Scott Air Force Base MidAmerica Airport
IATA: BLV - ICAO: KBLV
Summary
Airport type		Military / Public
Operator		U.S. Air Force
Serves		Belleville, Illinois
Elevation AMSL		459 ft (140 m)
Coordinates		38°32′42.643″N, 89°50′06.664″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
14L/32R	10,000	3,048	Concrete/Grooved
14R/32L	8,001	2,439	Asphalt/Concrete

Scott Air Force Base (Scott AFB) (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV) is an base of the United States Air Force in St. Clair County, Illinois near Belleville which are in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The base serves as the headquarters for the Air Mobility Command, the United States Transportation Command, the Eighteenth Air Force, and the Air Force Communications Agency. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (806x1237, 35 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Scott Air Force Base ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in southwest Asia, fly over the desert. ... Belleville is a city in St. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... An Air Force Base (AFB) is a term used to designate a military base of a number of air forces, including the United States Air Force (USAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF). ... Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in southwest Asia, fly over the desert. ... St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 0 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Belleville is a city in St. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area    - City 66. ... Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, and the air force component of United States Transportation Command. ... The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is one of nine unified commands of the United Statess Department of Defense. ... The insignia of the Eighteenth Air Force Eighteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Mobility Command (AMC). ... AFCA emblem The Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA) is a United States Air Force field operating agency of the Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer. ...

Its airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. MidAmerica has operated as a Joint Use Airport since beginning operations in November 1997, and is currently served by a single airline, Allegiant Air. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Allegiant Air is an airline headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It operates scheduled services and charter flights. ...

Geography

Scott AFB is located at 38°32′39″N, 89°51′2″W (38.544298, -89.850544)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.8 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,707 people, 682 households, and 662 families residing in the town. The population density was 278.7/km² (721.0/mi²). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 73.6/km² (190.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.91% White, 13.52% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.06% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

A McDonnell Douglas DC-9/C-9A Nightingale aircraft leading a formation that includes a Learjet C-21A (left) and a C-12F Huron (right) over the ramps and runways of Scott AFB, 1993.

There were 682 households out of which 78.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 90.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.9% were non-families. 2.8% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.83 and the average family size was 3.90. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2840x1870, 2422 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Scott Air Force Base ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2840x1870, 2422 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Scott Air Force Base ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 44.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 40.6% from 25 to 44, 6.6% from 45 to 64, and 0.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,290, and the median income for a family was $52,258. Males had a median income of $39,289 versus $24,674 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,421. About 0.9% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

History

Sign at Belleville Gate entrance. Many buildings on the base are made with a similar style of brickwork.

During World War I, 624 acres of land near Belleville, Illinois became a new airfield. The government announced it would name the field after Corporal Frank S. Scott on July 20, 1917, the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x1960, 1278 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Scott Air Force Base Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x1960, 1278 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Scott Air Force Base Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul... Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... Corporal Frank S. Scott (December 2, 1883 — September 28, 1912) was the first enlisted member of the United States armed forces to lose his life in an aircraft accident. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

In September 1917, the training of airplane pilots began. Most training took place in Curtiss JN-3D “Jennies.” These aircraft were used to develop air ambulances. This early aeromedical evacuation later become a primary role for Scott Air Force Base. At the end of World War I the field’s squadrons were demobilized. In 1919 the War Department purchased Scott Field and turned it over to the lighter-than-air branch of the Air Corps. This lasted until May 14, 1937 when the lighter-than-air crafts were discontinued.^[1] Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Curtiss JN4 The JN series of aircraft were built by the Curtiss company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul... Line drawing of the Department of Wars seal. ... 1. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The field was designated as the new home of the General Headquarters of the Air Forces of the entire United States Army on June 2, 1938. To prepare for the new role the old buildings on Scott Field had to come down, demolition began July 18, 1938. The huge hangar, now useless to the army, was sold to the wreckers for $20,051.00. The mooring mast, the old wooden barracks and administration buildings were all wrecked. Colonial style administration buildings, family quarters, barracks, together with new hangars and other buildings (in all 73 major buildings) were erected through a $7,500,000.00 building program.^[1] June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On June 1, 1939, Scott was designated as the Scott Field branch of the Army Air Corps. Technical Schools and the basic section of the school, which was located at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, was transferred to Scott Field.^[1] June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aerial Photo of Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois - 1982 Chanute Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in Rantoul, Illinois. ... Rantoul is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. ...

