Spirit of St. Louis Airport KSUS / SUS
The St. Louis region's corporate airport in Chesterfield, 35 minutes from Downtown and close to the west-county corporate campuses. CBP on site, a 7,500 ft runway and a large FBO; far quieter than Lambert.
7,485 ft
Longest runway
35 min
Drive to St. Louis
2
FBOs / handlers
463 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 35 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Gulfstream/Global class.
- Website
- www.spiritairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support Spirit of St. Louis (formerly TAC Air)
- Spirit Jets FBO (Confirm with the airport)
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (7,485 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319 (A319CJ) 6,080 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ318 5,860 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB needs 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) needs 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) needs 8,040 ft
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport · Iipilot45 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons