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Class B

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

ID KSTL FAA STL Elev 618 ft Lat 38° 44.92' N Lon 90° 22.20' W Zulu …

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FAA Airport Diagram · KSTL

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Runways at KSTL

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,020 ft. Max gradient: 0.85%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12R 122° 11,020 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes —
30L 302° 11,020 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes —
12L 122° 9,013 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
30R 302° 9,013 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
11 122° 9,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.68%
29 302° 9,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.68%
06 063° 7,603 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.23%
24 243° 7,603 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.23%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

16 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 125.025
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.500
  • GND RWAY 11-29 118.925
  • GND SAINT LOUIS GROUND OUTBOUND 121.650
  • GND SAINT LOUIS GROUND INBOUND 121.900
  • TWR RWAY 12R-30L 118.500
  • TWR RWAY 12L-30R 120.050
  • TWR RWY 06 AND 11-29 132.475
  • APP ST LOUIS APP 120.050
  • APP SOUTH/WEST SECONDARY 121.025
  • APP SAINT LOUIS APPROACH SECONDARY 123.700
  • DEP ST LOUIS DEP N/E 119.150
  • DEP ST LOUIS DEP S/W 128.100
  • OPS ANG OPS 129.790
  • RDO ST LOUIS RDO 122.050
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KSTL

  • NDB ST

    Zumay

    0.40 MHz · LO · LOW

  • VOR-DME CSX

    Cardinal

    116.45 MHz · DME 116.45 · BOTH · LOW

  • VORTAC STL

    St Louis

    117.40 MHz · DME 117.40 · BOTH · HIGH

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KSTL, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

6 matched · 65 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (6)

  • Airport attended 1500–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · advisory

    Attended 1500–0100Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 12R–30L: H11020X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 12L: ALSF2. TDZL. PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´. RVR–TMR Tre…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 11–29: H9000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–200, 2D–325, 2D/2D2…

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (65 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·MISSOURI 269 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE AIRPORT MANAGER: 636-532-2222
  • ·ASOS 134.8 (314) 890–7255.
  • ·CTAF 124.75 ATIS 134.8 636–532–3213 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 ®SAINT LOUIS APP/DEP CON 126.5 TOWER 124.75 (1200–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 133.1 CLNC DEL 121.7 (when twr clsd)
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0500Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·FORISTELL (L) (L) VORTACW 110.8 FTZ Chan 45 N38º41.66´ W90º58.28´ 092º 15.1 NM to fld. 819/5E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 265º–285º byd 35 NM blo 2,500´ EAVES NDB (LOMW) 227 FZ N38º40.64´ W90º32.84´ 261º 5.0 NM to fld. 459/1W.
  • ·SNOOP NDB (LOMW) 326 SU N38º38.35´ W90º46.01´ 077º 5.6 NM to fld. 468/1W.
  • ·ILS 110.55 I–SUS Rwy 08R.
  • ·Svc aft hrs avbl for fee; contact heliport mgr 618–514–0206.
  • ·Daylight operations only, night operations not recommended.
  • ·Call heliport mgr before arr for lndg availability due to hvy concentration of air taxi opns. 618–514–0206.
  • ·Landing from the south and east are recommended.
  • ·River barge platform measures approximately 175´ by 54´.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 314-923-3014
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 58´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·RWY 06–24: H7603X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–176, 2S–175, 2D–280, 2D/2D2–660 PCR 600 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 06: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ST LOUIS ST LOUIS H–5D, L–27B, A IAP, DIAP, AD NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 270 MISSOURI CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·RWY 06: TORA–7603 TODA–7603 ASDA–7323 LDA–7323 RWY 11: TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 RWY 12L:TORA–9013 TODA–9013 ASDA–8956 LDA–8956 RWY 12R:TORA–11020 TODA–11020 ASDA–11020 LDA–10553 RWY 24: TORA–7603 TODA–7603 ASDA–7603 LDA–7603 RWY 29: TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 RWY 30L:TORA–11020 TODA–11020 ASDA–10880 LDA–10679 RWY 30R:TORA–9013 TODA–9013 ASDA–9013 LDA–9013 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 12R BAK–14 BAK –12B(B) (1090') BAK–14 BAK –12B(B) (1300') RWY 30L RWY 06 BAK–14 BAK –12B(B) (1450')
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 MILITARY—A–GEAR Retractable BAK–12B(B) avbl Rwy 06, 12R, and 30L.
  • ·A–G are kept in recessed posn til req for use.
  • ·Twr must be notified at least 5 sec prior to engagement so that cable may be raised.
  • ·JASU 1(AM32A–60A) 5(MA–1A) FUEL 100LL A FLUID SP LHOX OIL O–128–133–(148 Mil) SOAP
  • ·Twy D or Taxilane C from Twy S to Twy G, B–747 or larger acft are not authorized to pass or be passed by B–767 or larger acft operating on the parallel Twy/Taxilane.
  • ·Twy November btn Rwy 24 and Foxtrot, rstrd to acft with a wingspan of less than 79 ft (CRJ–900 or smlr) when acft are parked on the November Pad.
  • ·This area is rstrd to all opns when acft are performing end run–ups in the November Pad.
  • ·Taxiway Victor, underlying the Runway 12L final approach course is restricted to aircraft with a tail height of 25´ or less (CRJ–700 or smaller), when aircraft are landing on Runway 12L.
  • ·Txl Charlie, east of Twy Charlie 2 to Twy G, rstrd to B737 or smlr acft (wingspan less than 118´) when acft are parked on the Hotel pad.

+ 35 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Lambert St Louis

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KSTL — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KSTL

93 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 54 most recent.

Total events

44

since 1982

Fatal

3

6.8% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 517,352 ops in 1996

2024 total

165,482

10-yr total

1,716,282

2024 mix

AC/AT 96% · GA 3% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

2.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.20

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=93

  • Other 61
  • Ground collision 10
  • Stall / spin 7
  • Gear-up landing 6
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Structural failure 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-02-24 Embraer EMB145 · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
2015-11-29 Boeing 737 7H4 · Weather · day →
2015-02-24 McDonnell Douglas MD 11F · Stall / spin · VMC · dawn →
2008-08-14 Embraer EMB-145LR · Stall / spin · day →
2021-06-24 Piper PA 46-350P · Gear-up · day →
2019-07-21 Cessna 402 · Ground collision · day →
2013-12-23 Boeing 737 3H4 · Birdstrike · day →
2009-12-10 Beech 200 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2008-09-07 Beech 1900D · Ground collision · day →
2007-09-28 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Fire · VMC →
2004-05-26 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Weather · day →
2003-09-17 Cessna 182P · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-04-08 Dassault Aviation DA-20C · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →
2002-07-23 Cessna 402B · Gear-up · day →
1998-07-25 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 · Ground collision · day →
1997-05-15 Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-12-19 Douglas DC-9-32 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1994-12-05 Cessna 402 · Stall / spin · night →
1994-11-22 McDonnell Douglas,Cessna DC-9-82,441 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1993-09-08 Boeing 737-300 · Structural · day →
1993-09-02 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Other →
1993-08-28 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit →
1993-03-12 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1991-08-12 BRITISH AEROSPACE 3201 · Other · day →
1991-03-06 Cessna 401 · Gear-up · day →
1990-10-01 BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE JETSTREAM 3201 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
1988-08-28 Cessna 182Q · Other · night-moonlit →
1988-01-18 Piper PA-31T-620 · CFIT · night →
1985-06-11 Lockheed L-1011 · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1985-02-13 Swearingen SA-226-TC · Other · night-moonlit →
1984-01-09 Douglas DC-3C · Gear-up · night →
1983-11-10 Boeing 727-15C · Ground collision · IMC · night →
1983-11-08 McDonnell Douglas DC9-80 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-10-26 Convair 340 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-07-16 Boeing 727-231A · Other · day →
1983-05-24 Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1983-05-20 Boeing 727-100 · Ground collision · day →
1983-02-24 Swearingen SA 226TC · Ground collision · night →
1983-01-10 Cessna 402B · Other · day →
1982-05-13 Cessna 402B · Other · day →
1982-04-20 Rockwell NA-265-65 · Other · day →
1981-10-12 Boeing 727 · Ground collision →
1981-06-03 Boeing 707 · Other →
1979-06-11 DEHAVILLAND DH 104 · Other →
1979-05-31 Convair 640 · Other →
1979-03-22 Douglas DC-9 · Other →
1979-03-08 Beech E18S · Other →
1979-01-19 Convair CV580 · Other →
1978-11-14 Bell 47G-2 · Other →
1978-10-21 Bell 47J-2 · Other →
1978-09-20 Boeing 707 · Other →
1978-07-14 Beech 200 · Other →
1978-06-19 Cessna 150H · Other →
1978-06-15 Bell 47G-2 · Other →

+ 39 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KSTL

2 de-identified reports reference this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in MO

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KSTL — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,092

Flight Instructors

A&P

4,460

Mechanics

AME

46

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

6

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

4

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-T

16

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

35

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

21

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

20

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

Schools

39

Flight Schools

FBO

84

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

32

Flying Clubs

Repair

5

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

21

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KSTL

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 6 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 6 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 9 nm
Christopher Hinote Portage Des Sioux MO 11 nm
Matthew Conrad Chesterfield MO 11 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders East Saint Louis IL 12 nm
Forrest Crawford Sauget IL 14 nm
James Andrew Moseley Sauget IL 14 nm
John Scott Saunders Cahokia IL 14 nm
William Lovell Winfield MO 23 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KSTL

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Timothy Martin Taylor Iii Berkeley MO 2 nm
Scott Charles Zimmer Bridgeton MO 3 nm
Zhihao Huang Bridgeton MO 3 nm
Matthew Francis Becker Hazelwood MO 3 nm
Bryan Wright Jr Hazelwood MO 3 nm
Taylor Henry Nageli Hazelwood MO 3 nm
Waseem Fares Issa Hazelwood MO 3 nm
Roman Volodymyr Teytelman Overland MO 3 nm
John Craig Murphy Florissant MO 4 nm
Herman Rea Florissant MO 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KSTL

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Tomas Cuetara Diaz Saint Ann MO 2 nm
David Allen Erdwin Saint Ann MO 2 nm
Vaughn Demon Griffin Saint Ann MO 2 nm
Dean Herbert Hoerchler Saint Ann MO 2 nm
Gregory Edward Kuklinski Saint Ann MO 2 nm
James Vernon Don Saint Ann MO 2 nm
Virgil Lewis Heinle Saint Ann MO 2 nm
Jean-Michel Marcel Laporte Saint Ann MO 2 nm
Rodolphe Romuald Massal Saint Ann MO 2 nm
Robert Ford Rardon Saint Ann MO 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KSTL

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 7 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 14 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 14 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 62 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 110 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 144 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 149 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 156 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 157 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 160 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.