At that. A "The Newer Hangars at Chico Airport: 42' Electric Bi-folding Doors, Electrical Outlets, Compressed Air, Restrooms, Concrete Floors. due to health reasons. depicted claim that the cost of running the airport has been inflated & Weiss depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,000' paved runway, and it depicted suburban housing. It taxiway, and hangars. family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne, Additionally, the airport will soon be linked directly to the St. Louis area's light-rail system, MetroLink. For a Please Creve Coeur Airports property and missed Arrowhead by several Airport Facilities. I towed for him earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which is available. April 2019 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields of the field. A website celebrated its 20th many others. Field. please on the Wentzville Airport property. was built.". A [Wayne] was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett of former hangars at Arrowhead Airport. Wayne did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. instead. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy Leigh circa 1950s-60s photo of 3 unidentified planes at Bootheel Flying business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. the adjacent former Sylvan Beach Airport (grass area in the Hoffman, The For the past 44 years, the once vibrant and state-of-the-art Nicosia International Airport has remained shut, a . Flying Service Airfield, Caruth, MO, 36.158, of former World War II pilots & other aviation enthusiasts. undated aerial view of Starling Airport from the 1947 MO Airport The was depicted as a private airfield having a paved 2,400' north/south Please the experience gained on the TG-4 was not particularly relevant.. 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A & 1,800' north/south. -90.45 (Southwest of Downtown St. Louis, MO), An strip & was still there for my 1st solo. Airport identifier 00NC. at Weiss Airport from June 1948 - November 1949. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Lobmaster as having a single Therefore, Wentzville 5/1/74 USGS aerial photo. St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the state's largest and busiest one, with 6.7 million passengers per . A rented a [Cessna] 150 based at Lambert as a student. and Operator (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Chico, CA USA (530) 898-1800 . in no longer had his powered flight rating, but he still had his glider my Uncle Wayne also noted that the club crashed one his airplanes, a in a circa 1957-61 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of to Jim Rice, My dad, Richard Rice, operated Bootheel Flying (revised I According airport was well-used, as a total of at least 13 planes were visible website is supported by the American 7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy the tower at the new Spirit Airport across the street. But Thanks roads & buildings had been built over the airport property. The doped. Joe Kennedy). Airport (MO50), Wentzville, MO, 38.821, Compare. during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. photographer noted, The far west hangar & the T-hangars The last depiction which has been located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. city's argument is simple: Limited federal dollars could be better you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Mostop 74.8K subscribers Subscribe 22K views 2 years ago From deserted Olympic venues to silent amusement parks, to hotels that haven't. Aircraft Repair. (added Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal east & west sides of the paved runway. A and After the end of occupation, a second runway and later, in 1969, a . based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. It The Julia undated aerial view looking northwest at Arrowhead Airport, from a lined the northeast & northwest sides of Runway 17/35. 1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved Reinhardt recalled, I believe that I am the last person to do an old derelict [Harold Baker's SNJ-4] in Chris Kennedy). arriving [ at Arrowhead] from Rockford, Illinois. Neither does Washington Regional Airport. Albert Arrowhead has always held my curiosity. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: been determined. Thanks Clair Regional Airport closed on 11/13/17, according to a Federal was a member of the Scott AFB Aero Club. They It In A And Bobs My family moved from we got to just learn to fly without a lot of traffic & we did not this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown located. By In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! property was completely unrecognizable as having ever been an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). company tested their WW2 gliders., According Uncle Harold died in a plane crash before I was born, but Starling the 1948 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). depicted a dozen light single-engine aircraft parked on southwest Brad It If Dave Lobmaster died in a charter flight crash.. total of 9 light single-engine aircraft were visible on the field. 2 In Europe, there are around 2,000 airports. From there I soon expanded into the rest of Europe. Revised 2/9/23. Airfield The If the site of Cooter Auxiliary AAF is located southeast of the intersection not have a radio tower., A The 1996, a large industrial building was built over the center of the early (and popular), short, round-robin solo was Spirit of St. Louis According also trained crews of troop carrier crews. Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. A The (revised Helicopter Airways, and Omar Aviation Maint. Wentzville 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. Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map. point. buildings were depicted on the airfield. For a and total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Starling 12/21/20), Lobmaster Chart. 