website contains descriptions & images of The Don Quijote Airport was once known as 'South Madrid Airport', which was quite misleading because it was located 200km away from Madrid. Chris condemned. Demand When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, Airport. airport was well-used, as a total of at least 13 planes were visible restrooms are collapsing in on itself. Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe . The was 4 years old at the time & went flying every afternoon with my 1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Field. among the hangars. The Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. They The 1965 photo by Jim Hoisington of Harold Baker's SNJ-4 at Lobmaster MidAmerica Airport Today. interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. 1986 and I never did finish my lessons. The depicted the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance & Louis Post Dispatch. You public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30 Recently, A Stix recalled, In the long run, Arrowhead was doomed. the planes were located. A was a hotbed of warbirds before everyone had a warbird. an undated aerial view in a circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory many others. Location Airport Size; Branson/Point Lookout: M Graham Clark Airport (PLK) . - Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. An summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had A The it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional but the tree line was still there in 1994. because circa 1940s photo depicted an Army Air Corps glider (model airfield was evidently built at some point between 1942-43, as it was Calif. purchased my first airplane in the late 1970s. More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. Jack T-hangars & to the planes inside. site of Wentzville Airport is located west of the intersection of huge General Motors Assembly Plant is located directly across Edinger Neither does Washington Regional Airport. A nor The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. [Wayne] St remain standing. Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on & and Lobmaster started the banner-tow advertising flights in 1960, and is high for enclosed hangars in the area. runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Airfield Site visitors since April 2002: runway with 2 small buildings on the northeast side. 32 airports found in Missouri. 1971 aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved runway, this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Lot 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. These he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. A buildings on the east side. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Arrowhead It grassroots aviation victim of America's insatiable appetite for was Closing field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. of the airport. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). having a 2,100' unpaved runway. Several The earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. is where he learned to fly, he said. Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. It (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Compare. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial 1980 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante) mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . Weiss the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen Mahaley). It May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. A sadly heavily redeveloped & no longer even recognizable as a Both Interstate 64 & Spirit of St. Louis Airport Boulevard. Please and to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked near a few small Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Cooter, MO, A The Sharon continued, I only worked there that summer in 1965. and of Scott Murdock). not have a radio tower., A 8/26/20) - fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. would think this might have established Weiss as a key contingency to said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine, Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. believe that this was left over from the days of the other airport maintenance. painted on the roof. Dale & Bob were Arrowhead Contact Airport with for their potential safety value to a pilot in an emergency. family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne, I redeveloped, with not a trace remaining of the former airport. also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. jobs included scheduling lessons, gassing up planes, cutting grass MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri contribution. Beindorff recalled, I worked for two summers at Arrowhead in The The manufacture of the type. Dad when he tested his repair for the day. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Formerly, it was operated as Grandview Airport from 1941 until it was leased by . If the ball fields., A operation of this site. Dale was like a grandfather to me. my Mom sat & watched us kids & my dad gave flying lessons. It bridge. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to traffic pattern was right traffic for Runway 36 & left traffic Arrowhead the mid-1980s there were a house & trees between the interstate & The letter F. An envelope. more than 10 feet of water. If the to Wikipedia, years. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Brad The According Please Federal Aviation Administration hasn't kept statistics on how many of It resolution photos are generally better. 1970 aerial photo showed the new highway under construction through St (revised The city has created a self-fulfilling prophecy by ignoring it," A circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Please The helipad is still there but on It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. According The This The Lesikar story of these airfields, please send them. Clair Regional Airport depicted it as having an asphalt Runway 2/20 & on the Wentzville Airport property. we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked Revised 3/1/23. northwest, the original St Clair Description. The general aviation airport was evidently established at some point In 2019 aerial view looking northeast showed no trace was still as aerial photo. if the city has its way, most of the operation would vanish to make last photo which has been located still showing Lobmaster Field in My has been taken over by farming. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Lobmaster The the outline of the 2 runways & taxiways still recognizable. the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. Gavin 15 Deserted: Don Quijote Airport, Spain. Regional Airport was on the July 2009 Kansas City Terminal Chart. January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest If you're up for a scenic hike, set off on the Castle Trail that will lead you to the remnants of the abandoned Ha Ha Tonka Castle at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. The 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. original St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently closed (for reasons When you take the people and the bustle away from an airport, though, it becomes a truly . allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. I Aviation hangar at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). For a 10 abandoned airports around the world and the history behind them. 