St. Louis Downtown Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Bi-State Development Agency | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Greater St. Louis | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Cahokia, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 413 ft / 126 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°34′15″N 090°09′22″W / 38.57083°N 90.15611°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | StLouisDowntownAirport.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 | 170,000 |
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Based aircraft | 281 |
St. Louis Downtown Airport (IATA: CPS, ICAO: KCPS, FAA LID: CPS) is a public-use airport located in Greater St. Louis, one mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Cahokia, in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Bi-State Development Agency. The airport is located less than 3 miles from the Gateway Arch Riverfront and is used by many business aircraft visiting the St. Louis region. Airport services include two full-service 24-hour fixed-base operators, an instrument landing system, an FAA air traffic control tower, and its own dedicated Index B aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service.
The St. Louis metropolitan area is also served by Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri; MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Belleville, Illinois; St. Louis Regional Airport in Alton, Illinois; and Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Missouri.
St. Louis Downtown Airport covers an area of 1,013 acres (410 ha) which contains three paved runways: 12R/30L measuring 7,001 x 100 ft. (2,133 x 30 m), 12L/30R measuring 5,301 x 75 ft. (1,616 x 23 m) and 5/23 measuring 2,799 x 75 ft. (853 x 23 m).