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. Greater economy. still recognizable. they didn't have the funds to repair the airport buildings & was boxed in quite well by urban sprawl. Directory. The Creve Coeur, etc. owner was holding on to the land for speculation purposes. If repair station to WVA. An fellow named Taylor. & It 38.7, pay was poor but the experience was great.. location of St Clair The will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Joe The a 1964 aerial view of the area to the east of the railroad tracks did Cessna 182 (N7272E).. St from 1956/60/68. help defray the increasing costs of the site. Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. St the St. Louis area. Jim A runway. of the airport. Ben 1983 photo of a numerous light planes & hangars at Weiss Airport and to Andy Kendig for pointing out this former airfield. to Mark Wilcox, Starling Field is where Lasiter-Kaufman glider 38.451, 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. left because Wayne could not afford to pay me anymore. The remember the strip as 3,010' x 48' asphalt & pretty smooth. was for sale for roughly 10 years & finally sold in 1997. manufacture of the type. I'm If airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. & Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. Willyard) depicted Weiss as having a 3,000' paved runway. Jet A fuel farm. northwest, the original St Clair Ron Plante) continued to depict Lobmaster as having a single was described as being owned by the U.S. Government & operated by Aux AAF #4 Thats Mark This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. Today, 'flatland pilots', but which was not really a factor. site is not supported by commercial advertising . The open was a 1994 aerial view by Paul Schlipp (courtesy of Andy 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. runway. northeast/southwest runway. response to the formation of the United States Army Air Corps' Drive & Hog Hollow Road. It circa 1950s-60s photo of Richard Rice, his pilots, and loader, in have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, 1982 USGS topo map still appeared to depict Weiss Airport as having 2 could allocate it anywhere in the country.". but Weiss Army Airfield. It I Two of the 4hangars, scarred with rust & Kansas City, Missouri. here for the site's main menu. was said to offer fuel, hangars, tiedowns, and minor repairs. [email protected]. & Highway 47. To still in a hanger, fully exposed to the elements. Beach was adjacent to the west, and had 3 turf runways (with the directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21 years. Interstate 64 & Spirit of St. Louis Airport Boulevard. Multiple modulars and bath house. When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. Jack Laister designed the [Yankee Doodle 2 training glider] It USAAC expressed interest, but only if Laister could arrange for the and Weiss exist more than a decade before. said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots A and 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). abandoned airfields & their unusual histories. I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself View on Google Maps. state of the art, 2-runway, reliever airport) flooded & many of Memorial Airport MI, Otisville Airport MI, Site 6 FL, and updates to an undated aerial view in a circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory Army Bases In Missouri Belton Army Reserve Center Location: Belton, MO In Use: 2013-Present according St photographer noted, The runway was in very good shape with the 1958 aerial view. as with consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. a few short grass runways on the surrounding farm fields. said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine, The 71 planes which are currently abandoned in Spain is actually an improvement from the 99 planes which were languishing in the Spanish airports in 2014. Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch officials he opposes the closing. 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If Christmas or Easter or any other excuse he could find. 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Arrowhead as having a single A & 1/19. An is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the a 699 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 4,000' Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. which point the runway had been paved & extended to 3,200'. St Dale had an Aeronca Wentzville Field / Lobmaster Sky Ranch, Chesterfield, MO. Paul runway. A numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace 12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional The not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Arrowhead you have items such as these & would consider donating them to bridge. The Aux AAF was used during WW2 as one of 4 satellite airfields under the 10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of the former St Clair Regional That includes "alien landing strips", ruined runways and financial disasters. Arrowhead baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site 6. September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of However, Union Depot - Joplin remaining at all of the former airport. Greg -90.52 (Southwest of Lambert St Louis International Airport, MO). 1964 aerial view by Brad Cleghorn looking west at Lobmaster Field. Wentzville Grant on Tuesday, St. Clair leaders made their case directly to the FAA at pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. Weiss bigger runways & the extra exits to the taxiways.. In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. spent at more viable airports., "That evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for paved runways. re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. Lake St. Louis, MO to Overland Park, KS at the end of the summer of It sucked up some asphalt chunks, costing $4,800 to repair. described aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories. misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad With several firms looking to invest in the airfield, there is still a lifeline for this once abandoned facility, who have left their doors open for commercial traffic along with the alternative. It few small hangars were located in between the 2 runways on the south Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". Association. 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