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  IATA SUS
  ICAO KSUS
  FAA SUS
  Type Public
  Owner St Louis County
  Location St Louis, Missouri
  Elevation-f 463
  Elevation-m 141
  R1-number 8L/26R
  R1-length-f 5,000
  R1-length-m 1,524
  R1-surface Asphalt
  R2-number 8R/26L
  R2-length-f 7,485
  R2-length-m 2,281
  R2-surface Concrete
  Stat-year 2006
  Stat1-header Aircraft operations
  Stat1-data 144,897
  Stat2-header Based aircraft
  Stat2-data 424
  Footnotes Source: Federal Aviation Administration , effective 2007-07-05


Spirit of St. Louis Airport is a public Airport located 17 miles (27 Km ) west of the Central Business District of St. Louis , in St. Louis County , Missouri , United States . It is owned by St. Louis County.


FACILITIES AND AIRCRAFT

Spirit of St. Louis Airport covers an area of 1,300 Acre s (526 Ha ) which contains two parallel Runway s: 8L/26R measuring 5,000 x 75 ft. (1,524 x 23 m) and 8R/26L measuring 7,485 x 150 ft. (2,281 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 144,897 aircraft operations, an average of 396 per day: 91% s.

The airport also hosts the St. Louis County Fair and Air show, where the fair is located on the airport itself, as well as petting zoo's, food stands and static displays. The airport is shut down when the air show part is going on. It is hosted every Labor Day weekend Friday-Monday.


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