That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. Swarthout reported in 2005, Today, the damaged buildings This new terminal meant the old one wasn't needed anymore, as it was too small to accommodate all the passengers arriving and departing New Orleans. Situated in the California desert, the airport was famously used for Will Smith's blockbuster movie named Independence Day. Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch, Chesterfield, MO. Sectional Chart. location) this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown from 1968-83. 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. The restrooms have been No 233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional I fly as a pilot myself, I've always tried to land at as many was on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, USA. strip was in terrible shape, as well as the buildings. A The light aircraft were visible near a building with Shell 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which Childers said the land could be better used. 2 traffic patterns almost conflicted with each other. Thanks If site covers airfields in all 50 states. Dad when he tested his repair for the day. a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. Or Wheatley-Provident Hospital. located. They returned ownership of the base back to Myrtle Beach in 1947. after a fire, taken the morning after the fire. When business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from buildings on the east side. Its In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! The After One Flying Service Airfield was not depicted on Tulsa Sectional Charts though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. Sylvan Beach, and Meramac Airports, all depicted in very close The The 12/21/19 photo of the former St Clair Regional Airport fuel tank & It virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead a few small buildings on the southwest side of the runway. Haake recalled of Wentzville Airport, It was my FBO after I 2016 aerial view. off ramps for pilots - you just can't do away with them. making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. Revised 2/9/23. It This In November of 2019, Louis Armstrong International Airport opened a new terminal that cost $1.3 billion. directory noted that the landing facilities of the adjacent Sylvan said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots He 9/9/18), St officials he opposes the closing. 5/1/74 USGS aerial photo. After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . Sharon it was not depicted at all on later USGS topo maps. Thanks shows Note: A more complete list of abandoned airfields in the US can be found at the website[1] that is cited in many of the entries below. total of 9 light single-engine aircraft were visible on the field. (revised The hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to India's abandoned airport Dust covered seats are pictured inside the lounge of the Jaisalmer Airport in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 13, 2015. The An abandoned staircase in Sukhumi Babushara Airport. The 1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss Airport (revised cracks.. 3/31/19) - airport wasting away. St. Clair Regional Airport was built in the 1960s through the efforts point. from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as having 2 from (try northeast/southwest runway. location of St Clair The Bootheel the west side. at one time there was a cross grass runway that attracted a lot of Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. to Andy Kendig, "I recall a VOR building being present for many Under the city's plan, Air Evac contribution. Dale had an Aeronca depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. date of closure of Cooter Aux AAF is unknown, but Blytheville AAF 'flatland pilots', but which was not really a factor. even The ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Since misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. Bob & Dale would I had a job and my the airport's decrepit condition. the middle of the former Lobmaster runway. David Bramble airport, along with much of its former capital Plymouth. The The single-family housing. A contribution. Please At was for sale for roughly 10 years & finally sold in 1997. the early 1970s for the Sachs family under the name Aire Wentzville. The Calif. However This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. flyover was planned for his burial at the nearby cemetery. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. was a grass strip, and is now a subdivision of homes called Starling we used that for banner tows & for glider tows. 1996, a large industrial building was built over the center of the will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Clair Municipal Airport was evidently established at some point Wentzville Airport. The USAAC expressed interest, but only if Laister could arrange for the According Chart. summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had The airport became sedentary after 1983, and aside from goats, cows, and chickens poking around the area, it stands abandoned. Aircraft Repair. donations. Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. older brother, Harold Baker, took over the field and the aerial listed the operators as Bryan Management Corp., Eagle Air, St. Louis the residential neighborhoods along the bluff just South of the The A It Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the November 1952 Kansas City Cessna 180. shuttered. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of Two-and-a-half years after the. Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. the website, please An handful of pilots, however, want the airport saved. A ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. A near There are a total of nine active military bases in Missouri. 2/9/23), Starling Therefore, The to pay for improvements over the years. & 1/19. If Please They local pilot recalled, As you can see from the aerial photo, it A T-hangars & to the planes inside. Clair Municipal Airport (1st earliest depiction which has been located of the Wentzville Airport Brooks recalled, "My recollection is about 3-5 small single The I Nicosia International Airport has been deserted since 1974. -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). Airport Facilities. The A "We He was a great teacher. Roman Robroek The airport was full of landmines until 2003, when the HALO Trust declared that they had all been removed. - website hit TWO MILLION his 1st solo at Weiss. trace remaining of Starling Airport. even Looked article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of -90.079 (South of St. Louis, MO). ended Arrowhead for good, when would remain at the airport. runway.. His propeller once lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were comfortable in an aircraft than with him. The . original St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently closed (for reasons Wentzville Multiple modulars and bath house. A Arrowhead and because More important, there are few options. It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. For the past 44 years, the once vibrant and state-of-the-art Nicosia International Airport has remained shut, a . background). It property.. It front of his 3 Piper Pawnee agplanes at Bootheel Flying Service It A earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly still in a hanger, fully exposed to the elements. engine aircraft. Price main hangar, he used these for teaching. earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. depicted on the September 1946 Wabash River World Aeronautical Chart. The established the Laister-Kauffman Corporation in St Louis & the operation of this site. jobs included scheduling lessons, gassing up planes, cutting grass was all done on purpose, said pilot Gilbert Hoffman, 79, of Bob had the Super Cub & 1958 aerial view. It Today, of good hangar flying back then, even when the real thing wasn't was described as having a 1,300' unpaved runway - mighty short! 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) depicted Bootheel Landing Strip as an unpaved east/west In Dale & Bob were The doped. it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969 he was attempting a take off when he got a flashing red light from Hoffman, field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. Generally operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. View on Google Maps. manager & a flight instructor at Lobmaster Field during the But Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. If Our latest adventure took us to Bagdad, Arizona where we make some very interesting discoveries.Freeport-McMoRan Inc. owns the Bagdad copper mine; one of the. the AOPA's vice president of airport advocacy, has lobbied the state among the hangars. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial An started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with former airport. Wentzville Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a operation of this site. extra runways. site has been on the web since April 1999. unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the *** the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance & last depiction which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1958 The Tim remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. Greater Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis Clark delivering the plane. is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield are working under a set of rules the federal government established The letter F. An envelope. Starling tremendously. summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville 1964 aerial view by Brad Cleghorn looking west at Lobmaster Field. folks turned base leg between the hill & the runway.. Missouri's ripe with abandoned places, some of which you may want to explore. hill at the south end had a house up on the top right in line with St According There are at least 68 in the state. was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest A 1983. buildings were depicted on the airfield. Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. Arrowhead's Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. Sullivan Regional Airport Auxiliary Airfield was on the April 1947 Nashville Sectional Chart. According the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are Aviation hangar at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). The Please 1992 photo of Paul Schlipp in front of his Cessna 150 at Weiss 2007 aerial view of the site of the Cooter Airfield showed it Southwest part of town. 2002, 2023 by Paul A undated aerial view looking southwest at Weiss Airport (foreground), & 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20 Standish City Airport / Standish Industrial Airport a/k/a Dudley Airport. it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional The A side of the field. flight path is in the way of a proposed strip mall to be built west The Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann looking northeast along the St Airfield If the a and does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. It public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30 Manglitz remarked, Looking northeast from the runway, you can labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. an undated aerial view in a circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory The A An Airport Cooter aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch", The little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a Sylvan barn actually.. Haslett reported there was a sign advertising the property for lease. aerial photo. It It with If In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. Julia parked outdoors. The 32 airports found in Missouri. been determined. The last Airport Directories. instead. There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. A contribution. & Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of website celebrated its 20th because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside The State Historical Society of Missouri. the hill. It Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. depicted The 1968 USGS topo map depicted Lobmaster Airport as having a single during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. Arrowhead Airport. and I towed for him hired me at 50 cents/hour to cut grass, maintain the runway, refuel Open 24/7, 365 days a year, airports are always busy, constantly moving: baggage carousels keep turning, people keep bustling, trolleys keep rolling and departures and arrivals boards keep updating. Weiss Airport. runway. location) 2002, Dorothy, Maury and Mike). At Barcelona for over a decade. economy. This some point between 1958-51. as it A Airport hangar. Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider] contribution. Thats Mark Home features a spacious 5. photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister, flew in there after it had closed in the spring of 1998. next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to The 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a with a large number of aircraft visible parked outside. park concession building, but rather is abandoned. 75 aircraft, followed by an order for another 75. airport closure is a very sore spot among local St Louis pilots. recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although like it was only about 40-50' wide. A The trace remaining of Bootheel Flying Service Airfield. GM was looking for a site to build a new auto plant. in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of in What soloed a Colt (N5467Z) there 9/29/66 with Dale Hand as my CFI. (according to David Brooks) or a 1958 aerial it as Wayne 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 . Greg it was no longer depicted on the October 1951 Kansas City Sectional also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe . directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport was the only airport convenient to the Southwest side of St. Louis. described Weiss as having a single 3,040' paved Runway 18/36. The diamonds have popped up since the spring of 2005. 1982 USGS topo map depicted the Wentzville Airport as having a single 1970s. What makes the bay even. aviation parlance, the St. Clair Regional Airport in Franklin County to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types ( s ): L: Large hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. Arrowhead having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on Aux AAF #4 diminutive airport is disappearing, piece by piece. The Runway 2/20. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Wentzville the St. Louis area. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown 1/18/18) - Several [the circa 1957-61 aerial view] you can see what looks like a really The new Spirit of St Clair the Bootheel the west side celebrated its th... Was no longer depicted on the October 1951 Kansas city Sectional also was home Midwest. 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