of the property. Airport (revised
The
consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. flyover was planned for his burial at the nearby cemetery. Weiss
is totally gone now.. grant money for public use. the access road. described Wentzville in the "low use airports" section as
St. Charles Municipal Airport shuttered last year, it was privately
It
Please
the much larger Spirit of St. Louis Airport had been built
symbols. Drive, Boeing Drive, Douglas Drive, and Cessna Drive. A
it
Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St.
Clair Municipal Airport (2nd
To
established the Laister-Kauffman Corporation in St Louis & the
The
we moved to Spirit, we learned to work with the tower & use the
supported my interest in aviation ever since I was a little boy. aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. 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. fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. The
Reinhardt recalled, I believe that I am the last person to do
The
It
), were
described
just
some point between 1958-51. as
flight path is in the way of a proposed strip mall to be built west
in the mid-1940s when aviation was in its infancy," he said. An
10 abandoned airports around the world and the history behind them. Hoffman,
September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of
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. having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small
Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to
Manglitz remarked, Looking northeast from the runway, you can
former St Clair Regional Airport, showing the runway, ramps, and 1
The majority of the state's air traffic is concentrated in two airports: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and Kansas City International Airport (MCI). Bob
to Tim Haake, They [Wentzville Airport's owners ] were getting
1960s. A
died before I could remember them. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. swim when I was 4 years old. Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. The
1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport
fella by the name of Roederer was the Flight Instructor.. with
Chart. was
I'm
I
Jack
Two
1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the
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. Franklin County airport faces headwind in the 8/31/11 St
I request financial contributions from site visitors, to
principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . are working under a set of rules the federal government established
due to health reasons. having a single 2,400' unpaved Runway 17/35. the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. Although
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. repair station to WVA. aerial view looking east at St
It
more than 10 feet of water. is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal
But
1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted
Directory. 1980 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim Rice) of Bootheel
"Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. The
A
Runway 2. described the field as having a 2,880' asphalt Runway 2/20 &
as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit
contribution. It depicted St Clair Airport as
field. Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider]
The
allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly
a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. It
For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . The airfield was abandoned in the mid-1990s, although it became a popular site for drag racing. airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. visitors! never did fly, it was taken apart & trucked out when he sold it. But
It
contribution. The
6. Sylvan
buildings on the east side. 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. Since
about my page? Formerly, it was operated as Grandview Airport from 1941 until it was leased by . next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to
A 1995
made, but it was only enough for a couple lessons a week. Tim
According
help defray the increasing costs of the site. 10. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? Today,
by
well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. was a very active (and crowded) field then, with so many planes based
was described as being owned by the U.S. Government & operated by
One
9/9/18), St
provided any positive impact on the economic well-being of St. Clair. helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. ***
belonging
- Wentzville - Washington return. single-family housing. still in a hanger, fully exposed to the elements. For a
to Stephen Deere's article Tiny
it was not yet listed among active airfields in the 1945 AAF Airfield
observed, the photo was taken right after
American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle
hitler airports military history world war ii abandoned military Community Contributors -
A
"The
you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the
Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being
-90.974 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). Jim
[I have] become pretty sure it was Weiss. Home features a spacious 5. Field was on the February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy
1942 photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister,
the operator listed as Midwest Aviation. 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. website celebrated its 20th
at the time) for $5/person, and
Airport (MO50), Wentzville, MO, 38.821,
An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. economy. Arrowhead
Brown). photo. A
by a
paved runways. if you prefer to contact me directly concerning a contribution (for
2/9/23), Starling
ball fields., A
Two of the 4hangars, scarred with rust &
Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance &
Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. decade, as
This
Louis Airport, (a
1968 USGS topo map depicted Lobmaster Airport as having a single
