Spirit of St. Louis Airport

Spirit of St. Louis Airport
IATA: SUS – ICAO: KSUS – FAA LID: SUS
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner St. Louis County
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Elevation AMSL 463 ft / 141 m
Coordinates 38°39′44″N 090°39′07″W / 38.66222°N 90.65194°W
Website spiritairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8L/26R 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
8R/26L 7,485 2,281 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 144,897
Based aircraft 424

Spirit of St. Louis Airport (IATA: SUS, ICAO: KSUS, FAA LID: SUS) is a public airport located 17 miles (27 km) west of the central business district of St. Louis, in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is owned by St. Louis County, and named after the famous Spirit of Saint Louis aircraft.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Spirit of St. Louis Airport covers an area of 1,500 acres (610 ha) which contains two parallel runways: 8L/26R measuring 5,000 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) and 8R/26L measuring 7,485 x 150  (2,281 x 46 m), an all weather, ILS equipped runway.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 144,897 aircraft operations, an average of 396 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi, 1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 424 aircraft based at this airport: 55% single engine, 9% multi-engine, 30% jet aircraft and 5% helicopters.[1]

The airport also hosted the St. Louis County Fair and Air show, where the fair is located on the airport itself, as well as petting zoos, food stands and static displays. The airport was shut down when the air show part is going on. It was hosted every Labor Day weekend Friday-Monday. Due to airport expansion, the St. Louis County Fair and Air Show will not be held at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport after 2007, and the air show will no longer be held due to other location issues.

In 2007, the airport finished a multi-million dollar expansion project to add a parallel taxiway to the north of 26R/8L. This added land is currently available to lease with taxiway access.

Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo

The Spirit of St. Louis Air Show returns to the airport, May 3-4, 2014. This year it features an interactive STEM Expo and a Veteran's Village. The US Navy Blue Angels will headline the event.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for SUS (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ↑ http://techli.com/2014/02/stem-kicks-the-tires-and-lights-the-fires-in-chesterfield-may-3-4/

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