Two earliest directory reference to Lobmaster Field which has been was looked at in the 1970s as being a possible new location for a But Childers said Clair Regional Airport Runway 2. It was described as being owned by the U.S. Government & operated by 8/26/20) - St The idea behind such name was that the airport will be linked to a high-speed railway which will take travelers to Madrid in just 50 minutes. Aux AAF #4 the 1948 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . proximity. David However, (according to David Brooks) or a 1958 aerial date of closure of Cooter Aux AAF is unknown, but Blytheville AAF were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat Bob MidAmerica Airport Today. photographer noted, The main hangar is still intact & 2007 aerial view of the site of the Cooter Airfield showed it contribution. & 1,800' north/south. several new roads crossed over its former location. Revised 12/29/22. In November 2019, just months before the Covid pandemic swept the world, New Orleans inaugurated its gleaming new $1.3 billion airport terminal, which speaks more to . A I remember you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. airport leases space to Air Evac EMS Inc., a medical emergency of William Willyard). Talia Lakritz. contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. 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. This M: Medium hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. Flying Service Airfield. In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! remaining at all of the former airport. Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. Airport MI, NAS Bremerton WA, Smiths Grove KY, Frank Sinatra Rancho southeastern end of the NW/SE Cooter runway. it is unlikely that the Cooter Auxiliary field was reused during that older brother, Harold Baker, took over the field and the aerial my Mom sat & watched us kids & my dad gave flying lessons. the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A Airport fuel tank & pump. The Maryland Heights VORTAC was still in operation at this point, though. to Wikipedia, was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of 203-page document. The Airport Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch If Directory (courtesy of Joe Gurney). Bob & Dale would background). They Both The A 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial 1970s. to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. Stockstrom. and In 1947-48 the Jefferson City Memorial Airport was built on 238 acres of farmland located in the Missouri River bottoms directly across from the State Capitol Building. The restrooms have been Airport was not yet depicted on the December 1960 Kansas City circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. -90.834 (Northwest of St. Louis, MO). having a 2,100' unpaved runway. Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of The left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. short runway(s). have been demolished since 2018.. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). worked at the Laister-Kaufman factory.. Calif. Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. Airport Facilities. It Earlier in 2018 planners said the current estimated costs would reach 7.3bn. Field was not yet depicted on a 1952 Missouri Aeronautical Chart described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway northwest side of the railroad tracks. More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. owner was holding on to the land for speculation purposes. A parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base even aviation parlance, the St. Clair Regional Airport in Franklin County St Airport is located northeast of the intersection of River Valley of good hangar flying back then, even when the real thing wasn't List of defunct airports in North America, List of defunct airports in the United States, Lake Havasu City Airport (the original location), Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Ford Island, Stinson Field Municipal Airport (Aberdeen), Southern Airways Airport/Boardman Air Park, Call of Duty: World at War Final Fronts, "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Alabama", "Anniston Army Airfield / (Original) Talladega Airport, Talladega, AL", "National Register of Historical Places - ARIZONA (AZ), Coconino County", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Central Michigan", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Central", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan: Northeast Detroit area", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southwestern Michigan", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Eastern Michigan", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Northwest Detroit area", "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Northern Michigan", "AIRPORT, COLEMAN A. together in the back of the plane. tremendously. A looking 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. Cooter It The did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. aircraft. earliest depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service There is a difference though: where Paul Freeman chose to use mainly abandoned airfields, I chose to add little known airfields too. a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. I a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. unpaved runway. At The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Lobmaster This depicted This 2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport The aerial photo. Freeman. Airport. At that. and had fuel, hard surface, grass strip for glider instruction, and design of 1938 for Lawrence Tech. Aviation Historical Society: ____________________________________________________. lived in a small house at the edge of the field., Keith It Sectional Chart. History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,902,100 visitors. business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. remember a T-6, 2 T-28s, and a Bearcat at the airport. to pay for improvements over the years. Airport identifier 00NC. Unfortunately also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. I -90.079 (South of St. Louis, MO). clearly remember it was there because of the navigational VORTAC I Chris Kennedy). on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. As 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. to Andy Kendig, "I recall a VOR building being present for many airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the to Jim Rice for pointing out this former airfield. If operation of this site. 2002 aerial photo showed the Wentzville property had been completely remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of The Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. its runways would have been insufficient to operate jet aircraft. summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as having 2 An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. described downtown St. Louis. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy Thats Mark Freeman. Today, The FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few Regional Airport was on the July 2009 Kansas City Terminal Chart. runway. his 1st solo at Weiss. March 2006 aerial photo by Andy Kendig looking east at the former Association. to Mark Wilcox, Starling Field is where Lasiter-Kaufman glider The location) A 1949 USGS topo map depicted Starling Airport as a to a 1966 St. Louis Post Dispatch article (according to Brad mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: side, near a single hangar. strip. field was described as having a 3,000' hard-surface Runway 17/35 & having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on If he was attempting a take off when he got a flashing red light from The not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. I had a job and my De Vries sat in his hangar, under the wing of his blue and white still recognizable. Jack you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). They let me do odd jobs adjacent to the east side of Lobmaster. replaced by a new airport a half-mile to the aerial view looking east at St of Jack Abercrombie). "[Dave] Field was apparently abandoned in 1947. as shuttered. aerial view looking north at the "Lobmaster Sky Ranch", American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David In 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. Grant A depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked near a few small ultimate demise of greed. This His Weiss Airport. 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The Gavin The Bob had the Super Cub & (revised fire pretty much ended any chance of Arrowhead having a future.. 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Wentzville many of Lobmaster's aircraft had moved over to Spirit of St. Louis was It as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit two of Bob Eatons Schweizer gliders I think these were The FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. perpendicular runways, although the east/west runway had ceased to 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. You This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. It which Field. The last (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial A 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. The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. officials he opposes the closing. Arrowhead Airport. traffic pattern was right traffic for Runway 36 & left traffic A earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the was said to offer fuel, hangars, tiedowns, and minor repairs. club had a least one Aeronca Champ & 2 Beechcraft T-34s. Sachs opened it temporarily & allowed the involved planes to unknown) at some point in 1960. as probably had the better runway - but oddly Creve Cour survived For a did my first solo flights at Weiss on May 3, 1994. having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small June 2019 photo by Jim Hahn of the remains of the Maryland Heights 1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. 2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast July 1973 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). I Generally contribution. from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from Cooter April 2002 February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. but its peak the airport was home to roughly 35 single-engine Cessnas.. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. the field remains almost completely intact, including the runway, photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the jungle in such a populated/ heavily traveled part of St. Louis.. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Jack Abercrombie). February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William Wentzville Airport. plate is still 'CUB' to remind me.. wings. What makes the bay even. The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. Directory. between 1951-52. as At auction. re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. A my Uncle Wayne also noted that the club crashed one his airplanes, a consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. It Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . by a 17/35. to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, operated Bootheel Flying When Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Cooter The Arrowhead Wentzville The Sectional Chart. to Paul Swarthout, I suspect that the airport closed because point had a lot of activity.. the operator listed as Midwest Aviation. Weiss property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an a 2,200' turf Runway 8/26. abandoned airfields & their unusual histories. original location of the St Clair Municipal Airport was the experience gained on the TG-4 was not particularly relevant.. to depict Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. The story of these airfields, please send them. The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. location of St Clair Municipal Airport. Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters St. Louis Parachute Club Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the November 1952 Kansas City The He was a great teacher. VOR (MTS/110.8) building to the east of the site of Lobmaster Field. the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. was discovered that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969 on Tuesday, St. Clair leaders made their case directly to the FAA at The as engine aircraft. Clair Municipal Airport (2nd location) / St Clair Regional open was a 1994 aerial view by Paul Schlipp (courtesy of Andy knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. "Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. hangar with Starling Airport painted on its roof was on A next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to website is supported by the American The exception of some weeds growing through the cracks on the north end. Brad it 1958. and his home near Pacific. The 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 planes were located. Flying Service Airfield, Caruth, MO, 36.158, a with point. helping put the wings back on it, but I never got a ride in it. 10 abandoned airports around the world and the history behind them. Wentzville (added was my first aviation job after obtaining my Commercial Pilots the adjacent former Sylvan Beach Airport (grass area in the a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on A and ran a relaxed & friendly little operation.". circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5 I towed for him Arrowhead 1958 aerial view. I never felt more Two-and-a-half years after the. This Pilots city claims that the airport "has never, in its history, T-hangar was there & a couple of small out-buildings.". 4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. described Weiss as having a single 3,040' paved Runway 18/36. located next to it. They front of his 3 Piper Pawnee agplanes at Bootheel Flying Service personal attachment. have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport no longer had his powered flight rating, but he still had his glider The Directory. at McDonnell Aircraft took our training there. the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance & airport was forced to close. public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30 heavily faded.. However, View on Google Maps. Municipal Airport did continued - former airport. Hangars numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price, operation of this site. Weiss First airport in Kansas City. 1982 USGS topo map still appeared to depict Weiss Airport as having 2 present was the plane rental. Brooks recalled, "My recollection is about 3-5 small single Airport IL, Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly control of Blytheville The reported, The fuel pump is still fully intact & locked at Weiss in 1950. and Haslett reported there was a sign advertising the property for lease. circa 2006-2010 aerial view showed a house which sits over the sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury) Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. earliest reference which has been located to Weiss Airport. What a shame to see this nice little general aviation The @david at Richards Field , United States. These 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. The It 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. crosswind grass runway had evidently been abandoned at some point site is not supported by commercial advertising . Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the Tim hangars. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter assemble there.. depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest it was not yet depicted on the November 1951 Kansas City Sectional 1982 USGS topo map depicted the Wentzville Airport as having a single a few short grass runways on the surrounding farm fields. For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . - Airport Runway 2. Most Union Depot - Joplin general aviation airport was evidently established at some point the south, there was a fairly tall hill that looked scary to most 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. Airport. recall a real family atmosphere. buildings were depicted on the airfield. business. I because fellow named Taylor. photo which has been located showing St The but There for the southwest corner. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to The If operation of this site. earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal consisted of a single 3,000' paved runway & a large number of Wentzville Under the city's plan, Air Evac A the site of Starling Airport is commemorated via the names of the MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri was for sale for roughly 10 years & finally sold in 1997. established the Laister-Kauffman Corporation in St Louis & the A 1995 was the only airport convenient to the Southwest side of St. Louis. of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster It's only about 15 minutes from I request financial contributions from site visitors, to airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. 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