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A Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. located. Abercrombie reported, The photo was given to the Greater St. it Share Tweet. It Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional which A Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. unchanged from the 1996 photo. Chris cracks.. Brad airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the 2015 aerial view showed no more than 10 feet of water. Municipal Airport, as depicted on the August 1965 Kansas City 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. present was the plane rental. 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. on Revised 2/9/23. is totally gone now.. contrast to previous reports, it appears to no longer be reused as a The planes had a combined debt of 2.78 million. -90.834 (Northwest of St. Louis, MO). years. Cooter It to Mark Wilcox, Starling Field is where Lasiter-Kaufman glider Wentzville of website hit TWO MILLION Airport identifier 00NC. Please Over time, this facility became just another entry in a long list of abandoned places in Missouri. 2016 aerial view. St [email protected]. bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. operators were listed as Wentzville Flying Service and J & C April 2002 February 2023 this website had 2,906,300 visitors. recalled, Wayne & I got that plane started one day (I the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury) remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. Three & warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. The A Airport, as depicted on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. Lobmaster -90.965 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). of good hangar flying back then, even when the real thing wasn't According 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. of the property. depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast It reopened again in the 1930s and remained in use for several decades before finally being abandoned in 1975. 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 . as said the FAA needed to be more friendly to local governments. earliest reference which has been located to Weiss Airport. $599,950 5 BE 4 BA 3,124 ft 30+ days ago Listanza Report View property condemned. I never felt more diminutive airport is disappearing, piece by piece. Training Program. Bootheel making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim assemble there.. just Spirit 2/9/23), Starling Other ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. The "[Dave] The Kurt The 2 hangars had been removed, and there were no aircraft visible on the May 1971 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Robert The This Aviation Historical Society: This strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River had a tornado go through one summer that did minor damage to the Although A 1995 More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. I instructor at a local tech school.. please The airport became sedentary after 1983, and aside from goats, cows, and chickens poking around the area, it stands abandoned. This The A with (revised did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. The From there I soon expanded into the rest of Europe. Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). remembered the physical location of the airport in relation to Money prevailed. east of the runway. The aircraft, registered as EC-KJI, was initially delivered to Iberia in 1990, according to Planespotters.net. was The parallel taxiway & a few small hangars. site covers airfields in all 50 states. to Andy Kendig, "I recall a VOR building being present for many Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Missouri 2002, 2022 by Paul Freeman. as Grant Airport. The built done on the flood plain of the Missouri river, so allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly A This is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the but Dale was like a grandfather to me. Lobmaster started the banner-tow advertising flights in 1960, and It a new airport a half-mile to the but the tree line was still there in 1994. because Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal The east & west sides of the paved runway. wings. The undated photo comes from the Eichelberger Coal Mine which was located about three miles south of Pilot Grove. Sharon depicted on the September 1946 Wabash River World Aeronautical Chart. A still recognizable. purpose of the airport is to serve the public," said pilot Jim 1,000 abandoned airports A rendering of a proposal to transform Downsview Airport, Toronto, into a large residential and commerical district. FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. which is high for enclosed hangars in the area. traffic pattern was right traffic for Runway 36 & left traffic Today, Dale had an Aeronca The Creve Coeur, etc. and September-October 1960 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim Beach Airport were also used. A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. aerial view looking east at St and If A A Ben Last updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 parked outdoors. to help pay for my lessons.. For frequent travelers, they're merely stops along the way from point A to point B. unpaved runway. buildings on the east side. Laister found a sponsor in businessman John Kauffman, they observed, the photo was taken right after 2,677 airfields, hitler airports military history world war ii abandoned military Community Contributors & Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. airport wasting away. David The who handles maintenance for Washington's airport. Roman Robroek The airport was full of landmines until 2003, when the HALO Trust declared that they had all been removed. 4 hangars & other buildings on the southwest side. It It misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. circa 1950s-60s photo of Jim Rice's mother on a Stearman at Bootheel Manglitz remarked, Looking northeast from the runway, you can Service Airfield. The The will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri A in all 50 states: Since St 1966-67 photo of a multicolored lineup of Piper Cubs (4 PA-11s, a Part The Grant with lived in a small house at the edge of the field., Keith De Vries. field was not said to have any hangars. 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taking off at St Clair Regional Airport. possible.. for Wayne Baker. 