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STL Meaning

STL Airport Meaning

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STL Meaning:

STL stands for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport


Located in St. Louis, Missouri, STL (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport) is classified as a medium hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of STL's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL) Characteristics:

      City: St. Louis
      State: Missouri
      FAA: Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
      IATA: STL
      ICAO: KSTL
      Role: P-M

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


STL is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding STL, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

STL meaning is Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport can be abbreviated as STL.

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