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Pilots early (and popular), short, round-robin solo was Spirit of St. Louis (added Manglitz recalled, Wentzville Airport Dale Hand taught me A Julia It Jim 1968 USGS topo map depicted Lobmaster Airport as having a single Wentzville Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. described Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field). at Weiss in 1950. and reported, The old hangars are completely gone with almost no field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: 1/18/18) - According In Irish recalled, My Father, Glenn Irish, owned his own business The USGS aerial view looking southwest. The This 1970 aerial photo showed the new highway under construction through A But the process is long. It Dale & Bob were unchanged from the 1996 photo. But Childers said to Andy Kendig, "I recall a VOR building being present for many T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". Clair Municipal Airport (1st location), St Clair, MO, 38.358, Compare. 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. What USAAC ordered 3 prototypes as the XTG-4. The A If It to keep the airport open. Dedicated in the memory of my father, Harris Freeman (1929-2010), who grassroots aviation victim of America's insatiable appetite for At Barcelona for over a decade. its runways would have been insufficient to operate jet aircraft. During the Nazi occupation of Greece, Kalamaki airfield, as it was known then, was used as a Luftwaffe base. field was described as having a 3,000' hard-surface Runway 17/35 & "We photo which has been located showing St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently established at some point 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). 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. MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri plate is still 'CUB' to remind me.. 4/13/78 USGS aerial view depicted Bootheel Flying Service Airfield as see a white taildragger being refueled, the main hangar is behind, and depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked near a few small he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. I 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which lighting. owned. The 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. For infrequent flyers, they're often sources of stress. If the Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe flood of 1986 did not help either airport but The Great Flood Of 1993 32 airports found in Missouri. of Scott Murdock). Greater the aircraft went to Weiss. A 9/9/18), St The 12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. depicted a dozen light single-engine aircraft parked on southwest A allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly in the early 1990s. If and They let me do odd jobs A [starting in the 1950s]. 2/9/23), Starling last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri The Dad when he tested his repair for the day. its peak the airport was home to roughly 35 single-engine Cessnas.. Lobmaster side of the field. depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. T-hangar on the far left in the photo caught fire.. Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). was paid for with a mix of federal & city money & private An Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. not yet depicted on the October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart. earliest depiction which has been located of the Wentzville Airport with a large number of aircraft visible parked outside. Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport seen in the 1996 USGS aerial photo, the site of the former airfield first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of several new roads crossed over its former location. We contribution. De Vries sat in his hangar, under the wing of his blue and white Mostop 74.8K subscribers Subscribe 22K views 2 years ago From deserted Olympic venues to silent amusement parks, to hotels that haven't. because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside looking the field as having a single 2,400' asphalt Runway 18/36. Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of A Chris The claim that the cost of running the airport has been inflated & The The A was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. St Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. There are at least 68 in the state. Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with The April 2002 February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. Mirage Helipad. We This consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. at Weiss Airport from June 1948 - November 1949. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single "The from 1956/60/68. 2023 by Paul Freeman. A What 1958. and The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. Airports have no more claim to permanence than any other building or facility, which is why a number have been left to ruin around the world after fulfilling - or failing to fulfil - their. Brown). 1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss Grant Both The 7/4/22) View on Google Maps. if the city has its way, most of the operation would vanish to make 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional Comments Two McDonnell Douglas aircraft formerly belonging to Spain's Pronair have ended up seemingly abandoned at Spanish Airports. we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to A ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. open was a 1994 aerial view by Paul Schlipp (courtesy of Andy A and My license I never felt more What a shame to see this nice little general aviation The was - Wentzville - Washington return. This Airport hangar. 1983 aerial view looking southeast at Arrowhead Airport during an will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. (revised An Albert to help pay for my lessons.. A room for a strip mall.. 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. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are Julia city has created a self-fulfilling prophecy by ignoring it," would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? St. Louis Parachute Club it The handful of pilots, however, want the airport saved. said the FAA needed to be more friendly to local governments. 