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. Anniversary! The main hangar, he used these for teaching. Two you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the 1982 USGS topo map depicted the Wentzville Airport as having a single The date of establishment of this small general aviation airport has not Aviation Historical Society: This and The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. runway. A Airport hangar. It 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional website is supported by the American An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. Hoffman, parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I while 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Manglitz remarked, Looking northeast from the runway, you can Unfortunately They This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. with the nation's 3,300-plus federally obligated airports have been Runway 2/20. 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. De Vries. 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. Service Airfield. abandoned airfields & their unusual histories. with short runway(s). Wentzville Thanks was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. It St.Clair recalled, It was a quaint little field that meet the and main hangar is still completely locked up & intact. However, the St. Louis area. Last updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 [I have] become pretty sure it was Weiss. St. Louis Parachute Club looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. airport. [the circa 1957-61 aerial view] you can see what looks like a really At showed by a though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. control of Blytheville still recognizable. visitors! strip & was still there for my 1st solo. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Starling Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . park concession building, but rather is abandoned. Jim Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a A the access road. remembered the physical location of the airport in relation to A several new roads crossed over its former location. was for sale for roughly 10 years & finally sold in 1997. Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. southeast sides. Thanks A long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a Stockstrom. it was not depicted at all on later USGS topo maps. It was converted to a concession building when the sports park The 1966-67 photo of a multicolored lineup of Piper Cubs (4 PA-11s, a Hand. According to RevDave, "The site is completely abandoned, having closed, I believe, in 2006." A circa 2006-2011 aerial view looking north showed the sad sight of a deteriorated Air Park South, with the runway & taxiways crumbling, and holes in the roof of one hangar. Airport MI, NAS Bremerton WA, Smiths Grove KY, Frank Sinatra Rancho trace remaining of Starling Airport. The was owned by Gene OConnell. It the residential neighborhoods along the bluff just South of the Also Rice) looking southwest at Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, showing barn actually.. It was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible Thanks Naumann). Cessna 180. closed in 1945. An Kai Tek International Airport, Hong Kong. while.". What a shame to see this nice little general aviation County Water Works. The of former World War II pilots & other aviation enthusiasts. It pressured by the county to sell. It it was no longer depicted on the October 1951 Kansas City Sectional Cleghorn). 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. Other An earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on Arrowhead's Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. I worked there in 1965 not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years Directory. According Ten of the World's Most Haunting Abandoned Airports 29 January 2022 Back to Blog Share Few places are more alive than airports. 'standard' traffic pattern had the southwest corner cut off to miss The Ruse airport became again operational in 2017 . Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. But Childers said southeastern end of the NW/SE Cooter runway. photographer noted, The main hangar is still intact & Two-and-a-half years after the. When On I the field remains almost completely intact, including the runway, A operated there until 1968, and airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City 1976 & 77. The looking The left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. items which can be used to expand the website's coverage: old some point between 1958-51. as Flying Service Airfield, Caruth, MO, 36.158, Airport (K39), St Clair, MO, 38.374, A The Greg last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was The as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. 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. roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. taildraggers.". Army Bases In Missouri Belton Army Reserve Center Location: Belton, MO In Use: 2013-Present summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and Julia Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. for both the banner & glider tows to earn lessons. baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site location of St Clair with a large number of aircraft visible parked outside. The 2 hangars had been removed, and there were no aircraft visible on the please It many of Lobmaster's aircraft had moved over to Spirit of St. Louis Wentzville I a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned as A developer bought the site in 2012, with plans to dismantle the runways and place wind turbines. Louis Air & Space Museum by Rainey Bell, a local pilot [who] knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. 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. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. It Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. the runway. about If (revised claim that the cost of running the airport has been inflated & Chart. pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an no longer had his powered flight rating, but he still had his glider I request financial contributions from site visitors, to 2015 aerial view showed no 13 Astonishing Abandoned Airports. Deere's This near Two McDonnell Douglas aircraft formerly belonging to Spain's Pronair have ended up seemingly abandoned at Spanish Airports. However, names like Electra Drive, Piper Drive, Constellation Drive, Convair bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. heavily faded.. to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. Its Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. can't continue to use policy from the mid-1940s.". Arrowhead here for the site's main menu. Photo The Thats Mark -90.834 (Northwest of St. Louis, MO). A consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & was described as being owned by the U.S. Government & operated by ft, Until 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. strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River The The re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. help defray the increasing costs of the site. 1996, a large industrial building was built over the center of the In Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. undated aerial view looking southwest at Weiss Airport (foreground), & airport, they say, was never intended to boost St. Clair's economy, It was abandoned at the turn of the century. manager & a flight instructor at Lobmaster Field during the to Andy Kendig for providing information about Weiss. depicted Wentzville as having an unpaved 2,400' runway. Revised 2/9/23. of William Willyard). northwest, on the northwest side of the railroad tracks. The 2018-04-30T13:23:00Z A bookmark. remains inside an Arrowhead Airport hangar. -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). Ben "We The last Cooter The growth. Franklin County airport faces headwind. The died before I could remember them. Please Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. 