St. Louis Airport Looks to Beef Up Livestock Flights

St. Louis Airport Looks to Beef Up Livestock Flights
November 28, 2022 Matt Fernandes
Livestock on a cargo plane

This article originally ran in Aviation Pros on Nov. 23, 2022. 


A new herd of passengers could soon be departing St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

As part of a $47 billion budget approved by state lawmakers in May, the airport is set to receive $2 million to boost the number of outgoing flights carrying live cattle to other countries.

Airport director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge said Tuesday that the money will be used to upgrade a former American Airlines cargo facility in the southeast part of the airport to better accommodate the shipping of livestock.

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