Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
N 38° 44.521 W 090° 21.735
15S E 729252 N 4291452
Located on the north side of town, this is where many people enter and exit the city.
Waymark Code: WMB769
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2011
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from Wikipedia:
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (IATA: STL, ICAO: KSTL, FAA LID: STL) is the primary airport for St. Louis, Missouri, United States and the surrounding area. It is the largest airport in the state.
The airport lies outside the St. Louis city limits in St. Louis County and is owned and operated by the City of St. Louis. Its land sits in the cities of Berkeley and Bridgeton and in an unincorporated area. The airport has nonstop flights to and from more than 88 national and international destinations. In 2009, 12.8 million passengers traveled through the airport.
In 1982, Trans World Airlines (TWA) established its hub at Lambert. Over 30 million passengers traveled through the airport per year in 1999 and 2000. American Airlines bought TWA and the Lambert hub in 2001. American reduced service levels gradually from 2003 through 2009 and ended its focus-city operation on April 5, 2010. In May 2010, Southwest Airlines increased its operations and flight schedule and became the airport's largest airline in terms of passengers carried and daily flights. Delta Air Lines is the airport's second-busiest operating airline.
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