An allotment of $1,710,150.00 was made in August 1941 for the construction of 160 new buildings for with the designation of Scott as the communications training center of the Air Force more housing was needed for students. Cantonment areas were constructed in the southeast and northeast sections of the field. A short time later the Army built an induction center across the Southern Railroad tracks. This area was later annexed to Scott Air Force Base.^[1]

In 1952, two additional housing areas were added: Paeglow Apartments, 80 units for officers, and a 1,000 unit "city" north of the base under the provisions of the Wherry Housing Act. Also in 1952 a modernization program was begun to provide quarters for bachelor officers and bachelor non-commissioned officers, training areas, and warehouse space at a cost in excess of $14,000,000.00.^[1]

Today, Scott is home to three headquarters: United States Transportation Command, Headquarters Air Mobility Command and the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization. The 375th Airlift Wing is also host to more than 30 tenant units, including the Air Force Communications Agency; the Air Force Office of Special Investigations 3rd Field Investigations Region; and Air Force Reserve wing; and an Air National Guard unit.^[1]

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport was created to alleviate some crowding of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, but has never had service from any major airline and has been criticized as a pork barrel project.^[2] Featured several times as a "Fleecing of America" segment on the NBC evening news, Tom Brokaw called MidAmerica a "Gateway to Nowhere" costing taxpayers $313 million.^[3] Supporters credit MidAmerica's additional runway with saving Scott AFB from closure during BRAC 2005. They also describe MidAmerica as a "Gateway to the World" citing a new cargo terminal and customs facility designed to attract international cargo.^[4] Image File history File links BLV_logo. ... FAA Diagram of Lambert-St. ... Pork barrel, in a literal sense, is a barrel in which pork is kept, but figuratively is a supply of money; often the source of ones livelihood. ... Tom Brokaw Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular USA television journalist, presently working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. ...

MidAmerica's construction included creation of the 10,000 foot 14L/32R (east) runway, adding 1,000 feet to the existing west runway, adding passenger and cargo terminals on the east side of the facility and a 7,000 foot taxiway connecting the two runways. A new air traffic control tower staffed by Air Force personnel was also constructed midway between the two runways.^[5]

In CY2005, the dual use facility was ranked 304 in the United States with 29,449 passenger enplanements. By comparison, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was ranked 32 with over 6.8 million enplanements. Congestion at Lambert-St Louis has not been a problem since American Airlines reduced hub operations and a new billion dollar runway opened. This places it ninth in the state of Illinois.^[6] The civil operations are administered by St. Clair County, Illinois which also pays the maintenance costs for the east runway. Over half of all air operations at the facility utilize the eastern runway.^[4] American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan American Airlines (AA) is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported[] and fleet size[], and the second-largest airline in the world (behind Air France-KLM) in terms of total operating revenues[]. A wholly owned subsidiary... St. ...

Airlines

• Allegiant Air (Las Vegas, Orlando-Sanford)

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Facilities

Scott AFB / MidAmerica St. Louis Airport covers 7,003 acres and has two runways: An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ...

• Runway 14L/32R: 10,000 x 150 ft. (3,048 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete, ILS equipped.
• Runway 14R/32L: 8,001 x 150 ft. (2,439 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete, ILS equipped.

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} United States Air Force. Scott Air Force Base History. Accessed December 10, 2006.
2. ^ Tom Brokaw. It was featured several times as a "Fleecing of America" segment on the NBC evening news.Jan 5, 1998. May 27, 1999. Aug 16, 2000.
3. ^ Belleville News-Democrat. NBC 'Fleecing' Telecast Snipes At MidAmerica Airport. January 5, 1998.
4. ^ ^{a b} St. Louis Commerce Magazine. Gateway to the World. March 2006.
5. ^ St. Louis Commerce Magazine. Emerging Roles of Scott Air Force Base & MidAmerica. February 2000.
6. ^ Federal Aviation Administration. CY2005 US Primary Airport Enplanements.

• FAA Airport Master Record (Form 5010) for BLV, also available as a printable form (PDF)

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External link

• Official Scott AFB Homepage
• MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (official web site)
• Resources for this U.S. military airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KBLV
  • ASN Accident history for KBLV
  • NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBLV
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)