St. Louis Lambert International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | City of St. Louis Government | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | St Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | February 27, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Southern Airways Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Southwest Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 605 ft / 184 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°44′50″N 090°21′41″W / 38.74722°N 90.36139°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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St. Louis Lambert International Airport (IATA: STL, ICAO: KSTL, FAA LID: STL) is the primary international airport serving metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Commonly referred to as Lambert Field or simply Lambert, it is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Missouri. The airport covers 3,793 acres (1,535 ha) of land. STL is located 14 miles (23 km) northwest of downtown St. Louis in unincorporated St. Louis County between Berkeley and Bridgeton. The airport provides nonstop service to airports throughout the United States and to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. In 2024, it served nearly 16 million passengers to over 80 nonstop domestic and international destinations.
Named for Albert Bond Lambert, an Olympic medalist and prominent St. Louis aviator, the airport rose to international prominence in the 20th century thanks to its association with Charles Lindbergh, its groundbreaking air traffic control (ATC), its status as the primary hub of Trans World Airlines (TWA), and its iconic terminal.
St. Louis Lambert International Airport is connected by the MetroLink mass transportation rail system to other parts of the St. Louis metropolitan area, including a future connection to the region's secondary commercial airport, MidAmerica St. Louis Airport about 37 miles (60 km) to the east.