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Descendants of Albert Bond Lambert opposed the change, arguing that it de-emphasized the importance of Maj. Lambert to the airport's history and the history of aviation. The proposal was amended, and the St. Louis Airport Commission voted unanimously to change the name to St. Louis Lambert International Airport. [85] [86]
In 1928, Lambert sold the airfield to the city of St. Louis for $68,000, the same price he had paid for it before making improvements. The St. Louis Lambert International Airport , of which he is the namesake, is located on the same site and was the first municipally owned airport in the country.
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport was created to alleviate crowding at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, but had been criticized as a pork barrel project. [5] Featured several times on a "Fleecing of America" segment on the NBC Nightly News, it was called a "Gateway to Nowhere" by Tom Brokaw, costing taxpayers $313 million. [6]
On August 1, 1943 an "all St. Louis-built" WACO CG-4A-RO military troop and cargo transport glider (S/N 42-78839) built under license by RAC suffered in-flight structural failure and crashed during a demonstration flight at Lambert Field in St. Louis before a Sunday afternoon air show crowd of over 5,000 people when its right wing separated shortly after it had been released at about 2,000 ...
Pages in category "St. Louis Lambert International Airport" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
You can certainly feel the hustle and bustle of St. Louis Lambert International Airport as travelers head out of town for the holidays. At Terminal 2, there’s been a steady stream of incoming ...
St. Louis Airport may refer to: One of six airports in the Greater St. Louis Area St. Louis Lambert International Airport in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States (FAA/IATA: STL) MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Belleville, Illinois, United States (FAA/IATA: BLV) St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, Illinois, United States (FAA/IATA: CPS)
A plane carrying 27 passengers, including crew, slid off the taxiway before coming to a stop at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) late Wednesday morning, according to a news release ...