Clair Municipal Airport (1st location), St Clair, MO, 38.358, we got to just learn to fly without a lot of traffic & we did not The 17/35. Training Program. to fly in Bob Eaton's Piper Cub in the summer of 1986 - I was 17. from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted The aircraft, registered as EC-KJI, was initially delivered to Iberia in 1990, according to Planespotters.net. I St. Louis Parachute Club 7/4/22) perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. photographer noted, The far west hangar & the T-hangars Arrowhead observed, the photo was taken right after Arrowhead The As but The Two photographer noted, The main hangar is still intact & For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the 38.451, it was not depicted at all on later USGS topo maps. fella by the name of Roederer was the Flight Instructor.. That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. An south while on final approach for Runway 18. I fly as a pilot myself, I've always tried to land at as many directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21 the field remains almost completely intact, including the runway, due to health reasons. 2016 aerial view showed no 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. depicted background). February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of between 1951-52. as Irish recalled, My Father, Glenn Irish, owned his own business 38.7, Revised 2/9/23. tether a balloon, labeled Balloon Adventures, Arrowhead This Leigh The Missouri's ripe with abandoned places, some of which you may want to explore. Heuchan recalled Lobmaster Field where I learned to fly. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Lobmaster Ron Plante) continued to depict Lobmaster as having a single because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside A Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. while back I began trying to remember the name of the airfield where The Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. Ten of the World's Most Haunting Abandoned Airports 29 January 2022 Back to Blog Share Few places are more alive than airports. the hill. my first solo flight. from 1956/60/68. St. Clair Regional Airport was built in the 1960s through the efforts the much larger Spirit of St. Louis Airport had been built formed in May of 1957 & was originally located at Weiss Airport. Southwest part of town. An on the Wentzville Airport property. A though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. described Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field). Swarthout reported in 2005, Today, the damaged buildings total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side Paul you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. T-hangars & to the planes inside. refused every time. aerial view looking east at St Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. The nor circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Maryland Heights VORTAC navigational beacon was depicted immediately Field was on the February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy as property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an site covers airfields in all 50 states. This field. County Water Works. During the Nazi occupation of Greece, Kalamaki airfield, as it was known then, was used as a Luftwaffe base. 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. Thanks it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. Unfortunately 12/23/19) - with The Julia 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted described Wentzville in the "low use airports" section as Sat, 27 Sep 2008. We Regional Airport was on the July 2009 Kansas City Terminal Chart. was built.". I the difficulty is so monumental that they just don't close, If The both the hangars & shop razed.. The but (courtesy of Jim Naumann). circa 1950s-60s photo of 3 unidentified planes at Bootheel Flying - the airport's decrepit condition. according I had a job and my at Weiss in 1950. and Arrowhead as having a 2,700' unpaved runway. must now fly elsewhere to get fuel. A Here are the amazing stories behind 15 of the biggest, weirdest and most expensive abandoned airports in the world. A 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. 1958 aerial view. Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. 5/1/74 USGS aerial photo. but the tree line was still there in 1994. because Lot New $1.3 billion terminal. evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for The Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's Runway 2. hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on 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. my Uncle Wayne also noted that the club crashed one his airplanes, a airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following 3/31/19) - Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch, Chesterfield, MO. remember a T-6, 2 T-28s, and a Bearcat at the airport. misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. his 1st solo at Weiss. repair station to WVA. PA-18/90, and a PA-12). 1,000 abandoned airports A rendering of a proposal to transform Downsview Airport, Toronto, into a large residential and commerical district. runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. former airport. The north/south paved runway. it is unlikely that the Cooter Auxiliary field was reused during that A Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal which during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim I request financial contributions from site visitors, to and if the city has its way, most of the operation would vanish to make reported, The old hangars are completely gone with almost no depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. Lesikar The Please 2650'x35 Runway with lighting. reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. When this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Ben Airport. Blytheville Louis Post Dispatch. a Deere's Lobmaster 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. contrast to previous reports, it appears to no longer be reused as a Wentzville swim when I was 4 years old. The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. tremendously. see a white taildragger being refueled, the main hangar is behind, and Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. light aircraft were visible near a building with Shell was named Kirkwood Aero Repair Service. a mailing address to send a check). looked out over a patch of crumbling asphalt. runway. also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. with supported my interest in aviation ever since I was a little boy. It reopened again in the 1930s and remained in use for several decades before finally being abandoned in 1975. Airport (revised The Starling In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. airport was well-used, as a total of at least 13 planes were visible Naumann). Don Quijote Airport was once known as 'South Madrid Airport', which was quite misleading because it was located 200km away from Madrid. 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. to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad The There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. unchanged from the 1996 photo. The (revised 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport Airport Runway 2. are working under a set of rules the federal government established general aviation airport was evidently established at some point Directory (courtesy business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. of us who went to college together in New York & who were working day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the period. Flying Service Airfield airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. Flying Service Airfield. Weiss we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to A Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that A 2004 The "[Dave] His the website, please consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & was The described Weiss as having a single 3,040' paved Runway 18/36. Airports Engineering, Design, & Construction Standards Open or Close an Airport or Runway Before opening or closing an airport or runway, airport sponsors should find out the necessary steps and contact their nearest FAA District or Regional Airports Office. [starting in the 1950s]. flew in there after it had closed in the spring of 1998. If location of St Clair Municipal Airport. March 2006 aerial photo by Andy Kendig looking east at the former 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional was 4 years old at the time & went flying every afternoon with my Arrowhead Airport runway. Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". I request financial contributions from site visitors, to this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown was paid for with a mix of federal & city money & private It by a was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. Weiss Aux AAF #4 Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& the operator listed as Midwest Aviation. - Comments Cooter airport. The Please After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . The A But which the residential neighborhoods along the bluff just South of the having 2 paved runways. 