St. Louis Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = St. Louis Regional Airport


image-width = 154
IATA = ALN
ICAO = KALN
FAA = ALN
type = Public
owner = St. Louis Regional
operator =
city-served = Alton, Illinois
location = Bethalto, Illinois
elevation-f = 544
elevation-m = 166
coordinates = coord|38|53|25|N|090|02|46|W|region:US_type:airport_scale:40000
website = [http://www.stlouisregional.com/ www.StLouisRegional.com]
r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 8,101
r1-length-m = 2,469
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 17/35
r2-length-f = 6,500
r2-length-m = 1,981
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 42,537
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 102
footnotes = Sources: FAAFAA-airport|ID=ALN|use=PU|own=PU|site=04372.*A, effective 2007-12-20] and airport web site [http://www.stlouisregional.com/ St. Louis Regional Airport] , official web site]

St. Louis Regional Airport airport codes|ALN|KALN|ALN is a public airport located four miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Alton, a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the village of BethaltoPDF| [http://www.stlouisregional.com/biz/SRAFinalReportMarch8.pdf The Economic Impact of St. Louis Regional Airport] . March, 2006.] , but its mailing address is in East Alton.

Its operations are paid for by an airport taxation district was created in 1946, which collects taxes from property owners in the Madison County townships of Alton, Wood River, Foster and Fort Russell. [ [http://archives.californiaaviation.org/airport/msg23163.html St. Louis Regional Airport Manager Plans to Retire Soon] . "St. Louis Post-Dispatch", 16-Sep-2002.]

The St. Louis metropolitan area is also served by Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri; MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Belleville, Illinois; St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, Illinois; and Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Missouri.

History

The airport was known as Civic Memorial Airport when it opened in 1946 and received its current name in 1984. [ [http://www.stlouisregional.com/tradition.html St. Louis Regional Airport: Tradition] , official web site]

In the spring of 2004, the airport was at the center of scandal when its recently-retired manager Marion Richardson and other current and former employees were investigated for suspicion of misappropriation of airport property. [ [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11422109&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25271&rfi=6 Resignations under way at airport] . "The Telegraph", 1-May-2004.]

Facilities and aircraft

The 2,250 acres (911 ha) airfield sits at 544 ft (166 m) MSL. It has an 8100 by 150 ft (2469 by 46 m) primary runway that runs roughly east-west (11/29) and a 6500 by 100 ft (1981 by 30 m) crosswind runway that runs north-south (17/35). With an ILS instrument approach and tower-controlled class D airspace, the facility can accommodate aircraft as large as a Boeing 747.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 42,537 aircraft operations, an average of 116 per day: 93% general aviation, 4% air taxi, 3% military and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 102 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 2% jet and 1% helicopter.

References

External links

* [http://www.stlouisregional.com/ St. Louis Regional Airport] , official web site
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