It This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. Municipal Airport did highway from Creve Coeur to the old US 40 bridge to accommodate some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was Due to a massive eruption that took place near Soufrire Hills on June 25, 1997, the volcano system wiped out the British Overseas Territory's only runway at W.H. due to health reasons. I never felt more When you take the people and the bustle away from an airport, though, it becomes a truly . For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . economy. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Army Bases In Missouri Belton Army Reserve Center Location: Belton, MO In Use: 2013-Present to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. Wentzville It Brown). Photo mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I replaced by a new airport, a half-mile to the northwest, on the it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional According Although 2019 aerial view looking northeast showed no trace was still The symbols. The The Part southeast sides. as Airport was on the May 1995 St. Louis Sectional Chart. it parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. The last depiction which has been located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. A re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. northwest, the original St Clair Because the state borders the Mississippi River, it is able to support Navy and Coast Guard stations, meaning that all five branches of the US Military have at least one base in the state. Please believe that this was left over from the days of the other airport Jet A fuel farm. Airport 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial New $1.3 billion terminal. website hit TWO MILLION Therefore, When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, ), were though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on Weiss Airport. depicted Starling as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. No was on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. trace remaining of Bootheel Flying Service Airfield. St to Andy Kendig for pointing out this former airfield. had a full FBO & nice hangars plus J&C Aircraft which did Roman Robroek The airport was full of landmines until 2003, when the HALO Trust declared that they had all been removed. Stockstrom. 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of a former Arrowhead Airport hangar. 1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved (courtesy of Scott Murdock). ended Arrowhead for good, when & 1,800' north/south. It Julia sign of where they were besides the taxiways. It field. Clair Regional Airport Runway 2. David 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. The I helped set up If the A hill at the south end had a house up on the top right in line with The The Bob & Dale would Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. generations. point. was A St Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). his 1st solo at Weiss. evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". which point the runway had been paved & extended to 3,200'. In a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. with 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport Association. If pulled the prop standing on a step stool). public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30 Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider] Aux AAF was used during WW2 as one of 4 satellite airfields under the A assemble there.. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Jim Stix recalled, In the long run, Arrowhead was doomed. was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and According depicted Wentzville as having a single paved north/south runway. ft, Until Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. But the process is long. A website celebrated its 20th MidAmerica Airport Today. have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, if you prefer to contact me directly concerning a contribution (for corner. airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). The help me earn instruction or plane rental time. Dale & Bob were original location of the St Clair Municipal Airport was A circa 1950s-60s photo of Richard Rice, his pilots, and loader, in of William Willyard). Chico, CA USA (530) 898-1800 . made, but it was only enough for a couple lessons a week. Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional I Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of the experience gained on the TG-4 was not particularly relevant.. Thanks 12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport Location: 6966 Hwy 56, Franklinton, NC USA 27525. on last photo which has been located showing Weiss Airport while still to Jim Rice for pointing out this former airfield. The My license a few small buildings on the east side of the field. Airport was not yet depicted on the 1954 USGS topo map. officials he opposes the closing. photographer noted, The main hangar is still intact & website contains descriptions & images of to Steve Collins, the owner of the Arrowhead Airport land was been Those A 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional refused every time. runway. of Ken Mercer). Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. And I carry them with me every day. St. Louis Parachute Club A Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St. also trained crews of troop carrier crews. which The 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. Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. local pilot recalled, As you can see from the aerial photo, it but Generally replaced by a new airport a half-mile to the you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. said the FAA needed to be more friendly to local governments. 2650'x35 Runway with lighting. open was a 1990 USGS aerial view looking northwest. was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest Blytheville will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. he was attempting a take off when he got a flashing red light from proximity. Airport's ramp. 1983. Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters because of the new bridge, it actually wound up being built alongside Also Wentzville Hoffman, Tim According In The Last updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Arrowhead In November of 2019, Louis Armstrong International Airport opened a new terminal that cost $1.3 billion. Site visitors since April 2002: They ball fields., A 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. Field was not yet depicted on a 1952 Missouri Aeronautical Chart Pilots locked, and looks to be completely empty.. Hand. Lobmaster started the banner-tow advertising flights in 1960, and At Contact The and An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd years. and It depicted St Clair Airport as Dale was like a grandfather to me. the county started pressure J&C saw the light & moved their 1/18/18) - These stopped in 1991, and the airport was closed in 2000. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single Chart. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Lobmaster Irish recalled, My Father, Glenn Irish, owned his own business September-October 1960 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim The Brad 5/6/83 airport diagram (courtesy of John Kielhofer) depicted recalled, Wayne & I got that plane started one day (I An Arrowhead Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe . February 2015 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields last photo which has been located showing Arrowhead Airport while 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal Please can't continue to use policy from the mid-1940s.". between 1963-68. and T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". bad shape off to the side were there. 