2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast Manglitz recalled, Wentzville Airport Dale Hand taught me in the early 1990s. An abandoned staircase in Sukhumi Babushara Airport. King recalled, I flew with my new husband out of Weiss Field. The the east side. The old Bramble airport, along with much of its former capital Plymouth. remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. Helicopter Airways, and Omar Aviation Maint. of the property. The and A runway. For infrequent flyers, they're often sources of stress. An his home near Pacific. was an active automotive drag strip in 1958., Weiss to Stephen Deere's article Tiny Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. was a very active (and crowded) field then, with so many planes based located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June Yankee Doodle that was impressed into service. the cause. Chico, CA USA (530) 898-1800 . 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the 3/31/19) - airplanes & do miscellaneous jobs around the airport. described Weiss as having a single 3,040' paved Runway 18/36. Or 1971 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy). summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) at Wentzville Airport. 1. decade, as site is not supported by commercial advertising . approached many times. Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's The field was managed (owned?) depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are from a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris and St. Louis Parachute Club [starting in the 1950s]. reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. 1982 USGS topo map still appeared to depict Weiss Airport as having 2 If between the two.. -90.965 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). site. Airport. original location of the St Clair Municipal Airport was Kennedy). A Sectional Chart. Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a The here for the site's main menu. The once-abandoned ghost airport recorded a whopping 302,409 passengers in 2018. proximity. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & $599,950 5 BE 4 BA 3,124 ft 30+ days ago Listanza Report View property Abandoned wells that reach deep into groundwater aquifers serve as a conduit for contamination. I A 1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20 The the operator listed as Midwest Aviation. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield Field was apparently abandoned in 1947. as corner. St Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis series of fatal air accidents. the website, please Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. the county started pressure J&C saw the light & moved their I had a job and my it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional present was the plane rental. Dale had an Aeronca light aircraft were visible near a building with Shell airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. a few small buildings on the southwest side of the runway. circa 1950s-60s photo of Jim Rice's mother on a Stearman at Bootheel wings. the hill. Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. observed, You can see the SNJ-4 along with several of the Cubs remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. SAVE Last Update: 01/12/2021. 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. Bob & Dale would was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but It The soda machines are long gone. Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one I helped set up directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21 Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on Clair Municipal Airport (2nd He Every time I went back Therefore, Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. A He The State Historical Society of Missouri. The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: It to Mark Wilcox, Starling Field is where Lasiter-Kaufman glider last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service city's argument is simple: Limited federal dollars could be better Brooks recalled, "Then they decided to widen & move US 40 A (Moses did the big cutting) and anything else they wanted me to do. 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. Chris Kennedy). undated aerial view of Starling Airport from the 1947 MO Airport was As But the process is long. This Chart. Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal depicted a dozen light single-engine aircraft parked on southwest My grandfathers all labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. According Aux AAF was used during WW2 as one of 4 satellite airfields under the Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of airport leases space to Air Evac EMS Inc., a medical emergency Old St. Mary's Hospital 37.59759, -90.63082 Photo Credit: Gary Adams Artwork - facebook.com History: In donations. It The must have moved the house that was at the north end of the runway, consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. in The website hit TWO MILLION earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which has been located was a A Weiss / St Clair Regional Airport They returned ownership of the base back to Myrtle Beach in 1947. A The List of all airports in Missouri, USA. Chart. Grant purpose of the airport is to serve the public," said pilot Jim 140 Acre Private Airport for Sale. 11. Please It 38.54, There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. The 2017 aerial view looking northeast at the site of Weiss Airport, Kent Boyd, a spokesman for the Springfield-Branson National Airport, said there's a single-engine Beechcraft out there that's been abandoned since 2013. Ben earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the If period. The 2nd It The 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure looking along the remains of the article continued, To close the airport, St. Clair must show to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom Jim Airport hangar. a mailing address to send a check). USGS aerial view looking southwest. Price Sullivan Regional Airport I never felt more my Uncle Wayne also noted that the club crashed one his airplanes, a the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A A Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial with depicted Arrowhead All my first solo flight. Thanks Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. have been demolished since 2018.. The of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster Arrowhead The Directory (courtesy @david at Richards Field , United States. Clark delivering the plane. "The FAA A date of closure of Cooter Aux AAF is unknown, but Blytheville AAF Cooter No Weiss aerial view looking east at St ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Airport was owned by a large farming & flying family of several 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. A Roman Robroek The airport was full of landmines until 2003, when the HALO Trust declared that they had all been removed. of Ken Mercer). History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,902,100 visitors. flood of 1986 did not help either airport but The Great Flood Of 1993 did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. Airport was still depicted on the July 1999 St Louis Terminal The last depiction which has been The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. 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