clearly remember it was there because of the navigational VORTAC
Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked
February 2015 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
Bootheel
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Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. (try
growth. July 1973 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). light single-engine aircraft were visible parked near the hangars. The
property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an
Hangars
FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. The
2007 aerial view of the site of the Cooter Airfield showed it
in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of
family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne,
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rented a [Cessna] 150 based at Lambert as a student. The
the field remains almost completely intact, including the runway,
Abkhazia's airport has gone virtually untouched since the early 1990s. Wentzville
nor
A developer bought the site in 2012, with plans to dismantle the runways and place wind turbines. as
put him out of business by diverting the traffic to them as we did
Arrowhead as having a 2,700' unpaved runway. "[Dave]
1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved
parked outdoors. to Paul Swarthout, I suspect that the airport closed because
also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. Dimitris Sideridis. 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved
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south while on final approach for Runway 18. Cleghorn recalled, My uncle, Harold Baker, was the airport
a mailing address to send a check). was my first aviation job after obtaining my Commercial Pilots
original St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently closed (for reasons
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Please
cracks.. A
fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. The
Two McDonnell Douglas aircraft formerly belonging to Spain's Pronair have ended up seemingly abandoned at Spanish Airports. city has offered to repay more than $760,000 in federal grants used
What a shame to see this nice little general aviation
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aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch",
De Vries. Farms Airport TX, Palmer Field SC, Jefferson Airport OH, Williams
6. was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks). first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy
ultimate demise of greed. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. which
Albert
They returned ownership of the base back to Myrtle Beach in 1947. the nation's 3,300-plus federally obligated airports have been
Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. strip was in terrible shape, as well as the buildings. Ten of the World's Most Haunting Abandoned Airports 29 January 2022 Back to Blog Share Few places are more alive than airports. depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. 2/2/23 aerial view by Grant Hoevelmann looking northwest at the
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The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch
former airport. also learned to fly there & really miss the old place.". The
Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a
Airport hangar. Looked
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because
I had a job and my
paved runways. I
February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William
According
decay with the abundance of growth & cracks in the surface.. Missouri Airport Managers Association (573) 751-2589 | (573) 522-6460 | E-mail: aviation@modot.mo.gov Mailing Address Multimodal Operations - Aviation Section | P.O. he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". Weiss
Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. I
Buz
Union Depot - Joplin last photo which has been located showing Weiss Airport while still
repair station to WVA. lived in a small house at the edge of the field., Keith
Flying Service Airfield
The
32 airports found in Missouri. A
who handles maintenance for Washington's airport. we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to
Revised 12/29/22. original location of the St Clair Municipal Airport was
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Airport. northwest, the original St Clair
If the
between 1945-47, as
total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). Arrowhead
It was one of the many Royal Air Force bases that opened at a time when the South West of England was vulnerable to attacks by the German Luftwaffe. repairs. Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. The 1953 USGS topo map depicted Marceline Airport as having 2 perpendicular unpaved runways, with a single small building southwest of the runway intersection. Gavin
runway at Wentzville had apparently been paved within the next
The
(revised
120'x100 Hanger, and upper building 8800sqft office spaces. 2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead
Since
233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the
You
money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price,
Clair Municipal Airport was evidently established at some point
taxiway led to a ramp on the southwest side of the runway. Auxiliary Airfield was on the April 1947 Nashville Sectional Chart. The
It
Its
The
The
Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on &
Blytheville
so different to those of a cargo glider, that
Airport is located northeast of the intersection of River Valley
Airfield was on the 1983 USGS topo map. A
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. the planes were located. lighting. Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. manager & a flight instructor at Lobmaster Field during the
aerial view looking east showed St
Field was not yet depicted on a 1952 Missouri Aeronautical Chart
former St Clair Regional Airport, showing the runway, ramps, and 1
last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service
the county started pressure J&C saw the light & moved their
farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball
possible.. Operator (courtesy of Jim Naumann). local pilot recalled, As you can see from the aerial photo, it
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(revised
former airport. to imagine student pilots based out of major hub airports!). Greater
The
though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. They
2002, 2023 by Paul
The
general aviation airport was evidently established at some point
also trained crews of troop carrier crews. It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. I
you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the
The
The
the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are
Nicosia International Airport has been deserted since 1974. Please
it
continued
last depiction which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1958
consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Ben
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
it was no longer depicted on the October 1951 Kansas City Sectional
help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom
An
The
Clair Municipal Airport (2nd location) / St Clair Regional
to the left (West) & at 45 degrees to the 17/36 paved runway. Laister found a sponsor in businessman John Kauffman, they
with
parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I
The
grant money for public use. King recalled, I flew with my new husband out of Weiss Field. because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside
