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Spirit of St Louis Airport

St Louis, United States

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SUS

Location

St Louis · MO · United States

Position

38.662°, -90.652° · 463 ft elev.

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General aviation hub serving the greater St. Louis metro area.

Opened

1941

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) is a public general aviation airport located in Chesterfield, Missouri, approximately 20 miles west of downtown St. Louis. It is owned and operated by St. Louis County and serves as one of the busiest general aviation reliever airports in the region. The airport is named in honor of Charles Lindbergh's famous 1927 transatlantic flight and the iconic aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, which was built in San Diego but closely associated with St. Louis backers. The facility supports corporate aviation, flight training, charter operations, and private aircraft. SUS does not offer scheduled commercial airline service but handles significant corporate jet and piston aircraft traffic. It features multiple fixed-base operators (FBOs) and aviation services supporting the business aviation community.

Terminals

The airport has no commercial passenger terminal; it is served by multiple fixed-base operator facilities catering to general and corporate aviation.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible primarily by personal vehicle or rental car via nearby Interstate 64/US Route 40 in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Airlines here

No scheduled commercial airlines operate at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, which is exclusively a general aviation facility.

Notable facts

›Named in honor of Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis aircraft used in the 1927 first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
›Located in Chesterfield, Missouri, approximately 20 miles west of downtown St. Louis.
›Owned and operated by St. Louis County.
›Serves as a general aviation reliever airport for St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL).
›Hosts multiple fixed-base operators and supports corporate, charter, and training aviation activities.

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Latest news

West Newsmagazine· 10/3/2026

New hangar proposed at Spirit of St. Louis Airport

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The Business Journals· 10/8/2026

Aircraft company plans $5M hangar, restaurant and club space at Spirit of St. Louis Airport

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FOX 2· 8/14/2026

Plane encounters mechanical issue at Spirit of St. Louis Airport; No injuries reported

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KMOV· 8/14/2026

2nd plane in as many days slides off runway at Spirit of St. Louis Airport

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Aviation International News· 6/2/2026

Hangar Complex Set To Open at Spirit of St. Louis Airport

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Business Airport International· 4/28/2026

Blackbird Partners plans private hangar development at Spirit of St. Louis Airport

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Spirit of St. Louis Airport

Airport in Missouri, USA

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, in the city of Chesterfield, United States. It is owned by St. Louis County and named after the famous Spirit of St. Louis aircraft.

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