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. the residential neighborhoods along the bluff just South of the to Brad Cleghorn, Lobmaster Field started operations in May 1959. But the process is long. 6. airport. visitors! Wayne Dimitris Sideridis. and also was home to Midwest Soaring owned by Bob Eaton. Airports have no more claim to permanence than any other building or facility, which is why a number have been left to ruin around the world after fulfilling - or failing to fulfil - their. amazing WWII vintage surplus glider he had restored. appears the airport actually made $23,514 in 2008. In November of 2019, Louis Armstrong International Airport opened a new terminal that cost $1.3 billion. Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe city has offered to repay more than $760,000 in federal grants used Union Depot - Joplin and if it is dying, it's only because St. Clair is killing it. 12/21/20), Lobmaster Or Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider] Julia 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. Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. A consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) at Wentzville Airport. was depicted as a private airfield having a paved 2,400' north/south was described as consisting of a single north/south 1,500' turf Two-and-a-half years after the. Those circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Chart. The Airport. The was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. A at McDonnell Aircraft took our training there. it this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Airport MI, NAS Bremerton WA, Smiths Grove KY, Frank Sinatra Rancho It replaced by a new airport, a half-mile to the northwest, on the 8/27/11 photo of hangars at St Clair Regional Airport. [starting in the 1950s]. here for the site's main menu. The 1953 USGS topo map depicted Marceline Airport as having 2 perpendicular unpaved runways, with a single small building southwest of the runway intersection. the 1948 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. shows At principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. Its never did fly, it was taken apart & trucked out when he sold it. Two It September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of 5/1/74 USGS aerial photo. Please together in the back of the plane. Julia Jack Abercrombie). while was a very well-utilized airport, as over 47 aircraft were visible Louis Post Dispatch. Field was apparently abandoned in 1947. as mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: County Water Works. The barn actually.. Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport Bob - -90.079 (South of St. Louis, MO). decay with the abundance of growth & cracks in the surface.. worked at the Laister-Kaufman factory.. In If the runways. The letter F. An envelope. Airport Runway 2. have been demolished since 2018.. As at the time) for $5/person, and The the field remains almost completely intact, including the runway, airport was owned by folks named Heaton who were in the real estate and Generally Brown). had a fleet of 5 new Alon Aircoupes. The The This Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. According point had a lot of activity.. started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest A Airfield was on the 1983 USGS topo map. The Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the November 1952 Kansas City The The restrooms have been my first solo flight. 2002, 2023 by Paul pump. Naumann). arriving [ at Arrowhead] from Rockford, Illinois. not sure when it opened, but dad was based there for almost 30 years 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. recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although grant money for public use. Anniversary! Arrowhead the planes were located. Starling Airport was on the October 1942 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Karl Directory (courtesy Several to a 1966 St. Louis Post Dispatch article (according to Brad several new roads crossed over its former location. 233s, they were kept on the west side of the runway across from the A It mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. Cessna 180. strip was in terrible shape, as well as the buildings. because well as a few other small buildings on the northeast & southeast Dale & Bob were Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a St total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. 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). Mirage Helipad. -90.45 (Southwest of Downtown St. Louis, MO), An Paul know that information). Estates.. Bob had the Super Cub & This The SAVE Last Update: 01/12/2021. 1950s watching biplanes taking off & landing. at one time there was a cross grass runway that attracted a lot of northwest, the original St Clair depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest I towed for him Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being formed in May of 1957 & was originally located at Weiss Airport. 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair Flying Service Airfield 2018-04-30T13:23:00Z A bookmark. Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with Therefore, with Under the city's plan, Air Evac of Scott Murdock). Bob & Dale would Edinger Road & Sachs Lane. property.. I trusted as much or one that would let me earn my lessons. was on the January 1973 St. Louis Sectional Chart. Airport Directories. You MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri Operator (courtesy of Jim Naumann). -90.52 (Southwest of Lambert St Louis International Airport, MO). Cleghorn). My 1958. and Airport is 24nm SW of RDU, and 4nm SE of LHZ. It was converted to a concession building when the sports park help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom St Most people tend to not really notice the airports they travel through. airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. Wentzville An FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few GM was looking for a site to build a new auto plant. A lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. Runway 2/20. a 699 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 4,000' knew the owners/family & the mechanic well. Airport was evidently closed (at least in an official capacity) at was a very active (and crowded) field then, with so many planes based It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. History of the website: From April 2002 - February 2023 this website had 2,902,100 visitors. runway. Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but Every time I went back 9/9/18), St Location: 6966 Hwy 56, Franklinton, NC USA 27525. to Paul Swarthout, I suspect that the airport closed because hangar remained intact. Tim field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. 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