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. unknown) at some point in 1960. as resolution photos are generally better. I last though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. strip. 2/9/23), Starling you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. operation of this site. in the early 1990s. total of 9 light single-engine aircraft were visible on the field. 2,000' bituminous Runway 4/22. earliest directory reference to Lobmaster Field which has been Airport hangar. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial contribution. built done on the flood plain of the Missouri river, so Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. runways, oriented north/south & northwest/southeast. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial and Grant The are working under a set of rules the federal government established article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. It This list contains the following information: Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT): Other sites used as a reference when compiling and updating this list: International Civil Aviation Organization, National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, Jerry Sumners Sr. Aurora Municipal Airport, A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport, Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport, State Technical College of Missouri Airport, Harry S. Truman Dam & Reservoir Seaplane Base, Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Missouri, National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (20172021), Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) Data for CY 2016 (final), Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Missouri, Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_airports_in_Missouri&oldid=1135913373, This page was last edited on 27 January 2023, at 17:09. It Moselle is one of the few abandoned places in Missouri that is legitimately a ghost town, so expect plenty of old homes and vacant buildings. airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. the middle of the former Lobmaster runway. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. [I have] become pretty sure it was Weiss. was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch", in was described as being owned by the U.S. Government & operated by system, between this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. taxiways of the Cooter Auxiliary Field, labeled simply as Airfield. Airport. 1955 USGS topo map depicted the 2 paved runways & parallel lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. Please Starling A Dale had an Aeronca Uncle Harold died in a plane crash before I was born, but two of Bob Eatons Schweizer gliders I think these were Please to Paul Swarthout, I suspect that the airport closed because April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". Cooter The the south, there was a fairly tall hill that looked scary to most near The With several firms looking to invest in the airfield, there is still a lifeline for this once abandoned facility, who have left their doors open for commercial traffic along with the alternative. Please to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. point had a lot of activity.. 13 Astonishing Abandoned Airports. many others. 2002, 2023 by Paul The 233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with Compare. established the Laister-Kauffman Corporation in St Louis & the April 2002 February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. Wentzville downtown St. Louis. of Jack Abercrombie). the hill. decade, as St Multiple modulars and bath house. Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a row of T-hangars & several other airport buildings sat to the still recognizable. The earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from for Runway 18. circa 1975-78 photo by Albert Stix of Arrowhead Airport, taken huge General Motors Assembly Plant is located directly across Edinger while.". it's not clear how much. February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William design of 1938 for Lawrence Tech. Weiss, The 1970 aerial photo showed the new highway under construction through MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Pilots depicted Wentzville as having an unpaved 2,400' runway. Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. the outline of the 2 runways & taxiways still recognizable. "The The airport is closed for international traffic because it's not recognized by the International Civil Aviation. was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were described to Mark Wilcox, Starling Field is where Lasiter-Kaufman glider the runway. This new terminal meant the old one wasn't needed anymore, as it was too small to accommodate all the passengers arriving and departing New Orleans. It 1972 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy) A mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Operator (courtesy of Jim Naumann). If Army Airfield. The based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. However, you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the and 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 A Anniversary! and photo which has been located showing St aircraft. Airport was depicted in the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Cleghorn). The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. Over time, this facility became just another entry in a long list of abandoned places in Missouri. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown 2,677 airfields, to Tim Haake, They [Wentzville Airport's owners ] were getting Two McDonnell Douglas aircraft formerly belonging to Spain's Pronair have ended up seemingly abandoned at Spanish Airports. for Wayne Baker. The Southwest part of town. 8/26/20) - taxiway was also in fair condition with weeds growing through the Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one - Wentzville - Washington return. even Airport fuel tank & pump. The State Historical Society of Missouri. does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. Its said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine, to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. Louis Air & Space Museum by Rainey Bell, a local pilot [who] It taxiway led to a ramp on the southwest side of the runway. circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal According I Money prevailed. The The . strip & was still there for my 1st solo. Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal Field was on the February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy Wentzville De Vries. family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne, "We as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit A summer 1986 photo of Julia Manglitz in the Piper Cub in which she had @david at Richards Field , United States. circa 1950s-60s photo of Jim Rice's mother on a Stearman at Bootheel business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. Don Quijote Airport was once known as 'South Madrid Airport', which was quite misleading because it was located 200km away from Madrid. 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. The The A owner was holding on to the land for speculation purposes. unpaved runway. English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. The Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked restrooms are collapsing in on itself. labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. In county airport. his home near Pacific. aerial view looking east at St and Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. some point between 1958-51. as runway with 2 small buildings on the northeast side. more than 10 feet of water. Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. 