The Black Ribbon of Roosterville

The 20-foot-wide landing strip at Roosterville Airport is one of the narrowest paved public-use runway in the state of Missouri.

Grant Boyd

Monday, February 06, 2023 at 12:12 PM ET

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Looking down Roosterville Airport’s 2,780-foot-long, 20-foot-wide asphalt runway, which is often called the “black ribbon. [Courtesy: Roosterville International Airport]

Key Takeaways:

Roosterville International Airport (0N0) fosters a unique, family-like community of aviation enthusiasts, likened to a social hub where pilots and fans of all ages gather.
The airport has been owned and passionately operated by Paul Stuber, a 92-year-old master mechanic, and his family for nearly three decades, having purchased it in 1993 to preserve its operations.
It prides itself on being an accessible facility for "the regular guy" to own and fly airplanes, cultivating a strong volunteer spirit where the community actively contributes to its maintenance and development.

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“My take on what makes Roosterville ‘International’ Airport (0N0) unique is—if you remember The Andy Griffith Show—everyone came to the barbershop. Well, here, everyone comes to the airport. We have a lot of pilots, retired pilots, and others here, so it’s just a wide spectrum of aviation enthusiasts at Roosterville—both young and old,” said Dee Stuber-Sligar.

Her father, Paul Stuber, has owned the airport for nearly three decades. Today, he and several other family members are active in its continued operations.