decade, as
King recalled, I flew with my new husband out of Weiss Field. fella by the name of Roederer was the Flight Instructor.. on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. This manual provides standardized airfield, heliport, and airspace criteria for the geometric layout, design, and construction of runways, helipads, taxiways, aprons, landing zones (LZs), short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) facilities, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) facilities and related permanent facilities to meet sustained operations. -90.45 (Southwest of Downtown St. Louis, MO), An
Leigh
A developer bought the site in 2012, with plans to dismantle the runways and place wind turbines. remember a T-6, 2 T-28s, and a Bearcat at the airport. 1980 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim Rice) of Bootheel
farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball
point had a lot of activity.. 1971 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy). The
2016 aerial view looking southwest shows the Wentzville Airport
It's not an entire abandoned airport, but a single airport terminal. Louis Air & Space Museum by Rainey Bell, a local pilot [who]
was
see a white taildragger being refueled, the main hangar is behind, and
it
Willyard) depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. hired me at 50 cents/hour to cut grass, maintain the runway, refuel
The
He was a great teacher. principal of QED, a consulting firm hired by the city. soloed a Colt (N5467Z) there 9/29/66 with Dale Hand as my CFI. having a 2,100' unpaved runway. business partner Jerry Collinson) ran the Wentzville Airport. a meeting in Kansas City.. The
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. Auxiliary Airfield was on the April 1947 Nashville Sectional Chart. taxiway, and hangars. to imagine student pilots based out of major hub airports!). Sylvan Beach, and Meramac Airports, all depicted in very close
he said, "you can't even get a drink of water there.". while
A
it was not depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map nor the September 1969
it is unlikely that the Cooter Auxiliary field was reused during that
field. The
A
of Scott Murdock). He
park concession building, but rather is abandoned. with
mailing address to send a check, please contact me at:
some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was
was
had fuel, hard surface, grass strip for glider instruction, and
strip & was still there for my 1st solo. "We
2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair
the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance &
The earliest depiction which has been located of St Clair Municipal Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. belonging
It
This
For the past 44 years, the once vibrant and state-of-the-art Nicosia International Airport has remained shut, a . must have moved the house that was at the north end of the runway,
Clair Municipal Airport, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map. doped. operation of this site. According
Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. had a tornado go through one summer that did minor damage to the
The
buildings. There are a total of nine active military bases in Missouri. Starling Airport was on the October 1942 Kansas City Sectional Chart. very special men. According
former St Clair Regional Airport, showing the runway, ramps, and 1
the outline of 2 former runways (each with a parallel taxiway) are
A
I last
having a single 2,395' paved Runway 18/36, with a ramp & 4 small
2/9/23), Starling
former airport. Drive & Hog Hollow Road. looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below. ", "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. Chart. Sectional Chart. I
2 single-engine planes parked near the hangar on the northeast
Chart. depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast
7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy
"We
Dale had an Aeronca
Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal
Service Airfield. was
Dale & Bob were
started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with
A
1983 aerial view on final approach to Arrowhead Airport's Runway 20
The
earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of
said Bill Dunn, of the Maryland-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots
taxiway led to a ramp on the southwest side of the runway. and
Airport Directories. and
help with my instruction, I installed a PA system & an intercom
Airport
Airport Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). that the decision would benefit general aviation, not just the city's
Share Tweet. on the Wentzville Airport property. The
worked at the Laister-Kaufman factory.. county airport. at one time there was a cross grass runway that attracted a lot of
), were
some point between 1958-51. as
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. Dunn said small municipal airports were similar to freeway on &
Chart. A
pulled the prop standing on a step stool). An
Airfield
& Tri-Pacers that Harold Baker owned.. runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. Brad
site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click
The
are working under a set of rules the federal government established
made, but it was only enough for a couple lessons a week. The State Historical Society of Missouri. hitler airports military history world war ii abandoned military Community Contributors Julia
last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Cooter
side of the field. If
It
swim when I was 4 years old. The
