Spirit of St. Louis Airport








































Spirit of St. Louis Airport
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  • 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 90°39′7″W / 38.66222°N 90.65194°W / 38.66222; -90.65194
Website spiritairport.com
Map



SUS is located in Missouri

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Location of airport in Missouri

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SUS is located in the United States

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SUS (the United States)

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Runways
























Direction
 Length
 Surface
ft
 m
8R/26L
 7,485
 2,281
 Concrete
8L/26R
 5,000
 1,524
 Asphalt

Statistics









Aircraft operations (2017) 94,764
Based aircraft (2018) 394
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]



Sign for Spirit of St. Louis Airport


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 St. Louis aircraft.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Facilities and aircraft


  • 2 Cargo carriers and destinations


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Facilities and aircraft


Spirit of St. Louis Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres (530 ha) and 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, 2017, the airport had 94,764 aircraft operations, an average of 260 per day: 86% general aviation, 12% air taxi, 2% military and less than 1% commercial service. In March 2018, there were 394 aircraft based at this airport: 242 single-engine, 54 multi-engine, 78 jet and 20 helicopters.[1]


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


The Spirit of St. Louis Air Show returned to the airport, May 3–4, 2014 after being absent since 2007. It featured an interactive STEM Expo and a Veteran's Village. The US Navy Blue Angels headlined the event.[2]



Cargo carriers and destinations











Airlines Destinations

DHL Aviation 		Bedford, Buffalo, Cincinnati


References





  1. ^ abcd FAA Airport Master Record for SUS (Form 5010 PDF), effective March 29, 2018.


  2. ^ http://techli.com/2014/02/stem-kicks-the-tires-and-lights-the-fires-in-chesterfield-may-3-4/




External links






  • Resources for this airport:

    • FAA airport information for SUS

    • AirNav airport information for KSUS

    • ASN accident history for SUS

    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker

    • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations

    • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures












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