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Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is the primary airport for St. Louis, Missouri and the surrounding area. The airport lies outside the city limits, but is owned and operated by the City of St. Louis. In 2003 , over 20 million passengers traveled through the airport. However, passenger numbers dropped substantially to 13 million in 2004 . HISTORY The airport was originally a Balloon launching base named Kinloch Field. The Wright Brothers visited the field while touring with their aircraft, and Theodore Roosevelt flew on their aircraft while it was visiting, becoming the first U.S. president to fly. In 1920 , Major Albert Bond Lambert purchased the field and developed it into an airport with hangars and a terminal. Charles Lindbergh departed the airport for his record-breaking flight to Paris in 1927 . Later that year, Lambert sold the airport, by then known as Lambert Field, to the City of St. Louis. Lambert thus became the first municipal airport in the United States. Before World War II, Robertson Airlines , Marquette Airlines , and Eastern Airlines provided passenger service to St. Louis. During the war, the airport became a manufacturing base for McDonnell Aircraft and Curtiss-Wright . After the war, Minoru Yamasaki was commissioned to design a new passenger terminal at Lambert. Completed in 1956 , the four-domed terminal design inspired future terminals at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City and Charles De Gaulle International Airport in Paris . Trans World Airlines gradually became Lambert's dominant carrier, and established a Hub there in the 1980s. The St. Louis hub survived TWA's bankruptcy in 1993 , and by the late 1990's it accounted for almost all of the airline's operations. After American Airlines bought TWA and merged its flight operations in 2001 , Lambert became a reliever for American's existing hubs at Chicago O'Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth . American transferred many mainline TWA routes to American Connection , a group of affiliated regional carriers. Saint Louis remains a hub for American Airlines today, however its size can't compare with Dallas/Ft Worth or Chicago O'Hare. Southwest Airlines also maintains a major presence at Lambert. Passenger traffic, which peaked at 30.5 million in 2000, dropped to 13 million in 2004. FACILITIES Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport covers 2,800 acres and has three runways:
AIRLINES Main Terminal Concourse A
Concourse B
Concourse C
Concourse D
East Terminal Concourse E
TRANSIT The airport is served by two Metrolink Light Rail stations, which offer direct service to downtown St. Louis and the suburbs in Illinois , one station stopping at the newer East Terminal, with the other station connecting to the Main terminal. Free rides are offered between terminals during all train operating hours. Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) are located on the platforms of both stations to purchase two-hour passes (one-ride ticket) and day passes. A new metrolink extension is underway to link University City, Clayton, Richmond Heights, Brentwood, Maplewood, Shrewsbury and South Saint Louis to the existing Metrolink system including Lambert International Airport. Service of this extension is expected to begin in September 2006. EXPANSION PLANS Lambert Airport is in the first phase of a major expansion, the largest capital improvement project in St. Louis history. It is expected to be completed in the first part of 2006 . The first phase includes:
The $1.1 billion first phase is funded by fees collected from users of the aviation system. AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION McDonnell Douglas had its world headquarters adjacent to the airport. The facilities, now run by Boeing, is now the headquarters for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems . One of its most well-known production items is the FA/18 Hornet. TRIVIA Lambert is the airport that Seinfeld and company leave from in the episode "The Airport". Lambert Field's USO is one of the largest in the country, serving over 120,000 military men and women each year. EXTERNAL LINKS
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