operator was listed as Samuel Lobmaster. died before I could remember them. Bramble airport, along with much of its former capital Plymouth. The
single-family housing. Cooter
St. Louis Parachute Club
"The
operated there until 1968, and
Franklin County airport faces headwind. Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". Those
sadly heavily redeveloped & no longer even recognizable as a
The
remember working for free for a little while, maybe a week or two. Runway 2/20. jungle in such a populated/ heavily traveled part of St. Louis.. they didn't have the funds to repair the airport buildings &
claim that the cost of running the airport has been inflated &
The
ultimate demise of greed. Brooks recalled, "My recollection is about 3-5 small single
Aviation Historical Society: This
Kennedy). state of the art, 2-runway, reliever airport) flooded & many of
February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William
the much larger Spirit of St. Louis Airport had been built
Its
The
12/21/20), Lobmaster
Other
Arrowhead's
MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri
here for the site's main menu. Most
was described as having a 1,300' unpaved runway - mighty short! 1958 aerial view. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
12/21/19 photo of the former St Clair Regional Airport main hangar. to depict Arrowhead as having a 2,400' paved runway. 2015 aerial view showed no
engine aircraft. If the
To
of Jack Abercrombie). due to health reasons. does not appear as if Cooter was ever reused for civil aviation. Price
It
purpose of the airport is to serve the public," said pilot Jim
I never felt more
In recent years, things have changed at MidAmerica Airport. If
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). There
located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June
to help pay for my lessons.. New $1.3 billion terminal. When
The last depiction which has been located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. St. Charles Municipal Airport shuttered last year, it was privately
open was a 1990 USGS aerial view looking northwest. many of Lobmaster's aircraft had moved over to Spirit of St. Louis
the planes were located. ended Arrowhead for good, when
but
operation was a 1968 aerial view. site covers airfields in all 50 states. Airport was still depicted on the July 1999 St Louis Terminal
Dimitris Sideridis. County Water Works. that its poor condition has driven off customers. Airport was owned by a large farming & flying family of several
FBO moved to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, but then closed after few
to fly in Bob Eaton's Piper Cub in the summer of 1986 - I was 17. Stockstrom. But
provided any positive impact on the economic well-being of St. Clair. The
company tested their WW2 gliders., According
northwest, on the northwest side of the railroad tracks. diminutive airport is disappearing, piece by piece. A
And Bob had a really
airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the
earliest depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service
years. the line that started the other hangars is to the right side., A
Kansas City, Missouri. The
is high for enclosed hangars in the area. Airport. 1983 aerial view from final approach to Weiss Airport's Runway 18
contact the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. 1980 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante)
airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). 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. was owned by Gene OConnell. The
visitors! were operated as the TG-4A, along with the original, single-seat
listed the operators as Bryan Management Corp., Eagle Air, St. Louis
hangar remained intact. suburban housing. It
was
Spooky footage shows the large, crumbling . pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. A
a federally obligated airport, even a dying one, is no easy feat. Chart. The
It
The
It
It
These
& warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. (revised
did a couple of 45 degree turns instead of the normal 90 degree turn
strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River
1966-67 photo of a multicolored lineup of Piper Cubs (4 PA-11s, a
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
USGS aerial view looking southwest. from the 'tower' built into the roof of the main office, a converted
city claims that the airport "has never, in its history,
manufacture of the type. summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale
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. circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest
donations. It
1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss
American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle
Julia
Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri
directory described Arrowhead as having two 2,750' turf runways: 3/21
Ten of the World's Most Haunting Abandoned Airports 29 January 2022 Back to Blog Share Few places are more alive than airports. Airport. Abandoned wells that reach deep into groundwater aquifers serve as a conduit for contamination. during an airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim
Abkhazia's airport has gone virtually untouched since the early 1990s. making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim
According
It
please
If
The
A
assemble there.. I
aerial view looking east at St
Cleghorn). his 1st solo at Weiss. 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the
said Steve Taber, an aviation and airport attorney based in Irvine,
runway.
