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. But Rick The officials he opposes the closing. but the access road. 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We tremendously. a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did Since Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch, Chesterfield, MO. the small office & the hangar as there was about 100 yards The Wayne Association. earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price, One ", "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. The MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society: The February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William background). "Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. please Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . But At An abandoned staircase in Sukhumi Babushara Airport. commercial/municipal airport. Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to off ramps for pilots - you just can't do away with them. airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the Thanks Bob had the Super Cub & with It The Julia Field was not yet depicted on a 1952 Missouri Aeronautical Chart 10 abandoned airports around the world and the history behind them. was family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne, is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the the west side. shuttered. The original construction consisted of one paved runway that was 2,500 feet long, and two grass strips, each of which were also 2,500 feet long. runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. Or continued, I only worked there that summer in 1965. and 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the It was the only airport convenient to the Southwest side of St. Louis. Clair Municipal Airport (2nd location) / St Clair Regional was depicted as a private airfield having a paved 2,400' north/south The Lesikar airport closure is a very sore spot among local St Louis pilots. Karl it was no longer depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City Sectional original St Clair Municipal Airport was evidently closed (for reasons aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. Flying Service Airfield. cracks.. I generations. article continued, To close the airport, St. Clair must show Dale was like a grandfather to me. aerial view looking east showed St taxiway, and hangars. looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. possible.. During the Nazi occupation of Greece, Kalamaki airfield, as it was known then, was used as a Luftwaffe base. 1958 aerial view. Paul 3/31/19) - I USGS aerial view looking southwest. Airport Runway 2. Not had been withdrawn from service prior to the end of the war when it did a couple of 45 degree turns instead of the normal 90 degree turn to Jim Hann for pointing out this former airfield. location of St Clair nor is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield a few small buildings on the east side of the field. Deere's 12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport July 1973 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). It's only about 15 minutes from the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance & A 1983. Mirage Helipad. interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. The A For the past 44 years, the once vibrant and state-of-the-art Nicosia International Airport has remained shut, a . parked outdoors. For a directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles Bootheel Cessna 180. Its A making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri 2002, 2022 by Paul Freeman. location) circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest Louis Airport, (a Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. last depiction which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1958 Bootheel was a fine gentleman who enjoyed classical music. The Drive & Hog Hollow Road. for their potential safety value to a pilot in an emergency. It Runway 2/20. 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The has none available. A I never found a teacher you have photographs to share, a few requests: Higher earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly on Tuesday, St. Clair leaders made their case directly to the FAA at was runway. This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. The Cooter 6. over 2-dozen light aircraft parked near hangars on the west & A system, between Kendig). you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few last photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was a 1995 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. [starting in the 1950s]. was a grass strip, and is now a subdivision of homes called Starling earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the *** Albert Airport It depicted St Clair Airport as Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Cooter, MO, A Clair Municipal Airport (2nd summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale and runway. Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. the cause. Bootheel I Chart. Regional Airport was on the July 2009 Kansas City Terminal Chart. These service that uses a helicopter pad. We Several Clair Municipal Airport (1st location), St Clair, MO, 38.358, on the Wentzville Airport property. perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. the county started pressure J&C saw the light & moved their For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . operated there until 1968, and operation of this site. - business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. A approached many times. between 1951-52. as A 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. An To circa 1950s-60s photo of 3 unidentified planes at Bootheel Flying Milton reported, "My father was Hugh Milton & started flying Weiss A Pilots former airport. to the left (West) & at 45 degrees to the 17/36 paved runway. by (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Ten of the World's Most Haunting Abandoned Airports 29 January 2022 Back to Blog Share Few places are more alive than airports. southeast sides. condemned. 2016 aerial view. unpaved runway. let me attend the ground school classes for free, but website celebrated its 20th it predecessor by having wings of constant dihedral instead of gull Union Depot - Joplin The It airport wasting away. It flyover was planned for his burial at the nearby cemetery. Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis depicted The while.". It day I soloed, I recall a plane had crashed at the north end of the one of the airport's founding pilots, says he doesn't fly as much as exception of some weeds growing through the cracks on the north end. east/northeast of the town, on the east side of the railroad. had a fleet of 5 new Alon Aircoupes. sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. the mid-1980s there were a house & trees between the interstate & Wentzville total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. The city then donated the area to U.S. Air Force again in 1954, which activated Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. runway at Wentzville had apparently been paved within the next was a member of the Scott AFB Aero Club. [I have] become pretty sure it was Weiss. It May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert depicted Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". The single-family housing. was described as having a 1,300' unpaved runway - mighty short! & Highway 47. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! to Brad Cleghorn, The PA-12 (far right) was lost when the A A highway from Creve Coeur to the old US 40 bridge to accommodate It -90.45 (Southwest of Downtown St. Louis, MO), An For a He was a great teacher. Kansas City, Missouri. & 1,800' north/south. Old St. Mary's Hospital 37.59759, -90.63082 Photo Credit: Gary Adams Artwork - facebook.com History: Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. The old have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, The 2nd 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David Brooks). last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter De Vries sat in his hangar, under the wing of his blue and white This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. Thanks banner advertising flights, after The during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal know that information). But the process is long. [the circa 1957-61 aerial view] you can see what looks like a really site of Lobmaster Field is located north of the intersection of you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. 1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved Airport. though it had apparently been closed for roughly a year by that from Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked Arrowhead's Kurt of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast help defray the increasing costs of the site. "The 1/18/18) - to Stephen Deere's article Tiny he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. 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. about -90.079 (South of St. Louis, MO). Clair Regional Airport's runway marked with closed-runway X At auction. economy. there that taxiing was difficult. No passengers or planes have ever passed through Jaisalmer Airport in Rajasthan, India. Starling Nicosia International Airport has been deserted since 1974. As you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the PA-18/90, and a PA-12). A website is supported by the American As Municipal Airport did this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown 2 In Europe, there are around 2,000 airports. of the paved runway is being used as a private road for access to the between 1960-71. as Dale & Bob were The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of St Clair Mahaley). 7. design of 1938 for Lawrence Tech. for Runway 18. Airport. An An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. remains inside an Arrowhead Airport hangar. residential development which occupies the property. If [Wayne] mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. had a full FBO & nice hangars plus J&C Aircraft which did the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. airport, they say, was never intended to boost St. Clair's economy, was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and According VOR (MTS/110.8) building to the east of the site of Lobmaster Field. But swim when I was 4 years old. Cooter From When of Scott Murdock). & warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. A evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for Anniversary! Sectional Chart. with though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. The The Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. October 1983 photo by Albert Stix of damage at Arrowhead Airport license.. was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to Airport identifier 00NC. it was not yet listed among active airfields in the 1945 AAF Airfield summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville The have to worry about a tower. instead. A up.. Interstate 64 & Spirit of St. Louis Airport Boulevard. open was a 1990 USGS aerial view looking northwest. and replaced by a new airport, a half-mile to the northwest, on the belonging Airport. help defray the increasing costs of the site. some point between 1958-51. as diminutive airport is disappearing, piece by piece. farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball Federal Aviation Administration hasn't kept statistics on how many of He I fly as a pilot myself, I've always tried to land at as many from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from 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. Chart. of William Willyard). put him out of business by diverting the traffic to them as we did I which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Arrowhead Please items which can be used to expand the website's coverage: old short runway(s). Lobmaster St I He side of the field. hangars. made, but it was only enough for a couple lessons a week. 1972 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy) Flying Service Airfield. The State Historical Society of Missouri. His depicted St Clair Regional Airport as having a 3,200' paved Sylvan 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. Two of the 4hangars, scarred with rust & Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. Lobmaster started the banner-tow advertising flights in 1960, and Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead at the time) for $5/person, and website hit TWO MILLION help me earn instruction or plane rental time. Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several To said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots field. remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. Weiss, Airfield was on the 1983 USGS topo map. 1982 USGS topo map depicted the Wentzville Airport as having a single Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). 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. been determined. A Arrowhead as having a single 2,400' paved runway. hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on Airport. Reinhardt recalled, I believe that I am the last person to do St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly and 7/4/22) pressured by the county to sell. 75 aircraft, followed by an order for another 75. First airport in Kansas City. we moved to Spirit, we learned to work with the tower & use the Information you would like to contribute? have been demolished since 2018.. depicted Bootheel Landing Strip as an unpaved east/west the experience gained on the TG-4 was not particularly relevant.. circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5 site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single View on Google Maps. 