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St. Louis Lambert International Airport

St Louis, United States

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St. Louis Lambert International Airport

St Louis, United States

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St. Louis's primary international gateway serving the Midwest.

Opened

1920

Location

St. Louis, United States

St. Louis Lambert International Airport is the largest airport in Missouri and the primary commercial aviation hub serving the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Located approximately 14 miles northwest of downtown St. Louis, it handles millions of passengers annually across a range of domestic and select international routes. The airport has a long history in American aviation, having played a significant role in the early development of commercial and military flight. It is named after Albert Bond Lambert, a prominent aviator and aviation promoter who helped fund Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight preparation. Following the decline of its former hub status under TWA and later American Airlines, Lambert has repositioned itself as a connecting and origin-destination airport, with Southwest Airlines now serving as its largest carrier by departures.

Terminals

The airport has two terminal buildings, Terminal 1 (with concourses C and D served by an underground people mover) and Terminal 2, which primarily serves Southwest Airlines.

Getting to & from

MetroLink light rail connects the airport directly to downtown St. Louis and beyond, with additional access by taxi, rideshare, and rental car services.

Airlines here

Southwest Airlines is the dominant carrier at STL, with additional service from American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and several other carriers.

Notable facts

›Named after Albert Bond Lambert, who helped fund Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight.
›TWA (Trans World Airlines) used Lambert as a major hub for decades before its acquisition by American Airlines in 2001.
›The airport was one of the first municipally owned airports in the United States.
›A major terminal expansion in the 1990s added the signature domed architecture designed by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum.
›Lambert served as a U.S. Army Air Corps training facility during World War II.

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Route map (60 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

United Airlines

US Airways

Virgin Atlantic Airways

Southwest Airlines

Routes

STL → BRL3E · CNC

STL → DEC3E · CNC

STL → JBR3E · CNC

STL → CGI9K · CNA

STL → IRK9K · CNA

STL → MWA9K · CNA

STL → OWB9K · CNA

STL → TBN9K · CNA

STL → UIN9K · CNA

STL → CLTAA · 319

STL → DCAAA · CR7

STL → DFWAA · M83 M80 738

STL → LAXAA · M83

STL → LGAAA · CR7

STL → MIAAA · 738

STL → ORDAA · M80 M83 738

STL → PHLAA · E75 CRJ E70

STL → PHXAA · 319

STL → PITAA · ER4

STL → SEAAA · 737

STL → YYZAC · CRJ

STL → ATLAF · M90 717 M88

STL → ATLAM · 717 M90 M88

STL → LAXAS · M83

STL → SEAAS · 73H 73J

STL → ATLAZ · M90 M88

STL → ATLDL · M90 717 M88 319

STL → CVGDL · CR7

STL → DTWDL · CR7 320 717

STL → JFKDL · CR9 CR7

STL → LGADL · CR7

STL → MSPDL · M90 319 320 M88

STL → SLCDL · 320

STL → CUNF9 · 320

STL → DENF9 · 320 319

STL → MBJF9 · 319

STL → PUJF9 · 319

STL → PVRF9 · 319

STL → ATLFL · 717

STL → BNAFL · 73C

STL → BWIFL · 73W

STL → CMHFL · 73W

STL → DALFL · 73W

STL → DENFL · 73C

STL → DFWFL · 73W

STL → DTWFL · 73C

STL → FLLFL · 73W

STL → GRRFL · 73W

STL → LASFL · 73C

STL → LAXFL · 73W

STL → MCIFL · 73C

STL → MDWFL · 73H 73W 73C

STL → MKEFL · 73W

STL → MSPFL · 73W

STL → MSYFL · 73W

STL → OKCFL · 73C

STL → OMAFL · 73W

STL → PHLFL · 73C

STL → RDUFL · 73W

STL → SATFL · 73C

Aircraft operating here

73W45 routes 73C27 routes Airbus A31913 routes Canadair Regional Jet 70011 routes Boeing 737-3008 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-837 routes Boeing 737-8007 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-907 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-887 routes 73H7 routes CNA6 routes Boeing 7176 routes

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Encyclopaedia

St. Louis Lambert International Airport, commonly referred to as Lambert Field or simply Lambert, is the primary international airport serving St. Louis, Missouri, and its metropolitan area. Covering 3,793 acres (1,535 ha) of land, it is the largest and busiest airport in the U.S. state of Missouri, being 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 over 80 destinations within the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe, having served nearly 16 million passengers in 2024.

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