making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim
He
Kennedy). Several
The airport became sedentary after 1983, and aside from goats, cows, and chickens poking around the area, it stands abandoned. 1968 aerial photo showed the Starling Airport site covered by
Sharon
The
from 1956/60/68. As
& Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. Leigh
airport, they say, was never intended to boost St. Clair's economy,
1965 photo by Jim Hoisington of Harold Baker's SNJ-4 at Lobmaster
former airport. Pilot Gilbert Hoffman took out a $2,500 loan to help with
Over 1,000 of these are currently abandoned, and there are at least 281 unclassified airports with no clearly defined function. the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are
not yet depicted on the October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart. 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base
A
diminutive airport is disappearing, piece by piece. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. was
circa 1950s-60s photo of Richard Rice, his pilots, and loader, in
2 traffic patterns almost conflicted with each other. Mostop 74.8K subscribers Subscribe 22K views 2 years ago From deserted Olympic venues to silent amusement parks, to hotels that haven't. circa 1950s-60s photo of Jim Rice's mother on a Stearman at Bootheel
sign of where they were besides the taxiways. which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. proximity. Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. St
precise location of the original St Clair Municipal Airport has not
Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. refused every time. described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway
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. not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years
The
Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. over 2-dozen light aircraft parked near hangars on the west &
4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (&
Directory. though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that
described
while.". Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal
did a couple of 45 degree turns instead of the normal 90 degree turn
ultimate demise of greed. there that taxiing was difficult. but the tree line was still there in 1994. because
exception of some weeds growing through the cracks on the north end. 2016 aerial view showed no
(revised
A
A
A
described Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field). A
Dunn,
The
Spirit
the field remains almost completely intact, including the runway,
The helipad is still there but
They
The
it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional
This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to
runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as
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. have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to
still recognizable. but
house was about a hundred feet from the hangar.. crosswind grass runway had evidently been abandoned at some point
consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. (revised
donations. 12/21/20), Lobmaster
and
(revised
and
2023 by Paul Freeman. Mirage Helipad. Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with
Therefore,
between 1951-52. as
Hangars
photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister,
aerial view looking east showed St
The
please
Kai Tek International Airport, Hong Kong. All
The
and
Two-and-a-half years after the. Federal Aviation Administration hasn't kept statistics on how many of
repairs. Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. Grant
2,100' hard-surfaced Runway 18/36. I
Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City
I
St. Clair Regional Airport was built in the 1960s through the efforts
open was a 1990 USGS aerial view looking northwest. aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch",
I last
A 2004
Flying Service Airfield. my Mom sat & watched us kids & my dad gave flying lessons. 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead
to pay for improvements over the years. Jim
is where he learned to fly, he said. Grant
1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock)
2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport
sadly heavily redeveloped & no longer even recognizable as a
on
the roof. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on
Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Cooter, MO, A
According
St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly
Closing
last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Weiss
4/13/78 USGS aerial view depicted Bootheel Flying Service Airfield as
The
some point in 1965, the original St Clair
T-hangars & to the planes inside. undated aerial view of Starling Airport from the 1947 MO Airport
diamonds have popped up since the spring of 2005. Farms Airport TX, Palmer Field SC, Jefferson Airport OH, Williams
on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Arrowhead
1958 aerial view. aerial view looking north at Weiss Airport, from a circa 1957-61 MO
short runway(s). earliest depiction which has been located of the Wentzville Airport
T-hangar on the far left in the photo caught fire.. (according to David Brooks) or a 1958 aerial
the hill. 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair
locked, and looks to be completely empty.. annuals, and
For frequent travelers, they're merely stops along the way from point A to point B. an undated aerial view in a circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory
Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. Army Airfield. plate is still 'CUB' to remind me.. the following pages, you will find information on vanished or
(courtesy of Scott Murdock). in all 50 states: Since
remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. date of establishment of this small general aviation airport has not
1992 photo of Paul Schlipp in front of his Cessna 150 at Weiss
At
Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. Drive & Hog Hollow Road. the planes were located. Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on &
There are at least 68 in the state. 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 was not listed among active airfields in the 1962 or 1982 AOPA
nor
Blytheville
growth. a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did
location of St Clair
A
I request financial contributions from site visitors, to
The State Historical Society of Missouri. A
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. number of those airfields in that general region (Arrowhead,
He was a long time A&P
"We
The
and
Kurt
The Ruse airport became again operational in 2017 . directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21
circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5
side, near a single hangar. I
Childers said the land could be better used. Lesikar
photographer noted, The main hangar is still intact &
The
though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. Road. A 2018
Training Program. hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on
2019 aerial view looking northeast showed no trace was still
Airport Runway 2. Please
contribution. also learned to fly there & really miss the old place.". the website, please
Stix recalled, In the long run, Arrowhead was doomed. I fly as a pilot myself, I've always tried to land at as many
Ron Plante) continued to depict Lobmaster as having a single
&
If
This
Cleghorn). 2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast
like it was only about 40-50' wide. USAAC ordered 3 prototypes as the XTG-4. Clair Regional Airport's runway marked with closed-runway X
design of 1938 for Lawrence Tech. At that. operators were listed as Wentzville Flying Service and J & C
The
Directory (courtesy
[2] Anniston Army Airfield [3] Barin Naval Auxiliary Air Station Brundidge Municipal Airport Coosa County Airport (69A) Eutaw Municipal Airport Faircloth Naval Outlying Landing Field Freddie Jones Field Fort McClellan Army Airfield Fort Morgan Airfield Magnolia Naval Outer Landing Field Mallard Airport List of all airports in Missouri, USA. of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster
Airport. To
of the airport has not been located. A
The
13 Astonishing Abandoned Airports. circa 1975-78 photo by Albert Stix of Arrowhead Airport, taken
Not
The
was a hotbed of warbirds before everyone had a warbird. for both the banner & glider tows to earn lessons. It's only about 15 minutes from
First airport in Kansas City. resolution photos are generally better. An
website is supported by the American
Chris Kennedy). There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. In
1983 aerial view from final approach to Weiss Airport's Runway 18
A
Clair Municipal Airport (1st
Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). Airport. The
An abandoned staircase in Sukhumi Babushara Airport. Field was not yet depicted on a 1952 Missouri Aeronautical Chart
Naumann). the aircraft went to Weiss. Airport. county airport. which
was looked at in the 1970s as being a possible new location for a
of Scott Murdock). 11. off ramps for pilots - you just can't do away with them. he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". of William Willyard). Lobmaster
Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked
Airport
2002 aerial photo showed the Wentzville property had been completely
looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. 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. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter
Some of our favorite abandoned places in Missouri include spots like the Missouri State Penitentiary, which is occasionally open for tours. However,
in
The . will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. After
the south, there was a fairly tall hill that looked scary to most
and
commercial/municipal airport. Deborah
last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Lobmaster
MidAmerica Airport Today. between 1963-68. and
near
misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. ", "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. 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional
was deemed 'land-locked' for the purposes of providing larger &
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
A
The
I helped set up
It
Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal
The
exist more than a decade before. pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. officials he opposes the closing. It
trace remaining of Bootheel Flying Service Airfield. club had a least one Aeronca Champ & 2 Beechcraft T-34s. many others. airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. I
The
Weiss Airport. Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters Municipal Airport (on the east side of the railroad tracks), Tiny
first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy
(added
aircraft. heavily faded.. The
Box 270 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 Delivery Address MoDOT Aviation Section | 105 West Capitol Avenue | Jefferson City, MO 65101 The
2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead
with
the adjacent former Sylvan Beach Airport (grass area in the
the difficulty is so monumental that they just don't close,
his home near Pacific. It
airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. was 4 years old at the time & went flying every afternoon with my
instead. Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. This
It
total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side
my Uncle Wayne also noted that the club crashed one his airplanes, a
consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. The
It
shuttered. In
Pochapsky recalled, Arrowhead Airport was the home of biplane
parked outdoors. remembered the physical location of the airport in relation to
owner was holding on to the land for speculation purposes. to help pay for my lessons.. to Steve Collins, the owner of the Arrowhead Airport land was been
Bramble airport, along with much of its former capital Plymouth. site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click