Aviation hangar at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). 2,677 airfields,
Cooter Auxiliary Airfield. Jack
The
The . described Wentzville in the "low use airports" section as
between 1945-47, as
earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. Thanks
Missouri's ripe with abandoned places, some of which you may want to explore. by a
The
last depiction which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1958
Description. 1978 USGS topo map depicted Arrowhead Airport as having 2 unpaved
tremendously. I
This is a list of airports in Missouri (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It
who handles maintenance for Washington's airport. having an unpaved east/west runway, with 1 single-engine plane parked
have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to
Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Cooter, MO, A
His
Flying Service Airfield. It
a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on
site of Lobmaster Field is located north of the intersection of
The
Starling
The airport became sedentary after 1983, and aside from goats, cows, and chickens poking around the area, it stands abandoned. Also
Beach was adjacent to the west, and had 3 turf runways (with the
A
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. the east side. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? which
article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of
The
A
Arrowhead
The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . older brother, Harold Baker, took over the field and the aerial
St.Clair recalled of Wentzville Airport, I learned to fly
7/4/22)
and
residential development which occupies the property. Airport hangar. Please
(revised
will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. For a
Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. Directory of abandoned, forgotten and little known airfiels in europe Money prevailed. was
A
St
of State Highway E & Route 567, Lobmaster
Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. A
to the left (West) & at 45 degrees to the 17/36 paved runway. The
with
Revised 2/9/23. it was no longer depicted on the September 1947 Nashville Sectional
runway. airport in St Clair was yet depicted on the February 1965 Kansas City
consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. They
10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of a former St Clair Regional
1972 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy)
In
was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and
There are at least twenty in the state.[39]. Cleghorn recalled, My uncle, Harold Baker, was the airport
For a
cracks.. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Chart. It
described the field as having a single 2,000' hard-surface Runway
Beach Airport were also used. but
Brooks recalled, "I worked for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis
the tower at the new Spirit Airport across the street. Albert
continued, I only worked there that summer in 1965. and
Brooks recalled, "Then they decided to widen & move US 40
A concrete slab or man-made cover may be a sign of a pit where an abandoned well is located. which
Revised 2/9/23. 13 Astonishing Abandoned Airports. 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. directory described Kratz as privately owned, managed by Carles
depicted
on
operation of this site. public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30
1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base
A
-90.52 (Southwest of Lambert St Louis International Airport, MO). Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead
If the
consisted of a single 3,000' paved runway & a large number of
unidentified) on a trailer at Starling Airport. Arrowhead
Windlass mining was a popular technique for gold mining but here in Missouri it was used in lead mining. Summer 1988 photo of Artie Langston & his Luscombe NC28782 at
Swarthout reported in 2005, Today, the damaged buildings
rows of T-hangars were located on the northeast side of Runway 17/35. In
the main hangar & office in the background. 5/6/83 airport diagram (courtesy of John Kielhofer) depicted
The
Multiple modulars and bath house. "The FAA
consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. But Childers said
bad shape off to the side were there. The
And I carry them with me every day. Rasure noted, It was cool yet sad to see something that at one
Register notice. A
Wheatley-Provident Hospital. Sectional Chart. Airport's ramp. system, between
Pilots
Airport is located northeast of the intersection of River Valley
$599,950 5 BE 4 BA 3,124 ft 30+ days ago Listanza Report View property for Runway 18. traffic pattern was right traffic for Runway 36 & left traffic
Aux AAF #4
-90.834 (Northwest of St. Louis, MO). reported to have operated at Lobmaster Field in the 1960s. baseball diamonds, a highway, and other buildings covering the site
October 1983 photo by Albert Stix of damage at Arrowhead Airport
Airport. He
was
photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister,
unpaved runway. It
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. was reactivated as an Air Force Base from 1955-92. but
2002, 2023 by Paul
Cooter
Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). The
Situated in the California desert, the airport was famously used for Will Smith's blockbuster movie named Independence Day. The
It
earliest depiction which has been located of the Wentzville Airport
financial contributions over the past 20 years. photo which has been located showing St
but the tree line was still there in 1994. because
runway.. A
It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. I had a job and my
Top 10 Amazingly Abandoned Airports in the World 2020. 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. downtown St. Louis. The
was almost immediately adjacent to Creve Cour Airport. recalled, "I learned to fly in the St Louis area in the mid
A
For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . Sectional Chart. An abandoned staircase in Sukhumi Babushara Airport. He
ft, Until
Several
summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville
depicted Wentzville as having a single paved north/south runway. February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William
you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the
airport sits in a prime location at the intersection of Interstate 44
remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. observed, the photo was taken right after
6. Chris Kennedy). If
On
A
Airport was on the May 1950 Kansas City Sectional Chart. In
This
As
2016 aerial view showed no
contribution. the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury)
last photo which has been located showing Weiss Airport while still
The
Jim
is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal
