# Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV / KBLV) **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. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kblv ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BLV / KBLV - FAA: BLV - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Air Mobility Command - Serves: Belleville, Illinois, United States - Opened: 1917 - Elevation: 459 ft / 140 m - Coordinates: 38.5452, -89.8352 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m - Instrument procedures: 15 approaches, 4 departures, 5 arrivals - Passengers: 384,115 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago - Website: http://www.scott.af.mil/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Air_Force_Base (25 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576617 - Weather station: KBLV - Ident: KBLV ## Timeline - 1917: Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14L/32R | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 137° / 317° | yes | | 14R/32L | 8,006 ft / 2,440 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 137° / 317° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00046AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 63,535 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 157,592 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 245,501 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 302,638 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 304,013 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 215,296 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 318,782 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 325,001 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 292,639 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 304,619 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 384,115 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 12 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from BLV, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (12) - [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 373 mi / 600 km · 2,788 passengers · Allegiant Air - [GUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjka.md) Jack Edwards National Airport · United States · 583 mi / 939 km · 9,172 passengers · Allegiant Air - [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · United States · 588 mi / 947 km · 51,772 passengers · Allegiant Air - [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · United States · 658 mi / 1,059 km · 1,532 passengers · Allegiant Air - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 695 mi / 1,118 km · 3,712 passengers · Allegiant Air - [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 724 mi / 1,165 km · 6,827 passengers · Allegiant Air - [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 836 mi / 1,345 km · 23,116 passengers · Allegiant Air - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 843 mi / 1,356 km · 26,718 passengers · Allegiant Air - [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 878 mi / 1,413 km · 16,371 passengers · Allegiant Air - [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 923 mi / 1,485 km · 34,159 passengers · Allegiant Air - [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,029 mi / 1,656 km · 8,396 passengers · Allegiant Air - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,397 mi / 2,248 km · 7,665 passengers · Allegiant Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BLV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 12 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 384K (2025) | #1,232 of 3,974 | #283 in North America | #192 in US | | Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US | | Elevation | 459 ft / 140 m | =27,877 of 43,403 | =13,249 in North America | =11,099 in US | | Age | Opened 1917 | =136 of 15,079 | =13 in North America | =12 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | ST LOUIS APP/DEP | 125.200 | | ACP | 126 ARW COMD POST | 138.550 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.700 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.750 | | GND | GND | 119.200 | | PMSV | PMSV METRO | 23.980 | | POST | 375 AW COMD POST | 130.650 | | PTD | PTD | 139.850 | | TWR | TWR | 118.650 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [ALN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaln.md) St Louis Regional Airport · 26 mi / 43 km - [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · 32 mi / 52 km - [SUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksus.md) Spirit of St Louis Airport · 45 mi / 72 km - [MDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdh.md) Southern Illinois Airport · 62 mi / 99 km - [MWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmwa.md) Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois · 71 mi / 114 km - [SPI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kspi.md) Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · 90 mi / 145 km ## In collections - [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #84 ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kblv/data