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Lambert-St.
Louis International
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Spirit
of St. Louis
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St.
Louis Downtown
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St.
Louis Regional
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MidAmerica
St. Louis
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Classification
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Air
Carrier
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Reliever/General
Aviation
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Reliever/General
Aviation
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General
Aviation
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Air
Carrier/Joint Use
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Head
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Leonard
L. Griggs Jr.
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Richard
E. Hrabko
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Robert
L. McDaniel
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David
C. Miller
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M.
Tim Cantwell
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History
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| Maj. Albert Bond Lambert purchased the 500-acre Kinloch Field and renamed it Lambert Field in 1919 | Opened in 1964 as a private facility and was purchased by St. Louis County in 1979 | Will celebrate 75th anniversary this October. Opened in 1929 as Curtiss-Steinberg Airport. In the mid 1930s, Oliver Parks, founder of Parks College, became the airport’s operator. Has been known as Curtiss-Parks, Parks Metropolitan, Bi-State Parks, and St. Louis Downtown-Parks | Post-World War II. In 1946, opened as Civic Memorial Airport. Changed name in 1984 | “Green field” airport opened in 1998. Joint Use with Scott Air Force Base |
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Acreage
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2,800
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1,500
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1,013
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2,300
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5,500
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Governance
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| Owned by City of St. Louis; governed by St. Louis Airport Authority | Owned and operated by St. Louis County. No tax dollars contribute to running the airport | Metro (Bi-State Development Agency) | Independent Empowered Airport Authority Board. Seven Commissioners appointed by the mayors of Alton, East Alton, Bethalto, Wood River and the Madison County chairman. Property tax contributes to operations | Owned and operated by St. Clair County |
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Niche
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• Commercial air carrier • Corporate aviation • Cargo operations • Military operations • Maintenance facilities • Test flight facility for The Boeing Company |
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Business travel • Maintenance • County law enforcement aircraft base |
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Business travel • Maintenance • Parks College of Engineering and Aviation • News helicopter base • Medical evacuation and organ transplant |
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Business travel • Maintenance • Completion Air—a global refurbishing company that services aircraft from around the world |
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Cargo • Air carrier • Charter • Military (joint use with Scott Air Force base) |
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Improvements
Under Development
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$1.1 billion major expansion currently underway • Main feature is third parallel runway, scheduled for operation prior to the end of 2006 |
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$6 million engineering infrastructure for 160 undeveloped acres, construction
to begin this summer • $3 million in taxiway rehabilitation • 20 Additional storage units for light aircraft • Hangars under planning for Surdex headquarters. Surdex is a private aerial mapping company |
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Recent terminal renovation • Work on new control tower to be started October 2004 • Construction of 41,000-square-foot paint hangar by Midcoast Aviation • Nine-acre expansion for completion of additional taxiways • Helicopter rides at base of the Gateway Arch, which will run from Memorial Day to Labor Day 2004 |
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Completion of Phase IV project to strengthen the aircraft parking apron.
$1.3 million project to be completed Summer ‘04 • Installation of Automated Weather Observation System, providing real-time weather by phone or radio for public and pilots |
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17-acre, 50,000-square-foot cargo facility, slated for completion by year-end |
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Future
Plans
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In 2005, construction of an engine-run ramp in the remote industrial area on the northeast end of the airport. This will relocate noisy engine test runs away from the residential neighborhood. • Expansion of parallel runway expansion from 3,800 feet to 5,200 feet. To be completed by 2006 • Application for restoration grant of Curtiss-Wright factory and hangar |
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Taxiway will be strengthened, straightened and lengthened • Airport security assessment • Implementation of strategic business plan |
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National passenger service and continuing expansion of cargo operations |
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Contact
Information
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| www.lambert-stlouis.com (314) 426-8000 | www.spiritairport.com (636) 532-0190 | www.stlouisdowntownairport.com (618) 337-6060 | www.stlouisregional.com (618) 259-2531 | www.flymidamerica.com (618) 566-5240 |