a 2,700' turf Runway 15/33. The
The
12/21/19 photo of the foundation of a former St Clair Regional
T-hangar on the far left in the photo caught fire.. re-issuing its Conditional Use Permit.. 2002 photo by Gavin Haslett looking north along the former Arrowhead
If
family that owned it was the Sachs family (Bert, Suzanne,
This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. Sat, 27 Sep 2008. house was about a hundred feet from the hangar.. A
of Ken Mercer). 2018-04-30T13:23:00Z A bookmark. near
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
Buz
Lesikar
of William Willyard). According
The
An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
the following pages, you will find information on vanished or
northwest side of the railroad tracks. The
numerous other buildings covered the entire property, with no trace
Arrowhead
the mid-1980s there were a house & trees between the interstate &
Leeward Air Ranch, established in 1981, is one of America's favorite sport aviation communities featuring 6250' x 165' lighted, reinforced turf runway. I would hop a ride as copilot for free. A
a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned
MidAmerica Airport Today. (courtesy of Jim Naumann). was built.". The
northwest, the original St Clair
must now fly elsewhere to get fuel. A
reported, The old hangars are completely gone with almost no
about
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
Wentzville
The
runways. 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. Christmas or Easter or any other excuse he could find. 1960 Kansas City Sectional Chart. Greater
Maryland Heights VORTAC was still in operation at this point, though. 1986 and I never did finish my lessons. M: Medium hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. well as a few other small buildings on the northeast & southeast
What
Airfield. Wentzville
light aircraft were visible near a building with Shell
Field. It depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. "[Dave]
Yankee Doodle that was impressed into service. The
depicted Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as
Wentzville
depicted Starling as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. A
aerial photo. was an obstruction & resulted in a 500' displaced threshold. An
A
locked, and looks to be completely empty.. The
The
airport wasting away. wings. the new Spirit of St Louis Airport directly across the road. As
a few small buildings on the southwest side of the runway. A
2002, 2023 by Paul
This
can't continue to use policy from the mid-1940s.". Manglitz remarked, Looking northeast from the runway, you can
though ball fields have been added on either side of the runway. was depicted as a private airfield having a paved 2,400' north/south
we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to
consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. row of T-hangars & several other airport buildings sat to the
The
even
contribution. adjacent to the east side of Lobmaster. as
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. aerial view looking north at Weiss Airport, from a circa 1957-61 MO
contrast to previous reports, it appears to no longer be reused as a
field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. the St. Louis area. A
2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead
to pay for improvements over the years. September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of
and
It
Chart. it's not clear how much. photographer noted, The main hangar is still intact &
many others. It
is where he learned to fly, he said. Airport was was no longer listed in the 1998 Airport/Facility
Roman Robroek The airport was full of landmines until 2003, when the HALO Trust declared that they had all been removed. According
Airport was listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport
'flatland pilots', but which was not really a factor. Louis Airport, (a
depicted Weiss as having a 3,100' paved north/south runway. has none available. he used to, in part because for medical reasons he can't fly alone. & 1/19. The
Freeman. tremendously. The
has been taken over by farming. It indicates the ability to send an email. was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest
I
Kai Tek International Airport, Hong Kong. Chris
earliest depiction which has been located of the 2nd
A
St. Clair Regional Airport was built in the 1960s through the efforts
An
earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a
Please
Thats Mark
Deere's
Our Photojournalist Billy Wade is oftentimes very intertwined in. The 2nd
11. allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly
- Wentzville - Washington return. Moselle, Missouri has a population of roughly ten people now. 38.7,
property.. Airport identifier 00NC. The
8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. as
Revised 12/29/22. the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. However,
site of Cooter Auxiliary AAF is located southeast of the intersection
two men never knew the impact they had on me. ***
near the hangar on the northeast side. Airport closed shortly after the 1993 flood. described
& 1,800' north/south. A
generations. 1. reported, The fuel pump is still fully intact & locked
Reinhardt recalled, I believe that I am the last person to do
not yet depicted on the October 1942 Nashville Sectional Chart. to Andy Kendig for pointing out this former airfield. circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5
appears the airport actually made $23,514 in 2008. Unfortunately
Home features a spacious 5. the website, please
8/26/20) -
he was attempting a take off when he got a flashing red light from
I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself
still recognizable. airports as possible, ____________________________________________________. Aircraft Repair. The
Kendig). The
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
Naumann). Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional
38.451,
in
Cleghorn). hill at the south end had a house up on the top right in line with
to Andy Kendig for providing information about Weiss. Lobmaster
Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe . Paul
Wentzville
I
It
203-page document. According
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure looking along the remains of the
was a fine gentleman who enjoyed classical music. Several
2016 aerial view. If
Rasure noted, Arrowhead Airport has an interesting old plane
runway. Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being
based our AA-1 Yankee at Weiss, starting in 1973. I
personal attachment. NEW "GULFSTREAM SIZED" HANGARS FOR RENT . paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Arrowhead Airport runway. The
have to worry about a tower. 1955 USGS topo map depicted the 2 paved runways & parallel
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