Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
Description
St. Louis Lambert International Airport is an international airport serving Greater St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It is about 14mi northwest of downtown St. Louis in unincorporated St. Louis County between Berkeley and Bridgeton. Commonly named Lambert Field, it is the largest and busiest airport in Missouri with 260 daily departures to about 70 domestic and international locations. In 2016, 13.9 million passengers traveled through the airport. St. Louis Lambert International is classified as a medium-sized airport in terms of passengers, but is currently the busiest in this category. The airport serves as a hub for Air Choice One and Cape Air, focus city for Southwest Airlines and was a former hub for Trans World Airlines and later for American Airlines. It is the primary airport serving the St. Louis area, with MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, located about 37 miles (59 km) east, serving as a secondary metropolitan airport. The two airports are connected by the city's rail mass transit Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink.