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Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (IATA: STL, ICAO: KSTL) is the primary airport for St. Louis, Missouri, United States and the surrounding area.
The airport lies outside the city limits and is owned and operated by the City of St. Louis. In 2000, 30,558,991 passengers traveled through the airport. Passenger numbers dropped to 13 million in 2004. Passenger numbers grew to over 15.2 million passengers in 2006.[2] Lambert St. Louis International Airport serves over 88 non-stop national and international destinations. Lambert is primarily served by aircraft such as the Boeing 737, McDonnell Douglas MD-80, Airbus A320 and regional jets such as the Embraer 145 and Canadair Regional Jet.
As of 2007, the largest regularly scheduled aircraft is the Boeing 757 operated by American Airlines. Connection traffic through Lambert on American Airlines and Southwest Airlines continues to grow as well. Lambert St. Louis International Airport continues to see increase in passenger traffic. September 2007 showed more growth in the number of boarding passengers with a 4.2 percent increase over September 2006. Year to date, nearly 5.9 million passengers have originated from Lambert, a 1.2 percent over the same 9-month period in 2006. American Airlines boarded 190,570 passengers in September. Frontier Airlines showed the biggest gain in boarding passengers, also called enplanements, among the major national airlines with 12,139 passengers originating from St. Louis in September. That's a 57 percent increase over the same month in 2006. International Charter Airlines service increased 11.2 percent in September. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport serves as a hub for American Airlines and its regional affiliate, AmericanConnection. It is also home to an American Airlines maintenance ramp and the 131st Fighter Wing.
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