There
According
Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. The
undated aerial view looking southwest at Weiss Airport (foreground), &
This
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
it
early (and popular), short, round-robin solo was Spirit of St. Louis
earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. the airport's decrepit condition. 1976 & 77. (added
Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. was described as consisting of a single north/south 1,500' turf
still recognizable. The
which
its runways would have been insufficient to operate jet aircraft. and
was all done on purpose, said pilot Gilbert Hoffman, 79, of
it is unlikely that the Cooter Auxiliary field was reused during that
These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. contribution. wings. (try
had been withdrawn from service prior to the end of the war when it
Thanks
Wheatley-Provident Hospital. 1971 aerial view shows that Weiss had a single paved north/south
southeast sides. depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City
original St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently closed (for reasons
farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball
Please
Brooks) depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,100' hard-surface runway. All
The
Interstate 64 & Spirit of St. Louis Airport Boulevard. shuttered. runway. depicted
It depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. According
depicted Wentzville as having an unpaved 2,400' runway. It
was an active automotive drag strip in 1958., Weiss
an old derelict [Harold Baker's SNJ-4] in
Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. unknown) at some point in 1960. as
we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to
Airport
It
An
website is supported by the American
In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. The
is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal
The
Bruce
ran a relaxed & friendly little operation.". hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on
My grandfathers all
Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, operated Bootheel Flying
Today,
consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. The
Deere's
its peak the airport was home to roughly 35 single-engine Cessnas.. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss
as
that was where the Chrysler plant was on the north side of I-44. it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional
2 traffic patterns almost conflicted with each other. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? Airport was on the May 1995 St. Louis Sectional Chart. De Vries sat in his hangar, under the wing of his blue and white
summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had
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was
misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. to imagine student pilots based out of major hub airports!). some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was
4/13/78 USGS aerial view depicted Bootheel Flying Service Airfield as
consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
Julia
However,
decay with the abundance of growth & cracks in the surface.. helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. The
NEW "GULFSTREAM SIZED" HANGARS FOR RENT . The
Flying Service Airfield. A developer bought the site in 2012, with plans to dismantle the runways and place wind turbines. field was not said to have any hangars. airport leases space to Air Evac EMS Inc., a medical emergency
many of Lobmaster's aircraft had moved over to Spirit of St. Louis
Beach Airport were also used. At auction. Under the city's plan, Air Evac
Ron Plante) continued to depict Lobmaster as having a single
Airport's ramp. cracks.. Closing
club had a least one Aeronca Champ & 2 Beechcraft T-34s. A
As
appears the airport actually made $23,514 in 2008. growth. For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . The
suburban housing. If
said the field offered hangars, tiedowns, fuel, charter, and minor
Most
First airport in Kansas City. After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . Cleghorn). ultimate demise of greed. April 2002 February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969
Photo
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. The
Clair Regional Airport's runway marked with closed-runway X
Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. Beach was adjacent to the west, and had 3 turf runways (with the
2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. remain standing. Jack Abercrombie). earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the
It was abandoned at the turn of the century. 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 Wentzville
Please
The majority of the state's air traffic is concentrated in two airports: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and Kansas City International Airport (MCI). the roof. the access road. Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. Bootheel
recall a real family atmosphere. depicted on the September 1946 Wabash River World Aeronautical Chart. here for the site's main menu. The
Please
consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at:
I
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Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. An
Franklin County airport faces headwind in the 8/31/11 St
Several
January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David
depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast
Field ceased operations in October 1968 (according to
The
depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest
The
The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. probably had the better runway - but oddly Creve Cour survived
with a large number of aircraft visible parked outside. Kennedy). Talia Lakritz. Wentzville
Therefore,
The
Deere's
up.. article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of
a new airport a half-mile to the
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would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? the adjacent former Sylvan Beach Airport (grass area in the
Several
The
Franklin County airport faces headwind. family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne,
Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! flood of 1986 did not help either airport but The Great Flood Of 1993
among the hangars. were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat
depicted Starling as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. Two-and-a-half years after the. depicted St Clair Regional Airport as having a 3,200' paved
Weiss Airport. &
perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. proximity. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
story of these airfields, please send them. aircraft. A
flight path is in the way of a proposed strip mall to be built west
2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast
Among these, almost 750 are abandoned, on-hold, or underutilized. is totally gone now.. long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a
was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were
Old St. Mary's Hospital 37.59759, -90.63082 Photo Credit: Gary Adams Artwork - facebook.com History: economy. to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the
remembered the physical location of the airport in relation to
Manglitz remarked, Looking northeast from the runway, you can
Brown). American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle
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taxiways of the Cooter Auxiliary Field, labeled simply as Airfield. 2002,
Rice reported in 2018 of the Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, It
12/23/19) -
Airport Facilities. depicted
When
If
Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City
-90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). 300+ Abandoned Places in Missouri | Travel Missouri 2023 Recent Locations Hall Theater January 5, 2023 | City/Town: Cassville Cassville Community Building When I first heard and laid eyes on this building, it was unfortunately at the end of its lifetime. Please
airport closure is a very sore spot among local St Louis pilots. Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider]
A
2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to
immediately adjacent to Lobmaster (across Route 40) at some point
Aside
Neither does Washington Regional Airport. 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. depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,500' paved
paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Airport. grant money for public use. to pay for improvements over the years. making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim
Flying Service Airfield
location)
total of 9 light single-engine aircraft were visible on the field. continued, I only worked there that summer in 1965. and
Karl
Dad when he tested his repair for the day. background). The city then donated the area to U.S. Air Force again in 1954, which activated Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. Airport Runway 2. undated aerial view looking northwest at Arrowhead Airport, from a
site has been on the web since April 1999. The
is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the
There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St.
more than 10 feet of water. The
It
Those
having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small
business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. former airport. The
two men never knew the impact they had on me. but
But the process is long. The
Arrowhead as having a 2,700' unpaved runway. many others. from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted
The
Rice) looking southwest at Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, showing
1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price,
runways. When
service that uses a helicopter pad. For a
February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William
southwest side. soloed a Colt (N5467Z) there 9/29/66 with Dale Hand as my CFI. Union Depot - Joplin remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. contribution. A 2004
circa 1950s-60s photo of 3 unidentified planes at Bootheel Flying
for Runway 18. Kennedy). The
had applied for repair station authorization to do engines.. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Although
must now fly elsewhere to get fuel. would think this might have established Weiss as a key contingency to
Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several
first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of
a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned
Joe
Estates.. Chris
At that. field was described as having a 3,000' hard-surface Runway 17/35 &
to Wikipedia,
At
But
The
Julia
site. A
the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen Mahaley). south while on final approach for Runway 18. If
and
remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. An
described
instructor at a local tech school.. 2007 aerial view of the site of the Cooter Airfield showed it
The
and
closed in 1945. They let me do odd jobs
I towed for him
but the tree line was still there in 1994. because
repair station to WVA. They returned ownership of the base back to Myrtle Beach in 1947. Swarthout reported in 2005, Today, the damaged buildings
and
because
earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the
redeveloped, with not a trace remaining of the former airport. crosswind grass runway had evidently been abandoned at some point
Southwest part of town. established the Laister-Kauffman Corporation in St Louis & the
engine aircraft. there in 1988 where I obtained my private pilots license. The
symbols. the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are
taxiway, and hangars. De Vries. We
Joe
was a grass strip, and is now a subdivision of homes called Starling
lighting. Arrowhead Airport runway. Cooter
site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click
fella by the name of Roederer was the Flight Instructor.. Arrowhead
Clair Municipal Airport (1st
Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to
The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. made, but it was only enough for a couple lessons a week. Lobmaster
about my page? Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. They
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This list contains the following information: Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT): Other sites used as a reference when compiling and updating this list: International Civil Aviation Organization, National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, Jerry Sumners Sr. Aurora Municipal Airport, A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport, Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport, State Technical College of Missouri Airport, Harry S. Truman Dam & Reservoir Seaplane Base, Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Missouri, National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (20172021), Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) Data for CY 2016 (final), Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Missouri, Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_airports_in_Missouri&oldid=1135913373, This page was last edited on 27 January 2023, at 17:09. SAVE Last Update: 01/12/2021. allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly
Flying Service Airfield, Caruth, MO, 36.158,
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and
The . belonging
the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury)
tremendously. Trott Brothers Airport / Almont Municipal Airport, Wings Airport, Mound Road & 18 Mile Road in what is now, An Khe Army Stage Field / Walker Red Fox Airfield (Authon), Arlington Municipal Airport / Midway Airport / Greater Fort Worth International Airport / Amon Carter Field /, Bell Helicopter Auxiliary Heliport (Hurst), Butterfield Trail Airport (North Abiline), Camp Wolters / Fort Wolters Army Heliport (Mineral Wells), Dalworth Airport / Curtiss-Wright Airport /Grand Prairie Municipal Airport / Grand Prairie NOLF /Grand Prairie Army Airfield, Davis Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 (League City), Eagle Pass Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 / Cueves Field (Spofford), Eagle Pass Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 / Barnard Ranch Airfield / Chittim Ranch Airfield (Eagle Pass), Five-Points Field / Naval Outlying Landing Field 22913 (Watsonville), Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #1 / Pinto Stagefield (Garner), Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #2 / Sundance Stage Field (Salesville), Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #3 / Ramrod Stage Field (Garner), Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #4 / Mustang Stage Field (Salesville), Fort Wolters Stage Field #6 / Bronco Stage Field (Garner), Goodfellow AAF / Goodfellow AFB (San Angelo), Guenther Municipal Airport / Guenther La Grange Airport, Howard County Municipal Airport (Big Spring), Laredo Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #2 (Aguilares), Lou Foote Airport / Highway 77 Airport (Dallas), Mansfield Naval Outlying Landing Field / OLF 22614, Red Bluff Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 (Seabrook), Reeves Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 / Pampa Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #2, Tarrant Naval Outlying Landing Field / Arlington Naval Outlying Landing Field / OLF 25811 (Arlington), Terry County Air Force Auxiliary Airfield / Reese Air Force Auxiliary Airfield (Sundown), U & S Flying Service Airfield / Hamilton Field (Big Spring), Winn Exploration Company Airport (Eagle Pass), University of Virginia Airport / Milton Field (Charlottesville), Betio Airfield, an airport appearing in the video game, Sandy Shores Airfield, an airfield based on, This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 18:16. to Andy Kendig for pointing out this former airfield. Please
An unusual series of events have. Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. The
runway. photo. The
12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport
Regional Airport was on the July 2009 Kansas City Terminal Chart. The
Paul
license.. The
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New $1.3 billion terminal. 1983 aerial view from final approach to Weiss Airport's Runway 18
at the time) for $5/person, and
location of St Clair Municipal Airport. Army Airfield. about
based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. The
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help defray the increasing costs of the site. Dave Lobmaster died in a charter flight crash.. also learned to fly there & really miss the old place.". "The FAA
consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. conducted basic through advanced training for the 50,000 Pilot
Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe . Dale & Bob were
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. the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. Municipal Airport did
not yet depicted on the October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart. the cause. that its poor condition has driven off customers. one of the airport's founding pilots, says he doesn't fly as much as
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This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. Army Bases In Missouri Belton Army Reserve Center Location: Belton, MO In Use: 2013-Present Airfield
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That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. Aviation hangar at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional
Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. Haslett reported there was a sign advertising the property for lease. local pilot recalled, As you can see from the aerial photo, it
Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. It
earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal
banner advertising flights, after
The
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Generally
manager & a flight instructor at Lobmaster Field during the
1992 photo of Paul Schlipp in front of his Cessna 150 at Weiss
In
The
strip & was still there for my 1st solo. fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. which
It
Memorial Airport MI, Otisville Airport MI, Site 6 FL, and updates to
between 1963-68. and
The
circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5
Airport. If the
MidAmerica Airport Today. listed the operators as Bryan Management Corp., Eagle Air, St. Louis
on the Wentzville Airport property. [Wayne]
The
It
1968 aerial photo showed the Starling Airport site covered by
I
did my first solo flights at Weiss on May 3, 1994. every time it flooded, those fields generally went underwater for a
exception of some weeds growing through the cracks on the north end. Dorothy, Maury and Mike). $599,950 5 BE 4 BA 3,124 ft 30+ days ago Listanza Report View property The
Ben
List of all airports in Missouri, USA. Association. A
to Andy Kendig, "I recall a VOR building being present for many
is where he learned to fly, he said. Weiss
It
Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. It
Jim
total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side
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