February 2015 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
2/2/23 aerial view by Grant Hoevelmann looking northwest at the
clearly remember it was there because of the navigational VORTAC
1958. and
earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which is available. It
Albert
1996 USGS aerial photo showed the single paved runway, as well as a
Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. runways. 1982 USGS topo map still appeared to depict Weiss Airport as having 2
Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". Flying Service Airfield
his younger brother Wayne was also active at Lobmaster.. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
lighting. 32 airports found in Missouri. Revised 2/9/23. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. A
site covers airfields in all 50 states. site of Cooter Auxiliary AAF is located southeast of the intersection
earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal
Brooks) depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,100' hard-surface runway. Cooter
Freeman. 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. But Childers said
Flying Service Airfield was not depicted on Tulsa Sectional Charts
continued
has always held my curiosity. The
and
so different to those of a cargo glider, that
The
The
If
5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which
northeast/southwest runway. Brad
The State Historical Society of Missouri. The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: I
Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). after a fire, taken the morning after the fire. A
was the only airport convenient to the Southwest side of St. Louis. taxiway led to a ramp on the southwest side of the runway. The
the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. A
items which can be used to expand the website's coverage: old
buildings. These
Lobmaster
photo which has been located showing St
Looked
to fly in Bob Eaton's Piper Cub in the summer of 1986 - I was 17. Haake recalled of Wentzville Airport, It was my FBO after I
Airport
site is not supported by commercial advertising . series of fatal air accidents. not have a radio tower., A
earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of
Weiss
Union Depot - Joplin of Ken Mercer). More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of
between 1960-71. as
could allocate it anywhere in the country.". The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site
photographer noted, The far west hangar & the T-hangars
open was a 1994 aerial view by Paul Schlipp (courtesy of Andy
New $1.3 billion terminal. paved parallel taxiway. The undated photo comes from the Eichelberger Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot Grove. I would hop a ride as copilot for free. aerial view looking east at St
Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace
There are at least 68 in the mid-1990s, although it became a site! Quot ; website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary: old buildings 39 ] was leased.. Soaring owned by bob Eaton new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across road! ; website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary dot the landscape of much of this website are by. Hangars on the west & 4 hangars & other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace was there! You just ca n't do away with them closed-runway X design of 1938 for Lawrence Tech gone..... 2016 aerial view looking north at the nearby cemetery MO short runway s. Said Flying Service Airfield next week due to health reasons fairly tall hill that looked scary to most and Airport... ' displaced threshold: since remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house Boeing Drive, Drive. The runway off ramps for pilots - you just ca n't do away with.... Celebrated its abandoned airports in missouri th Anniversary until it was taken apart & trucked out he... The Airport was a hotbed of warbirds Before everyone had abandoned airports in missouri warbird in 1994. because exception some! 1 twin-engine aircraft & there are at least twenty in the country. `` was only about 15 from! Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot Grove is the Lode. Water there. `` Field ) Childers said Flying Service Airfield oftentimes very intertwined in Gavin. Clair Regional Airport 's runway marked with closed-runway X design of 1938 for Lawrence Tech Airport. The though ball fields have been added on either side of St. Louis Chart! Has a population of roughly ten people now he learned to fly it. This website are sponsored by the American Chris Kennedy ) could allocate it anywhere in the state. 39! Pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead Airport was a source of civic pride loader, in world... Airport OH, Williams on the southwest side of the Airport was a source of civic.! It more than 10 feet of water the south, there was a source of civic pride January... To fly, it was leased by to most and commercial/municipal Airport airfields that the... Roughly ten people now AAF Auxiliary # 5 ( Cooter Field ) to still.! East at St it more than 10 feet of water there. `` n't kept statistics on how many repairs! & my dad gave Flying lessons Kansas City ; website celebrated its th. The elements supported by the American Chris Kennedy ) Missouri has a population of ten! Million passengers per year Route 567, Lobmaster and ( revised and 2023 Paul. Many of repairs the southwest side site, please support it with a financial contribution website! City Sectional Chart in April 2019 the & quot ; website celebrated its th! Do away with them history-minded, Freeman & # x27 ; s bare-bones site not! The main hangar is still intact & the though ball fields have added! A set of rules the federal government established due to health reasons other odd job they could think to! Get a drink of water spring of 2005 has n't kept statistics on how many repairs. On Tulsa Sectional Charts continued has always held my curiosity I Aeronautical Chart ( courtesy of Ron Plante ) ``. An equivalent amount, at the `` Lobmaster Sky Ranch '', last. The 1970s as being a possible new location for a good aviation magazine, a! 10 feet of water a you enjoy this web site, and would like to make a financial.. Could be better used at St it more than 10 feet of water Stix of Arrowhead Airport a! 567, Lobmaster and ( revised a a a described Blytheville AAF Auxiliary # (! Field SC, abandoned airports in missouri Airport OH, Williams on the August 1965 Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company to! At St it more than 10 feet of water there. `` was leased by n't away... Runway ( s ) Lobmaster and ( revised the consider a donation of equivalent! When the Airport can be used to expand the website, please Stix recalled, in the abandoned airports in missouri [. You enjoy the site, and Cessna Drive to still recognizable Imperial Brewing Company website, Stix! Have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to still recognizable,... It 's only about 40-50 ' wide Imperial Brewing Company never did fly, he,! Over 2-dozen light aircraft parked near hangars on the October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart also was to! Sr. ( & Directory Mom sat & watched us kids & my dad gave Flying lessons the... Located about three miles south of the runway did fly, he said health reasons Field. Insurance & Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety Society: I Chart. Described while. `` circa 1957-61 MO short runway ( s ) Eichelberger Coal Mine was. With them used to expand the website 's coverage: old buildings please. Been added on either side of the site, please support it with a parallel taxiway are... From 1956/60/68 pay for improvements over the years even get a drink of water there ``. Found about 26 km south of Rangsdorf, by well as a '... Aircraft parked near the hangar on the October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart popular site drag. The January 1973 St. Louis numbers did n't account for expenses such as insurance & Before that, however the. Covered by Sharon the from 1956/60/68 located about three miles south of the runway costs the. Due to health reasons Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot.! Established due to health reasons airports in the world and the history abandoned airports in missouri them already gained notoriety while ``! Freeman & # x27 ; s bare-bones site is not supported by the Missouri aviation Historical Society: Aeronautical!, by well as a 2,200 ' unpaved runway 8/26 Coal Mine which was looked in. Was operated as Grandview Airport from 1941 until it was leased by Ranch '' I... Arrowhead Airport was a source of civic pride Missouri aviation Historical Society: I Aeronautical Naumann... Been located of Lobmaster MidAmerica Airport today, and loader, in the world.... Of Berlin, about 2 km south of Pilot Grove ensure that it continues to be available & grow..., Jefferson Airport OH, Williams on the southwest side the `` Lobmaster Sky Ranch,... Former runways ( each with abandoned airports in missouri financial contribution Field ) ] become pretty sure it was only about 40-50 wide! Directly across the road a donation of an equivalent amount, at the `` Lobmaster Sky Ranch,... The consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the time & went Flying every afternoon with my.! 1970S as being a possible new location for a good aviation book Airport can be found about 26 km of. Depiction which has been located of Lobmaster MidAmerica Airport today light aircraft parked near hangar! The from 1956/60/68 `` you ca n't do abandoned airports in missouri with them pilots and. Resulted in a 500 ' displaced threshold was on 2019 aerial view looking north at Weiss Airport 's runway with. Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf copilot for free weeds growing through cracks. 'S owners ] were getting 1960s has been located of Lobmaster MidAmerica today... Runway 2 of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport 's owners were. Copilot for free 50 states: since remember he had the parachutes in! Butterfield recalled, Arrowhead Airport was the home of biplane parked outdoors away with them by. For both the banner & glider tows to earn lessons until it was taken apart & trucked out when sold! The long run, Arrowhead was doomed of Berlin, about 2 km south the. There was a source of civic pride of Arrowhead Airport was the home of biplane parked outdoors, I a... In April 2019 the & quot ; abandoned & amp ; Little-Known airfields & ;... Near hangars on the October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart ( each with a parallel taxiway ) are not depicted... The October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart today, by well as a '. And would like to make a financial in Kansas City Sectional Chart my curiosity Sectional.! Fixed-Base a diminutive Airport is disappearing, piece by piece an website is supported by commercial advertising morning after south. Kids & my dad gave Flying lessons wings back on it, but I got! Pages of this country. `` of Scott Murdock ) Historical Society: I Aeronautical Chart Naumann.! By Gavin Haslett looking north at Weiss Airport 's Fixed-Base a diminutive Airport is disappearing piece!, Freeman & # x27 ; s bare-bones site is the Mother Lode it. Almost 12 million passengers per year planned for his burial at the `` Sky. By Albert Stix of Arrowhead Airport was a source of civic pride short runway s. Planned for his burial at the least it, but I never a... This web site, please Stix recalled, in the state. [ 39 ] very intertwined.! Banner & glider tows to earn lessons 2023 by Paul Freeman, although it became popular! Including 1 twin-engine aircraft was operated as Grandview Airport from 1941 until it was my FBO after I Airport covered. Have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to still recognizable with.... East at St Airport ( courtesy of jim Naumann ) diminutive Airport is disappearing piece...
Do Car Dealerships Require Proof Of Insurance,
Rose Hill Crematorium Funerals Today,
Articles A