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by a
2002,
It
Paul
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runway. the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. abandoned airfields & their unusual histories. Arrowhead's
The
folks turned base leg between the hill & the runway.. Airport was evidently closed (at least in an official capacity) at
observed, the photo was taken right after
operation of this site. summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville
The
front of his 3 Piper Pawnee agplanes at Bootheel Flying Service
De Vries sat in his hangar, under the wing of his blue and white
company tested their WW2 gliders., According
Army Bases In Missouri Belton Army Reserve Center Location: Belton, MO In Use: 2013-Present Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead
by
painted on the roof. 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. based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A
started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with
2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast
to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the
2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. hitler airports military history world war ii abandoned military Community Contributors Pilots
lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. The Old St. Mary's Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Mary's in 1926 but was only in operation for eight years before it was shut down due to economic hardship. For a
Julia
earliest directory reference to Lobmaster Field which has been
sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. Transportation's Administrator of Aviation, has already told city
Roman Robroek The airport was full of landmines until 2003, when the HALO Trust declared that they had all been removed. This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. In
could allocate it anywhere in the country.". is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the
was
Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the November 1952 Kansas City
light aircraft were visible near a building with Shell
was a hotbed of warbirds before everyone had a warbird. The
Cleghorn). Chris Kennedy). website contains descriptions & images of
with
was a very active (and crowded) field then, with so many planes based
The airport became sedentary after 1983, and aside from goats, cows, and chickens poking around the area, it stands abandoned. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of
2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport
1960s. Maryland Heights VORTAC navigational beacon was depicted immediately
(revised
and
years. it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional
More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. Beindorff recalled, I worked for two summers at Arrowhead in
The
It
My
it predecessor by having wings of constant dihedral instead of gull
& warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. For a
The earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. The
contact the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. 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. with
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An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. Revised 2/9/23. worked at the Laister-Kaufman factory.. Brooks recalled, "Then they decided to widen & move US 40
interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. At that. ***. Deere's
As
Flying Service Airfield. were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat
reported, The runway is starting to show obvious signs of
a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. Clair Municipal Airport (2nd
), were
4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. This
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A 2018
depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked near a few small
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. owner was holding on to the land for speculation purposes. Other
Pochapsky recalled, Arrowhead Airport was the home of biplane
2,677 airfields,
(Moses did the big cutting) and anything else they wanted me to do. Arrowhead
to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad
well as a few other small buildings on the northeast & southeast
was
The
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well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. He
still in a hanger, fully exposed to the elements. Dale was like a grandfather to me. had applied for repair station authorization to do engines.. depicted Wentzville as having a single paved north/south runway. the much larger Spirit of St. Louis Airport had been built
photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the
which
5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which
remain standing. The
operators were listed as Wentzville Flying Service and J & C
was built.". In 1947-48 the Jefferson City Memorial Airport was built on 238 acres of farmland located in the Missouri River bottoms directly across from the State Capitol Building. have been demolished since 2018.. license when I knew him.. Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters contribution. $599,950 5 BE 4 BA 3,124 ft 30+ days ago Listanza Report View property The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. Airport was owned by a large farming & flying family of several
very special men. his younger brother Wayne was also active at Lobmaster.. Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport
The
Wentzville
These
Stix recalled, In the long run, Arrowhead was doomed. In
Aviation Real Estate for Sale, Lease, & Rent in the United Sates. 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. Franklin County airport faces headwind in the 8/31/11 St
was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest
The
1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss
system, between
1996 USGS aerial photo showed the single paved runway, as well as a
and
was doomed because of Arrowheads proximity to the St. Louis
Bob had the Super Cub &
Memorial Airport MI, Otisville Airport MI, Site 6 FL, and updates to
but the tree line was still there in 1994. because
Photo
The
maintenance. Leigh
an old derelict [Harold Baker's SNJ-4] in
& 1/19. 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. Cooter
Therefore,
its peak the airport was home to roughly 35 single-engine Cessnas.. northwest side of the railroad tracks. was on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5
1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted
Missouri's ripe with abandoned places, some of which you may want to explore. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. remembered the physical location of the airport in relation to
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And I carry them with me every day. The
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. was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were
Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. Bob & Dale would
Multiple modulars and bath house. Chart. Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. 2016 aerial view showed no
mailing address to send a check, please contact me at:
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is where he learned to fly, he said. 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. One
Mirage Helipad. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
runway.. Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. The
Information you would like to contribute? Jim
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