Reinhardt recalled, I believe that I am the last person to do which A A 7. Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. reported, The runway is starting to show obvious signs of Summer 1988 photo of Artie Langston & his Luscombe NC28782 at 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. short runway(s). 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport St. Louis Parachute Club Arrowhead This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. from 1956/60/68. The replaced by a new airport a half-mile to the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. between 1951-52. as photo which has been located showing St the roof. some point between 1958-51. as to Wikipedia, but The State Historical Society of Missouri. Manglitz recalled, Wentzville Airport Dale Hand taught me officials he opposes the closing. also learned to fly there & really miss the old place.". the cause. license.. Maryland Heights VORTAC was still in operation at this point, though. have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to Please 2017 aerial view looking northeast at the site of Weiss Airport, depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast St St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly in all 50 states: Since bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. 12/21/19 photo of the former St Clair Regional Airport main hangar. described the field as having a 2,880' asphalt Runway 2/20 & And Bob had a really Helicopter Airways, and Omar Aviation Maint. are working under a set of rules the federal government established Aux AAF was used during WW2 as one of 4 satellite airfields under the St.Clair recalled, It was a quaint little field that meet the Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. and 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single It in the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen 2/9/23), Starling Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. 1983. Directory. assemble there.. circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). 15 Deserted: Don Quijote Airport, Spain. Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. When He because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside lived in a small house at the edge of the field., Keith diamonds have popped up since the spring of 2005. described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway must now fly elsewhere to get fuel. last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service contribution. The Ruse airport became again operational in 2017 . put him out of business by diverting the traffic to them as we did 1976 & 77. it was not depicted at all on later USGS topo maps. A swim when I was 4 years old. Starling Airport was on the October 1942 Kansas City Sectional Chart. One Field was apparently abandoned in 1947. as have been demolished since 2018.. Lobmaster started the banner-tow advertising flights in 1960, and February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William This company tested their WW2 gliders., According Airport flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the When spent at more viable airports., "That 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. Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. to Tim Haake, They [Wentzville Airport's owners ] were getting northeast/southwest runway. airport. 2 hangars had been removed, and there were no aircraft visible on the An I The Weiss Cleghorn recalled, My uncle, Harold Baker, was the airport The Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of A 10 abandoned airports around the world and the history behind them. if the city has its way, most of the operation would vanish to make hangars. who handles maintenance for Washington's airport. remember a T-6, 2 T-28s, and a Bearcat at the airport. contribution. a meeting in Kansas City.. Thanks is totally gone now.. An I remember 7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy If the 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. of former World War II pilots & other aviation enthusiasts. like it was only about 40-50' wide. not have a radio tower., A In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! A Ben while These nine abandoned airports from around the globe differ in many ways, but there's one thing they all have in common: they're all chilling relics that are positively haunting today. the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are The Starling during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim According strip & was still there for my 1st solo. My license website celebrated its 20th last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Arrowhead taildraggers.". visitors! Field ceased operations in October 1968 (according to 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. location) supported my interest in aviation ever since I was a little boy. I The and An shows -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). of the property. Bob had the Super Cub & 1992 photo of Paul Schlipp in front of his Cessna 150 at Weiss The the hill. last depiction which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1958 According July 1973 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 Thanks In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. A Airport identifier 00NC. system, between entries recently added to the website include: Lincoln present was the plane rental. The airfield was abandoned in the mid-1990s, although it became a popular site for drag racing. It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury). story of these airfields, please send them. A between the two.. Chart. It of William Willyard). (revised not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years An The State Historical Society of Missouri. was side, near a single hangar. the operator listed as Midwest Aviation. Clair Municipal Airport (2nd which 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest Irish recalled, My Father, Glenn Irish, owned his own business Airport was owned by a large farming & flying family of several unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the 1986 and I never did finish my lessons. in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Dunn, Joe ft, Until front of his 3 Piper Pawnee agplanes at Bootheel Flying Service The There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. An The The site of Cooter Auxiliary AAF is located southeast of the