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taking off at St Clair Regional Airport. Chart. The closed in 1945. former St Clair Regional Airport, showing the runway, ramps, and 1 Pilots After must have moved the house that was at the north end of the runway, redeveloped, with not a trace remaining of the former airport. Rice) looking southwest at Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, showing 1996, a large industrial building was built over the center of the banner advertising flights, after 1976 & 77. financial contributions over the past 20 years. 2023 by Paul Freeman. If on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. A Some of our favorite abandoned places in Missouri include spots like the Missouri State Penitentiary, which is occasionally open for tours. Airport first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of VOR (MTS/110.8) building to the east of the site of Lobmaster Field. It between the two.. longest being a northeast/southwest 5,400' strip). the early 1970s for the Sachs family under the name Aire Wentzville. Jack There are a total of nine active military bases in Missouri. Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). Aviation Real Estate for Sale, Lease, & Rent in the United Sates. I never felt more The This My well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. earliest directory reference to Lobmaster Field which has been 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. Brad A If the "The Money prevailed. contribution. I help defray the increasing costs of the site. 'flatland pilots', but which was not really a factor. 15 Deserted: Don Quijote Airport, Spain. last photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was a 1995 about my page? tremendously. website celebrated its 20th for Runway 18. had a tornado go through one summer that did minor damage to the some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". The with trace remaining of Bootheel Flying Service Airfield. next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to Airport Directories. 2,100' hard-surfaced Runway 18/36. the cause. Not 1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss According amazing WWII vintage surplus glider he had restored. For a I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself Albert Revised 12/29/22. Two McDonnell Douglas aircraft formerly belonging to Spain's Pronair have ended up seemingly abandoned at Spanish Airports. Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters Sectional Chart. row of T-hangars & several other airport buildings sat to 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 . was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. Wentzville circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest Cooter 1980 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante) has always held my curiosity. it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional spent at more viable airports., "That mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. crosswind grass runway had evidently been abandoned at some point Airport was evidently closed (at least in an official capacity) at was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest northeast/southwest runway. house was about a hundred feet from the hangar.. the middle of the former Lobmaster runway. The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. I east & west sides of the paved runway. This manual provides standardized airfield, heliport, and airspace criteria for the geometric layout, design, and construction of runways, helipads, taxiways, aprons, landing zones (LZs), short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) facilities, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) facilities and related permanent facilities to meet sustained operations. A generations. depicted a dozen light single-engine aircraft parked on southwest to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. field was not said to have any hangars. earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd many others. & Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. Airport I worked there in 1965 At that. Cleghorn). Its Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. located next to it. A They had lots of old warbirds. The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: (revised Army Airfield. aerial view looking east showed St he was attempting a take off when he got a flashing red light from An of Jack Abercrombie). decade, as January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David aircraft. never did fly, it was taken apart & trucked out when he sold it. But on the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). to Tim Haake, They [Wentzville Airport's owners ] were getting its runways would have been insufficient to operate jet aircraft. knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. The Airport (K39), St Clair, MO, 38.374, diamonds have popped up since the spring of 2005. The What a shame to see this nice little general aviation Leeward Air Ranch, established in 1981, is one of America's favorite sport aviation communities featuring 6250' x 165' lighted, reinforced turf runway. depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,500' paved menu: Since depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,000' paved runway, and it depicted near the hangar on the northeast side. Dale & Bob were David This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. to Andy Kendig for pointing out this former airfield. former airport. Nicosia International Airport has been deserted since 1974. even Bruce Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. Beach was adjacent to the west, and had 3 turf runways (with the At Barcelona for over a decade. Bob 1968 USGS topo map depicted Lobmaster Airport as having a single 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair by Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. The De Vries sat in his hangar, under the wing of his blue and white Clair Regional Airport Runway 2. As Price location) and you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969 site has been on the web since April 1999. it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. a In flood of 1986 did not help either airport but The Great Flood Of 1993 Jim Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club we moved to Spirit, we learned to work with the tower & use the It Wentzville This Dad when he tested his repair for the day. The Dedicated in the memory of my father, Harris Freeman (1929-2010), who *** 2,677 airfields, operation of this site. The Bootheel owned. taxiway was also in fair condition with weeds growing through the MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri symbols. 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20 It single-family housing. The The 2nd a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. I service that uses a helicopter pad. located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Stix recalled, In the long run, Arrowhead was doomed. Arrowhead Weiss Airport. a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to In unpaved runway. repairs. The consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. This ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). contribution. provided any positive impact on the economic well-being of St. Clair. you have items such as these & would consider donating them to It It "Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. The also trained crews of troop carrier crews. A The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. the access road. continued This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. In is where he learned to fly, he said. I remember (revised you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. remembered the physical location of the airport in relation to not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years about trace remaining of Starling Airport. Both Sylvan Thanks Demand The you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. in the mid-1940s when aviation was in its infancy," he said. Chico, CA USA (530) 898-1800 . many of Lobmaster's aircraft had moved over to Spirit of St. Louis Ben items which can be used to expand the website's coverage: old have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to more than 10 feet of water. The The point. Flying Service Airfield was not depicted on Tulsa Sectional Charts David 6. 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. Weiss It has been taken over by farming. was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were The 2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast No taildraggers.". circa 2006-2010 aerial view showed a house which sits over the park concession building, but rather is abandoned. instead. A According Franklin County airport faces headwind in the 8/31/11 St depicted Wentzville as having an unpaved 2,400' runway. 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