Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bryan Johnson, A.A.E. Airport Director MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) 618.566.5240 [email protected]   NEW SIGNALIZATION AND TURN LANES TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO MIDAMERICA ST. LOUIS AIRPORT AND NEW BOEING PRODUCTION FACILITY UNDER DEVELOPMENT MASCOUTAH, IL, August 4, 2022 . . . A construction project begun on August 1 by the […]

MASCOUTAH, IL, JUNE 16, 2022 . . . MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) has received notification of new federal support from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. The $678,127 grant will be used to purchase a new Aircraft Rescue Firefighting truck that will replace an existing 23-year old vehicle at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah,

New Record High Number of Travelers Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Highs of 2019 MASCOUTAH, IL, JAN. 12, 2022 . . . MidAmerica St. Louis Airport today announced that passenger traffic through the airport during 2021 increased to a total of 320,000 travelers, a new annual record high for the airport. The passenger count exceeds 2019 numbers by

Affordability and convenience have driven passenger traffic to highest levels ever Mascoutah, IL, August 26, 2021 – MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) is ranked among the nation’s top five least expensive airports, according to the findings of a recent study of Bureau of Transportation statistics, conducted by FinanceBuzz. The study compares the average airfare cost

Mascoutah, IL, June 16, 2021 – MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) has launched a new airport website designed to better meet the unique needs of the airport and its many users. The new website, at www.flymidamerica.com, addresses several issues that impacted the user experience on the original site, including flexibility for use on different devices

Mascoutah, Ill., June 4, 2021 — The fuel consumed during air travel releases a large amount of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere, which can be a cause of concern for those travelling by air who are trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Now, passengers flying throughMidAmerica St. Louis Airport can take

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:  Bryan Johnson Airport Director MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) 618.566.5240 [email protected] MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Partners with The Good Traveler Program to Offer Carbon Offsets Mascoutah, Ill., April 22, 2201 — MidAmerica St. Louis Airport is pleased to announced that it is now a proud partner of The Good Traveler

Traveler Confidence Returns Thanks to Robust Safety Protocols MASCOUTAH, Illinois – MidAmerica St. Louis Airport saw the smallest decline in summer passengers of any airport in the country.  From June 1 to August 31, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 40,590 departing passengers.  Passengers were down just 31% from the same period in 2019.  In