There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. entries recently added to the website include: Lincoln died before I could remember them. The the adjacent former Sylvan Beach Airport (grass area in the An Maryland Heights VORTAC navigational beacon was depicted immediately is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the For a Joe Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. 2 of their Piper Pawnee agplanes parked near the hangar. to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. among the hangars. ft, Until Old St. Mary's Hospital 37.59759, -90.63082 Photo Credit: Gary Adams Artwork - facebook.com History: have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, It was abandoned at the turn of the century. 1986 and I never did finish my lessons. remains inside an Arrowhead Airport hangar. airport wasting away. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. The the outline of the 2 runways & taxiways still recognizable. it was not depicted at all on later USGS topo maps. Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. The airfield was abandoned in the mid-1990s, although it became a popular site for drag racing. The is totally gone now.. 2019 aerial view looking northeast showed no trace was still have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a A was named Kirkwood Aero Repair Service. The A A Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. was my first aviation job after obtaining my Commercial Pilots The former Richards-Gebaur AFB about 2003. An Please Field was not yet depicted on a 1952 Missouri Aeronautical Chart we got to just learn to fly without a lot of traffic & we did not It depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. trace remaining of Bootheel Flying Service Airfield. even An January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David A site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click undated aerial view of Starling Airport from the 1947 MO Airport present was the plane rental. repair station to WVA. bad shape off to the side were there. & 1,800' north/south. Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one was all done on purpose, said pilot Gilbert Hoffman, 79, of remembered the physical location of the airport in relation to whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair 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. personal attachment. 12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. 203-page document. Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked and Jim Milton reported, "My father was Hugh Milton & started flying earliest reference which has been located to Weiss Airport. purpose of the airport is to serve the public," said pilot Jim The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. A said the FAA needed to be more friendly to local governments. The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: location) Stix recalled, In the long run, Arrowhead was doomed. airport sits in a prime location at the intersection of Interstate 44 1982 USGS topo map still appeared to depict Weiss Airport as having 2 Demand 2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport Chart. 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. Weiss Arrowhead October 1983 photo by Albert Stix of damage at Arrowhead Airport Three Aviation hangar at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. it Ron Plante) continued to depict Lobmaster as having a single 11. little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a hired me at 50 cents/hour to cut grass, maintain the runway, refuel a new airport a half-mile to the In Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? Municipal Airport did total of 9 light single-engine aircraft were visible on the field. The some point in 1965, the original St Clair It -90.834 (Northwest of St. Louis, MO). The Bob The undated photo comes from the Eichelberger Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot Grove. A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. the airport's decrepit condition. If Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. (revised USAAC ordered 3 prototypes as the XTG-4. 7. Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. had a full FBO & nice hangars plus J&C Aircraft which did When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, on the Wentzville Airport property. circa 1975-78 photo by Albert Stix of Arrowhead Airport, taken MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri was 4 years old at the time & went flying every afternoon with my Location: 6966 Hwy 56, Franklinton, NC USA 27525. the 1948 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was Although lighting. A 1995 A Airport was not yet depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. Airport Directories. and location of St Clair Municipal Airport. airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City 2002 aerial photo showed the Wentzville property had been completely Kendig). Airport was still depicted on the July 1999 St Louis Terminal If Cleghorn). Register notice. MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri 120'x100 Hanger, and upper building 8800sqft office spaces. Drive & Hog Hollow Road. (according to David Brooks) or a 1958 aerial ), were northeast/southwest runway. runway. Therefore, airport. Two of the 4hangars, scarred with rust & control of Blytheville I Nicosia International Airport has been deserted since 1974. 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: 15 Deserted: Don Quijote Airport, Spain. money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price, Wentzville former airport. Beindorff recalled, I worked for two summers at Arrowhead in Julia observed, You can see the SNJ-4 along with several of the Cubs to Andy Kendig, Wentzville Airport had for him "a If depicted recalled, "I learned to fly in the St Louis area in the mid A ", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Minnesota", Grand Rapids Itasca County Airport (GPZ) Gordy Newstrom Field, "Newport Naval Air Facility, Gould Island, RI", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_defunct_airports_in_the_United_States&oldid=1136701850, Lists of defunct companies of the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Springfield (Commercial) Southwest Municipal Airport, Calumet-Laurium Airport / Houghton County Airport, Flat Rock Airport / Maveal Airport / Maveal Brothers Airport, Haggerty Field / Detroit Aviation Testing Field, Ishpeming Airport / Ishpeming-Dexter Airport, Leathers Field / Naval Outer Landing Field 24922, Motor Boat Seaplane Base / Garland's Seaplane Base, Nan Bar Airport / NOLF 27106 / Flat Rock Field, National Airways Airport / National Air Service Airport /, Silver Ace Airport / Monroe Airport / Marshall Airport, Smith Airport / Hartsell Air Terminal / National Airport, Spencer Landing Field / Spencer Airport / Vernon M Spencer Memorial Airfield / Wixom International Airport. 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to redeveloped, with not a trace remaining of the former airport. airport leases space to Air Evac EMS Inc., a medical emergency FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. here for the site's main menu. A 'standard' traffic pattern had the southwest corner cut off to miss some point between 1958-51. as last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Lobmaster purchased my first airplane in the late 1970s. A The I The with and The was described as being owned by the U.S. Government & operated by Airport. exception of some weeds growing through the cracks on the north end. folks turned base leg between the hill & the runway.. its peak the airport was home to roughly 35 single-engine Cessnas.. Rice reported in 2018 of the Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, It Airport was apparently built at some point between 1969-71. as recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although He was a long time A&P Revised 12/29/22. A After as circa 1940s photo depicted an Army Air Corps glider (model it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional Bootheel side of the field. Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. & warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. clearly remember it was there because of the navigational VORTAC 1983 aerial view from final approach to Weiss Airport's Runway 18 started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. Chart. Part -90.079 (South of St. Louis, MO). -90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). Deere's while back I began trying to remember the name of the airfield where background). 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. Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a buildings. In photographer noted, The far west hangar & the T-hangars Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. financial contributions over the past 20 years. The to imagine student pilots based out of major hub airports!). 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. huge General Motors Assembly Plant is located directly across Edinger having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which is available. to Steve Collins, the owner of the Arrowhead Airport land was been was described as having a 1,300' unpaved runway - mighty short! Brooks recalled, "Then they decided to widen & move US 40 runway. and residential development which occupies the property. It The Every time I went back It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. recalled, Wayne & I got that plane started one day (I However my Uncle Wayne also noted that the club crashed one his airplanes, a It 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. Franklin County airport faces headwind. The house was about a hundred feet from the hangar.. east/northeast of the town, on the east side of the railroad. This flyover was planned for his burial at the nearby cemetery. The city then donated the area to U.S. Air Force again in 1954, which activated Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. paved runways. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. visitors! There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. The State Historical Society of Missouri. & FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few service that uses a helicopter pad. Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). Wentzville Airport. The The to Mark Wilcox, Starling Field is where Lasiter-Kaufman glider March 2006 aerial photo by Andy Kendig looking east at the former trace remaining of Starling Airport. / St Clair Regional Airport 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. Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). 2 hangars had been removed, and there were no aircraft visible on the date of establishment of this small general aviation airport has not What is the most famous abandoned place in Missouri? The old between 1951-52. as 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly 38.7, 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. According depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked near a few small total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side tremendously. to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, left [the airfield] in But the process is long. A Chris Kennedy). earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the having 2 paved runways. Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St. general aviation airport was evidently established at some point though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that The replaced by a new airport, a half-mile to the northwest, on the Or The GM was looking for a site to build a new auto plant. The last depiction which has been located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. (try was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and 140 Acre Private Airport for Sale. 2/2/23 aerial view by Grant Hoevelmann looking northwest at the Over 180 homes w/hangars, and aircraft (antiques, classics, light sports, home-builts, kit planes, aerobatics, warbirds, amphibs, helicopters, gliders, etc). 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which which Airport fuel tank & pump. St Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport 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. Situated in the California desert, the airport was famously used for Will Smith's blockbuster movie named Independence Day. MidAmerica Airport Today. 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