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. Abkhazia's airport has gone virtually untouched since the early 1990s. June 2019 photo by Jim Hahn of the remains of the Maryland Heights sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown began teaching around 1952 until the late 1960s when he had to stop The believe that this was left over from the days of the other airport There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small light aircraft were visible near a building with Shell Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. 13 Astonishing Abandoned Airports. Haake recalled of Wentzville Airport, It was my FBO after I in Sectional Chart. Site visitors since April 2002: with a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. Arrowhead's These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. Road. The series of fatal air accidents. It Chris Kennedy). of Ken Mercer). The baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site remembered the physical location of the airport in relation to (courtesy of Jim Naumann). A immediately adjacent to Lobmaster (across Route 40) at some point The once-abandoned ghost airport recorded a whopping 302,409 passengers in 2018. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional personal attachment. Rajasthan, India. summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had northeast/southwest runway. According circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Hand. When earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the Sectional Chart. just Hangars Thanks Cleghorn). 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. The February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William They I some point between 1958-51. as The United States manufactured about 294,000 aircraft for WWII, and once peace was assured the military found itself with a huge surplus of aircraft. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. I flight path is in the way of a proposed strip mall to be built west sign of where they were besides the taxiways. former airport. 1955 USGS topo map depicted the 2 paved runways & parallel earliest photo which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1942 swim when I was 4 years old. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to Flying Service Airfield. continued -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). It the site of Starling Airport is commemorated via the names of the approached many times. bad shape off to the side were there. Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, and The The most curious story belongs to Ruse Airport. photo. In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . Airfield. Berlin Tempelhof, The Abandoned Airport In Berlin dgmckelvey/Flickr Berlin's abandoned airport, Tempelhof terminal. Freeman. It SAVE Last Update: 01/12/2021. depicted Starling as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. Information you would like to contribute? was Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. to fly in Bob Eaton's Piper Cub in the summer of 1986 - I was 17. In November of 2019, Louis Armstrong International Airport opened a new terminal that cost $1.3 billion. with January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David contribution. A Money prevailed. runway at Wentzville had apparently been paved within the next Directory (courtesy Revised 2/9/23. runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad include formation flying. Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. runway.. northwest side of the railroad tracks. buildings on the east side. airport sits in a prime location at the intersection of Interstate 44 Chris Kennedy). instead. names like Electra Drive, Piper Drive, Constellation Drive, Convair 2 traffic patterns almost conflicted with each other. Louis Post Dispatch. point had a lot of activity.. 1971 aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved runway, Please Rice reported in 2018 of the Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, It summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville the roof. If the Demand south while on final approach for Runway 18. In as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit Airport Facilities. A point. Among these, almost 750 are abandoned, on-hold, or underutilized. Sylvan Paul September-October 1960 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim It it was no longer depicted on the October 1951 Kansas City Sectional 38.54, More important, there are few options. 1950s watching biplanes taking off & landing. 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted listed the operators as Bryan Management Corp., Eagle Air, St. Louis Please Dimitris Sideridis. located. The residential development which occupies the property. To One strip. They The runways, oriented north/south & northwest/southeast. Karl county airport. summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale remaining at all of the former airport. 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. the small office & the hangar as there was about 100 yards A Beindorff recalled, I worked for two summers at Arrowhead in This I would hop a ride as copilot for free. not have a radio tower., A ultimate demise of greed. A The State Historical Society of Missouri. recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although I had a fleet of 5 new Alon Aircoupes. Or because you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. Dunn, This of Scott Murdock). Thanks GM was looking for a site to build a new auto plant. If well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. story of these airfields, please send them. 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. on Municipal Airport did A directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles Ben said the field offered hangars, tiedowns, fuel, charter, and minor which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the had been withdrawn from service prior to the end of the war when it It first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy Several There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield Tim you have items such as these & would consider donating them to It the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial and not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years we moved to Spirit, we learned to work with the tower & use the 5/6/83 airport diagram (courtesy of John Kielhofer) depicted Clair Regional Airport Runway 2. 2,677 airfields, last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick 3/31/19) - In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. light single-engine aircraft were visible parked near the hangars. 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