Airports, Airfields and Balloon Ascension Grounds of St. Louis

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The St. Louis Mounted Police Station in Forest Park. Built in 1919, this building once served as a hanger for the City's first commercial airport. Its adjoining 100 acre landing field (known as "Aviation Field") served private aeroplanes as well as aircraft of the U.S. Aerial Mail Service. Forest Park has been the site for Aeronautical activity since 1907, and that tradition continues today with the yearly balloon races. For more on St. Louis' famous aircraft history, see James J. Horgan's book, "City of Flight: The History of Aviation in St. Louis"; Patrice Press, St. Louis, Mo;1990. For historical images of early aeronautical balloons in St. Louis, see the following images:  [Balloon at Highland's Amusement Park]  and other unidentified St. Louis locations: [Image 1]  [Image 2]  [Image 3] . From glass plate photography by J. R. Eike dating from 1914-1917. Eike's work is presented on this website as part of the Thomas Kempland Collection.

Airports, Airstrips, and Aeronautical Balloon Ascension Sites (St. Louis City/County)

• 2nd and Rutger Ave. Ascension Ground

• 4th and Market Ave. Ascension Ground

• 6700 N. Broadway Airport

• 7400 N. Broadway Airstrip

• 8900 S. Broadway (Balloon Ascension Ground)

• Arsenal (hangar w/ Airfield)

• Branson Airport

• Chouteau and Newstead Avenue Ascension Ground

• Clark and 12th Street Ascension Ground (Washington Square)

• Creve Coeur Airport

• Fairgrounds Airfield

• Forest Park Airfield

• Kinloch Park Airport

• Lambert Field ("St. Louis Flying Field")

• Lindell Park

• Lobmaster Sky Ranch

• Priester's Park Ascension Ground

• Ross Airport (7700 N. Broadway)

• Spirit of St. Louis Airport

• Starling Airpark

• Van Der Ahe Baseball Stadium (Ascension Site)

• Weiss Airport

• World's Fair Ascension Ground (NW of Forest Park)

Lambert Field as it appeared in 1930. Universal became American Airlines. The distant most hangers belonged to Robertson Aviation, and is the company where Charles Lindbergh was employed while carrying air mail. From print obtained from Dick Gariepy,

Missouri Air National Guard Facilities at Lambert Field, circa 1949. Transport plane and seven B-26. [Missouri Air National Guard Photo]

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