BLV

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport

ICAO KBLV38.5452°N 89.8352°W459 ft / 140 mMedium airport
On the map
Scott afb IL - 2 April 1998
United States Geological Survey (USGS) · Public domain · Commons

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV) is a medium airport in Belleville, Illinois, United States. It opened in 1917. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). It is operated by Air Mobility Command. In 2025 it handled 384 thousand passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1917–1917
1917
OpenedScott AFB/Midamerica Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Air Passenger Terminal
14L/32R137° / 317° · LIT
LENGTH10,000 ft3,048 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete
14R/32L137° / 317° · LIT
LENGTH8,006 ft2,440 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2015–2025
64K
158K
246K
303K
304K
215K
319K
325K
293K
305K
384K
1516171819202122232425

Routes

12 destinations · 1 country
1,000 km2,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 miTYS · McGhee Tyson Airport · 373 mi / 600 km · 2,788 passengersGUF · Jack Edwards National Airport · 583 mi / 939 km · 9,172 passengersVPS · Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · 588 mi / 947 km · 51,772 passengersSAV · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · 658 mi / 1,059 km · 1,532 passengersMYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport · 695 mi / 1,118 km · 3,712 passengersJAX · Jacksonville International Airport · 724 mi / 1,165 km · 6,827 passengersSFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport · 836 mi / 1,345 km · 23,116 passengersPIE · St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · 843 mi / 1,356 km · 26,718 passengersSRQ · Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · 878 mi / 1,413 km · 16,371 passengersPGD · Punta Gorda Airport · 923 mi / 1,485 km · 34,159 passengersFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 1,029 mi / 1,656 km · 8,396 passengersLAS · Harry Reid International Airport · 1,397 mi / 2,248 km · 7,665 passengersVPSPGDSFBLASJAXMYRTYSSAVPIEGUFFLLSRQBLV
Year-round12
TYSMcGhee Tyson AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air600 km373 mi2,788 paxGUFJack Edwards National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air939 km583 mi9,172 paxVPSDestin-Fort Walton Beach AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air947 km588 mi51,772 paxSAVSavannah Hilton Head International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,059 km658 mi1,532 paxMYRMyrtle Beach International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,118 km695 mi3,712 paxJAXJacksonville International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,165 km724 mi6,827 paxSFBOrlando Sanford International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,345 km836 mi23,116 paxPIESt. Petersburg Clearwater International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,356 km843 mi26,718 paxSRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,413 km878 mi16,371 paxPGDPunta Gorda AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,485 km923 mi34,159 paxFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,656 km1,029 mi8,396 paxLASHarry Reid International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,248 km1,397 mi7,665 pax

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from BLV. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from BLV, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers384K (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#1,232of 3,974 · #283 North America · #192 USLongest runway10,000 ft3,048 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,058of 29,823 · =243 North America · =191 USElevation459 ft140 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=27,847of 43,341 · =13,246 North America · =11,097 USAgeOpened 19172026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=136of 15,079 · =13 North America · =12 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

10 channels
A/DST LOUIS APP/DEP125.200
ACP126 ARW COMD POST138.550
ATISATIS128.700
CLDCLNC DEL121.750
GNDGND119.200
PMSVPMSV METRO23.980
POST375 AW COMD POST130.650
PTDPTD139.850
TWRTWR118.650
UNICUNICOM122.950