St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

St Louis, Missouri (United States)

IATA: STL ICAO: KSTL

Longest Active Runway

11,020 ft

3,359 meters

Field Elevation

618 ft

188 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

38.7487°, -90.3700°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#358 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#575 of 7558

Top 7.6% percentile worldwide

National Standing (United States)

#33 of 63 in US

#110 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 STL in numbers: 11,020 ft longest runway · #358 of 650 published · #575 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.6%) · #33 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

STL lies at 188 m (618 ft), #256 of 650 published airports by elevation and 55.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 11 ft above the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 5,569 ft higher than STL.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of STL. Nearest published airport: Indianapolis International Airport (IND), 198 NM, 11,200 ft (180 ft longer than STL); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,020 ft (3,359 m)

STL runways: 12R/30L 11,020 × 200 ft concrete (con); 12L/30R 9,013 × 150 ft concrete (con); 11/29 9,000 × 150 ft concrete (con); 06/24 7,603 × 150 ft concrete (con). National standing: #33 of 63 in United States; DEN leads by 4,980 ft (16,000 ft). +10.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12R/30L	11,020 ft (3359 m / 3.359 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
12L/30R	9,013 ft (2747 m / 2.747 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11/29	9,000 ft (2743 m / 2.743 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06/24	7,603 ft (2317 m / 2.317 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →