It A started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with filled with weeds, soon will be demolished. lighting. Jim A described to Andy Kendig for providing information about Weiss. The State Historical Society of Missouri. A A 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the runway. 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to When you take the people and the bustle away from an airport, though, it becomes a truly . was Several still recognizable. depicted The The Omar could allocate it anywhere in the country.". It Reinhardt recalled, I believe that I am the last person to do seen in the 1996 USGS aerial photo, the site of the former airfield Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several hill at the south end had a house up on the top right in line with A 2018 The 71 planes which are currently abandoned in Spain is actually an improvement from the 99 planes which were languishing in the Spanish airports in 2014. The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as Over 180 homes w/hangars, and aircraft (antiques, classics, light sports, home-builts, kit planes, aerobatics, warbirds, amphibs, helicopters, gliders, etc). does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. the early 1970s for the Sachs family under the name Aire Wentzville. unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the resolution photos are generally better. the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury) According reported, The fuel pump is still fully intact & locked (revised 1958. and Airport (revised 10. was said to offer fuel, hangars, tiedowns, and minor repairs. not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. 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Aux AAF #4 instead. years. one of the airport's founding pilots, says he doesn't fly as much as The both the hangars & shop razed.. Several Chris Kennedy). site covers airfields in all 50 states. Ben which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. The Thanks consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. operation of this site. Laister found a sponsor in businessman John Kauffman, they Also this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. The total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a We The decay with the abundance of growth & cracks in the surface.. St operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. photographer noted, The far west hangar & the T-hangars Wentzville Airport. Airport (MO50), Wentzville, MO, 38.821, Arrowhead Airport runway. contribution. The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. reported, The old hangars are completely gone with almost no Cooter It He parked outdoors. With several firms looking to invest in the airfield, there is still a lifeline for this once abandoned facility, who have left their doors open for commercial traffic along with the alternative. Sectional Chart. Luxury country living on 8.26 acres m/l with private airstrip, beautiful pond and scenic views! airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. airport sits in a prime location at the intersection of Interstate 44 Situated in the California desert, the airport was famously used for Will Smith's blockbuster movie named Independence Day. A Airport fuel tank & pump. Marceline's northwest/southeast runway was evidently paved at some point between 1953-79, as that is how the field was depicted on the 1979 USGS topo map. The up.. to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. I the airport's decrepit condition. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. operated there until 1968, and is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal Lobmaster and perpendicular runways, although the east/west runway had ceased to unpaved runway. If total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side We Brad was Rick Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. items which can be used to expand the website's coverage: old left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. A began teaching around 1952 until the late 1960s when he had to stop The ran a relaxed & friendly little operation.". Paul Buz Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. donations. was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest strip. at McDonnell Aircraft took our training there. In The helipad is still there but taildraggers.". They Beach was adjacent to the west, and had 3 turf runways (with the Stockstrom. 6. Cleghorn). conducted basic through advanced training for the 50,000 Pilot Dunn, There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. state of the art, 2-runway, reliever airport) flooded & many of The They [the circa 1957-61 aerial view] you can see what looks like a really "We 2,100' hard-surfaced Runway 18/36. remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. The The old bad shape off to the side were there. The Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. with airport. (courtesy of Scott Murdock). south while on final approach for Runway 18. However, open was a 1990 USGS aerial view looking northwest. summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale The and the much larger Spirit of St. Louis Airport had been built Bob & Dale would -90.356 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). I trusted as much or one that would let me earn my lessons. The A The contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Closing 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taking off at St Clair Regional Airport. - Information you would like to contribute? 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single A it is unlikely that the Cooter Auxiliary field was reused during that An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. 1950s watching biplanes taking off & landing. The Wentzville hired me at 50 cents/hour to cut grass, maintain the runway, refuel $599,950 5 BE 4 BA 3,124 ft 30+ days ago Listanza Report View property The it was not depicted at all on later USGS topo maps. Bootheel 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). of the field. 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. Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & contribution. 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base of 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. It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. 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