IL HR0917

Congratulates Airport Director Danny Adams and the staff of St. Louis Regional Airport on receiving the Illinois Reliever Airport of the Year award

St. Louis Regional Airport (formerly Civic Memorial Airport, established 1946) has created over 1,500 jobs with an annual economic impact of $480 million and handles over 80,000 operations annually

Airport has completed $8.5 million in improvements since September 2023, including runway rehabilitation, apron expansion, hangar taxilane reconstruction, and parking lot rehabilitation, plus a $20 million expansion by West Star Aviation

Air traffic increased 39% over the last 12 months and the airport recently resumed professional flight training through Piston Aviation Flight School after a 15-year hiatus

Airport expanded from a single sod runway to a 2,300-acre facility with two runways capable of landing large aircraft such as C-5A or Boeing 747