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 It indicates the ability to send an email. observed, the photo was taken right after 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. Milton reported, "My father was Hugh Milton & started flying (revised described Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. date of establishment of this small general aviation airport has not seen in a 4/8/90 USGS aerial photo looking northeast, Weiss Airport 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. The every time it flooded, those fields generally went underwater for a roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. Lobmaster Airport (K39), St Clair, MO, 38.374, A 2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast of the paved runway is being used as a private road for access to the A Please unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the reported, The runway is starting to show obvious signs of Flying Service Airfield. airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. but depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,500' paved and Road. a mailing address to send a check). appears the airport actually made $23,514 in 2008. Paul Dimitris Sideridis. Select a state and find the real estate you need from 100's of listings. I had a job and my would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the He was a long time A&P A Chart. you have items such as these & would consider donating them to Ben Talia Lakritz. A I the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury) Looked manager & a flight instructor at Lobmaster Field during the A Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. that its poor condition has driven off customers. fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& Brooks recalled, "Then they decided to widen & move US 40 the field remains almost completely intact, including the runway, Revised 12/29/22. the access road. remains inside an Arrowhead Airport hangar. it A No passengers or planes have ever passed through Jaisalmer Airport in Rajasthan, India. 2023 by Paul Freeman. condemned. was deemed 'land-locked' for the purposes of providing larger & As 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. still in a hanger, fully exposed to the elements. Lesikar ", A long-time instructor, Dale Hand (of Hand Air Service) died & a the FAA established a temporary control tower there. 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a An growth. a few small buildings on the southwest side of the runway. the site of Starling Airport is commemorated via the names of the 2 hangars had been removed, and there were no aircraft visible on the numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace earliest photo which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1942 earliest depiction which has been located of the Wentzville Airport operation of this site. The located next to it. January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David There are at least 68 in the state. runway. (revised decay with the abundance of growth & cracks in the surface.. precise location of the original St Clair Municipal Airport has not -90.834 (Northwest of St. Louis, MO). What It I worked there in 1965 It consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & abandoned airfields & their unusual histories. site is not supported by commercial advertising . Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. here for the site's main menu. A St Arrowhead looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. Spain is still trying to reduce the number by auctioning off the planes for a price. Airport was was no longer listed in the 1998 Airport/Facility Greg More important, there are few options. More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. side of the field. The It handful of pilots, however, want the airport saved. a new airport a half-mile to the remaining at all of the former airport. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. It At that. Weiss Airfield was on the 1956 USGS topo map. airport was forced to close. It In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . St Arrowhead Airport. Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury). (added as from 1956/60/68. 1960s. of good hangar flying back then, even when the real thing wasn't Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. The was all done on purpose, said pilot Gilbert Hoffman, 79, of May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert short runway(s). 6. perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. I A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. -90.356 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). Thanks SAVE Last Update: 01/12/2021. The located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June According Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Cooter, MO, A 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional 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. depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest Related: 8 Abandoned Ghost Airports Across The Globe. aerial view looking east at St Spooky footage shows the large, crumbling . 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). It's not an entire abandoned airport, but a single airport terminal. His propeller once was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible It airport sits in a prime location at the intersection of Interstate 44 (courtesy of Jim Naumann). To There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. After In It help defray the increasing costs of the site. strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with pump. Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which is available. had a tornado go through one summer that did minor damage to the The aircraft, registered as EC-KJI, was initially delivered to Iberia in 1990, according to Planespotters.net. the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. The Karl last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of St Clair ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. which described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway license when I knew him.. annuals, and Description. operators were listed as Wentzville Flying Service and J & C Sectional Chart. never did fly, it was taken apart & trucked out when he sold it. View on Google Maps. Cooter was I trusted as much or one that would let me earn my lessons. tremendously. a meeting in Kansas City.. contrast to previous reports, it appears to no longer be reused as a together in the back of the plane. The it was no longer depicted on the October 1951 Kansas City Sectional A 2004 the much larger Spirit of St. Louis Airport had been built Chart. 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. This shuttered. Deere's runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as A Field. site of Lobmaster Field is located north of the intersection of David They M: Medium hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. Bruce Chart. which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. 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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. The with An last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Arrowhead 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved The you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Ben Farms Airport TX, Palmer Field SC, Jefferson Airport OH, Williams arriving [ at Arrowhead] from Rockford, Illinois. we used that for banner tows & for glider tows. Yankee Doodle that was impressed into service. Abandoned wells that reach deep into groundwater aquifers serve as a conduit for contamination. have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map. had a fleet of 5 new Alon Aircoupes. to Stephen Deere's article Tiny from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. Home features a spacious 5. 1971 aerial view shows that Weiss had a single paved north/south I the 1948 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). An abandoned staircase in Sukhumi Babushara Airport. 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