St. Louis Downtown Airport

St. Louis Downtown Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBi-State Development Agency
ServesGreater St. Louis
LocationCahokia Heights, Illinois
Elevation AMSL413 ft / 126 m
Coordinates38°34′15″N 90°09′22″W / 38.57083°N 90.15611°W / 38.57083; -90.15611
WebsiteStLouisDowntownAirport.com
Map
CPS is located in Illinois
CPS
CPS
Location of airport in Illinois
CPS is located in the United States
CPS
CPS
CPS (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12R/30L 7,001 2,133 Asphalt
12L/30R 5,300 1,615 Concrete
5/23 2,799 853 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations101,000
Based aircraft111

St. Louis Downtown Airport (IATA: CPS, ICAO: KCPS, FAA LID: CPS) is a public-use airport located in Greater St. Louis, one mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Cahokia Heights (formerly Cahokia), in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Bi-State Development Agency. The airport is located less than 3 miles from the Gateway Arch riverfront in St. Louis and is used by many business aircraft visiting the St. Louis region. Airport services include one full-service 24-hour fixed-base operator, an instrument landing system, an FAA air traffic control tower, and its own dedicated Index B aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service.[1] It is utilized mainly by Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology for training purposes, as well as the St. Louis Cardinals for charter flights to away games.[citation needed]

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

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for CPS PDF, effective 2007-12-20