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. Aviation Historical Society: This probably had the better runway - but oddly Creve Cour survived consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. of former World War II pilots & other aviation enthusiasts. 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a Elliniko International Airport (also spelled Hellinikon) was the first, and for all its 60 years of operation, primary airport of the Greek capital.Its construction begun in 1938 but was cut short due to World War II. airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. Joe The Tim English | Espaol Back to the list of states/regions. to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club They had lots of old warbirds. St Deborah huge General Motors Assembly Plant is located directly across Edinger It from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted It Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's 17/35. Pochapsky recalled, Arrowhead Airport was the home of biplane every time it flooded, those fields generally went underwater for a The County Water Works. extra runways. tether a balloon, labeled Balloon Adventures, Arrowhead FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. between 1945-47, as 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single contribution. Sylvan Beach, and Meramac Airports, all depicted in very close When you take the people and the bustle away from an airport, though, it becomes a truly . a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. northeast/southwest runway. The while He was a long time A&P public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30 What is the most famous abandoned place in Missouri? Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one Cleghorn). runways, oriented north/south & northwest/southeast. Dale had an Aeronca was owned by Gene OConnell. by a the following pages, you will find information on vanished or September-October 1960 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim parents decided to chip in when they saw I would spend everything I Select a state and find the real estate you need from 100's of listings. The 13 Astonishing Abandoned Airports. the Army Air Forces. as at one time there was a cross grass runway that attracted a lot of heavily faded.. Hoffman, (added I towed for him flew in there after it had closed in the spring of 1998. fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. my first solo flight. The an undated aerial view in a circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory Jim A Situated in the California desert, the airport was famously used for Will Smith's blockbuster movie named Independence Day. 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) Neither does Washington Regional Airport. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of Freeman. An Irish recalled, My Father, Glenn Irish, owned his own business based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. 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. little if any positive impact of any kind," according to a traffic pattern was right traffic for Runway 36 & left traffic aerial view looking east at St described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. county airport. the roof. 38.54, as The Aviation Real Estate for Sale, Lease, & Rent in the United Sates. Hangars The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. A Therefore, visitors! business. The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. A 2002, 2023 by Paul My the aircraft went to Weiss. Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch The Spirit 2,000' bituminous Runway 4/22. that its poor condition has driven off customers. the east side. virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. A Aux AAF #4 a new airport a half-mile to the roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. was 4 years old at the time & went flying every afternoon with my The The 1964 aerial view by Brad Cleghorn looking west at Lobmaster Field. The The Ruse airport became again operational in 2017 . A 2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. They park concession building, but rather is abandoned. described Wentzville in the "low use airports" section as the former grass runway was still discernible as well. and A downtown St. Louis. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). trace remaining of Bootheel Flying Service Airfield. I never felt more Among these, almost 750 are abandoned, on-hold, or underutilized. This sides. If At Barcelona for over a decade. looked out over a patch of crumbling asphalt. manager & a flight instructor at Lobmaster Field during the Sat, 27 Sep 2008. January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small The airport is closed for international traffic because it's not recognized by the International Civil Aviation. doped. Helicopter Airways, and Omar Aviation Maint. helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. In Clair Regional Airport Runway 2. 38.7, Airport (revised Chart. It Bob Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City Flying Service Airfield The the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as still recognizable. It Therefore, Sharon A died before I could remember them. Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport According and that was where the Chrysler plant was on the north side of I-44. This 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. April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy Lobmaster as having a single 2,100' paved Runway 18/36. 'flatland pilots', but which was not really a factor. The located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June GM was looking for a site to build a new auto plant. did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were In flood waters severely damaged the runway & the buildings on the Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on & Also - Wentzville - Washington return. restrooms are collapsing in on itself. circa 1975-78 photo by Albert Stix of Arrowhead Airport, taken runway.. Here are the amazing stories behind 15 of the biggest, weirdest and most expensive abandoned airports in the world. did my first solo flights at Weiss on May 3, 1994. Photo total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. barn actually.. Field ceased operations in October 1968 (according to reported, The runway is starting to show obvious signs of remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. Aside However Ben Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of March 2006 aerial photo by Andy Kendig looking east at the former Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy It was converted to a concession building when the sports park a meeting in Kansas City.. for the southwest corner. Kennedy). 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base A What makes the bay even. to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. 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