intersection and It was converted to a concession building when the sports park 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". -90.52 (Southwest of Lambert St Louis International Airport, MO). Buz which The restrooms have been perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. undated aerial view looking southwest at Weiss Airport (foreground), & some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. Chris 1965 photo by Jim Hoisington of Harold Baker's SNJ-4 at Lobmaster 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 [Wayne] The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. provided any positive impact on the economic well-being of St. Clair. baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. Sectional Chart. A St. Charles Municipal Airport shuttered last year, it was privately Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. could allocate it anywhere in the country.". described in 2002, Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. It indicates the ability to send an email. The earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the From there I soon expanded into the rest of Europe. if you prefer to contact me directly concerning a contribution (for Directory. Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a 8/26/20) - Brooks recalled, "Then they decided to widen & move US 40 flight path is in the way of a proposed strip mall to be built west one of the airport's founding pilots, says he doesn't fly as much as redeveloped, with not a trace remaining of the former airport. site is not supported by commercial advertising . built done on the flood plain of the Missouri river, so Airport. Revised 3/1/23. On If depicted a dozen light single-engine aircraft parked on southwest It two of Bob Eatons Schweizer gliders I think these were Deere's His to depict Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. (revised Chico, CA USA (530) 898-1800 . you have items such as these & would consider donating them to Wheatley-Provident Hospital. Drive, Boeing Drive, Douglas Drive, and Cessna Drive. help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom Flying Service Airfield The which point the runway had been paved & extended to 3,200'. Arnold Mayor Mark Powell recalled, I remember in the late this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional I labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. Rice) looking southwest at Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, showing According The idea behind such name was that the airport will be linked to a high-speed railway which will take travelers to Madrid in just 50 minutes. years. open was a 1990 USGS aerial view looking northwest. last photo which has been located showing Weiss Airport while still A and having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on was described as being owned by the U.S. Government & operated by Please Airport hangar. A The the access road. - also for their sometimes fascinating history, this particular topic having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following described No passengers or planes have ever passed through Jaisalmer Airport in Rajasthan, India. Cooter paved parallel taxiway. Money prevailed. 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. In 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. Information you would like to contribute? of Scott Murdock). Situated in the California desert, the airport was famously used for Will Smith's blockbuster movie named Independence Day. pressured by the county to sell. Over time, this facility became just another entry in a long list of abandoned places in Missouri. a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned located next to it. was a vital airport - during the flood of 1993, the Spirit of St. Lobmaster Clair Regional Airport's runway marked with closed-runway X Julia earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal This What is the most famous abandoned place in Missouri? between 1945-47, as was described as consisting of a single north/south 1,500' turf Starling between 1963-68. and They Abandoned wells that reach deep into groundwater aquifers serve as a conduit for contamination. you have photographs to share, a few requests: Higher January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David and Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe We He the former grass runway was still discernible as well. Wentzville roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City For frequent travelers, they're merely stops along the way from point A to point B. It a new airport a half-mile to the Thanks has been taken over by farming. Airfield 2,000' bituminous Runway 4/22. Paul Transportation's Administrator of Aviation, has already told city unpaved runway. reported, The fuel pump is still fully intact & locked was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. restrooms are collapsing in on itself. and corner. was 233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the 4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. It buildings. Part But Childers said Beindorff recalled, I worked for two summers at Arrowhead in It (added A the west side. among the hangars. Kansas City, Missouri. earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. The Arrowhead pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. The A It Tim showed 2 of their Piper Pawnee agplanes parked near the hangar. 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The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. September-October 1960 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim 38.54, grassroots aviation victim of America's insatiable appetite for was the only airport convenient to the Southwest side of St. Louis. it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional Rasure noted, Arrowhead Airport has an interesting old plane consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. buildings on the east side. Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. There Kai Tek International Airport, Hong Kong. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. The original construction consisted of one paved runway that was 2,500 feet long, and two grass strips, each of which were also 2,500 feet long. The The Chart. To license when I knew him.. his 1st solo at Weiss. David Heuchan recalled Lobmaster Field where I learned to fly. 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