Military Facilities in Missouri: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Missouri, Forts in Missouri, Whiteman Air Force Base

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Missouri, Forts in Missouri, Whiteman Air Force Base, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Fort Leonard Wood, Weldon Spring Ordnance Works, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Fort Orleans, Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, St. Louis Arsenal, Fort Osage, Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Malden Regional Airport, St. Louis Downtown Airport, Kirksville Air Force Station, Fort Crowder, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport, Missouri World War II Army Airfields, Fort Zumwalt Park, Fordland Air Force Station, Fort Hovey, Perryville Municipal Airport, Fort D, Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport, Fort Davidson, Fort de Cavagnal, Liberty Arsenal, Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Fort Bellefontaine. Excerpt: Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (IATA: STL, ICAO: KSTL, FAA LID: STL) is the primary airport for St. Louis, Missouri, United States and the surrounding area. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state. The airport lies outside the St. Louis city limits in St. Louis County and is owned and operated by the City of St. Louis. Its land sits in the cities of Berkeley and Bridgeton and in an unincorporated area. The airport has nonstop flights to and from more than 88 national and international destinations. In 2009, 12.8 million passengers traveled through the airport. Aerial view of Naval Air Station St. Louis in the mid-1940s. Control tower and main terminal 131st Fighter Wing and American Airlines Maintenance Ramp At Lambert AirportThe airport was originally a balloon launching base named Kinloch Field which was part of the 1890s Kinloch Park suburban development. The Wright brothers and their Exhibition Team visited the field while touring with their aircraf...