Press Releases

2018 Illinois Primary Airport of the Year Hits Number Three Months Faster than in 2017 July 27, 2018 –MidAmerica St. Louis Airport this week welcomed Timothy Lay and family of Belleville, Ill., as the 100,000th passenger to enplane at the airport this calendar year.  The Lay family were travelling to Destin, Fla., on the regions’ […]

IDOT presents the award at the Illinois Aviation Conference MASCOUTAH, ILL, May 30, 2018 . . . MidAmerica St. Louis Airport has been chosen as the 2018 Primary Airport of the Year by the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics. The award for distinction was presented at a special ceremony on Thursday, May 24,

Illinois’s sixth busiest airport still making gains and adding service, including daily flights to Destin starting May 23 MASCOUTAH, IL, March 28, 2018 . . . With mid-April marking the official start of Allegiant’s busy summer flight schedule, MidAmerica St. Louis Airport is preparing for a ramp up in activity that comes on the heels of

February 26, 2018 –MidAmerica St. Louis Airport today announced that, effective April 2, it will implement paid parking at the Airport. The addition of paid parking will help defray the maintenance costs associated with maintaining the parking lots and provide funding for needed Airport improvements.  Parking will cost travelers just $5 per day, one of

Click to Tweet: .@Allegiant launches new nonstop flights between @MAAirport and @gatewayairport. #GetAway #YourWay MASCOUTAH, Ill. Nov. 17, 2017 — Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today launches a new nonstop route between St. Louis and Phoenix via Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA). To celebrate, the company, known for its exceptional travel deals, is offering one-way fares on the

Direct service to Phoenix / Mesa to begin on November 17th BELLEVILLE, Ill., OCTOBER 26, 2017 — Today MidAmerica St. Louis Airport welcomed Allegiant Airline’s 100,000th passenger to board at the airport this calendar year. Mr. Fred Pierce, of Fayetteville, Ill., checked in for a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  He was embarking on his

Mascoutah, Ill. – MidAmerica St. Louis Airport is now participating in the TSA Pre✓® program, which allows travelers in the program to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belt, keep their laptop in its case and their 3-1-1 complaint liquids/gels bag in a carry-on, in select checkpoint screening lanes. The TSA Pre✓® lane will

Service to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Myrtle Beach, S.C. to be available as airline grows to offer 25 flights per week MASCOUTAH, Ill., FEB. 28, 2017 . . .  MidAmerica St. Louis Airport today announced that Allegiant is adding two new destinations to its non-stop flight offerings. Beginning May 26, the airline will offer direct