MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Scott Air Force Base |
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USGS 1998 orthophoto
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | St. Clair County & USAF | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Belleville, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 459 ft / 140 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°32′43″N 089°50′07″W / 38.54528°N 89.83528°WCoordinates: 38°32′43″N 089°50′07″W / 38.54528°N 89.83528°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.FlyMidAmerica.com | ||||||||||||||
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Location of airport in Illinois/United States | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 21,508 |
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Based aircraft | 35 |
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV, FAA LID: BLV) is a public use airport co-located on the grounds of Scott Air Force Base. It is located 14 nautical miles (16 mi, 26 km) east of the central business district of Belleville, in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.
The airport is the secondary domestic passenger airport for the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is the largest and main domestic and international airport for the region. MidAmerica has operated as a joint use airport since beginning operations in November 1997 and is currently served by Allegiant Air with direct flights to Orlando Sanford International Airport, McCarran International Airport, St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport, Punta Gorda Airport, Jacksonville International Airport, and Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport.