Lambert St. Louis International Airport bears the name of Major Albert Lambert the first person in St. Louis to be issued a pilot’s license. The site of the airfield was originally a hot air balloon launch location called Kinloch Field which Major Lambert purchased. President Teddy Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to take an airplane ride, and that historic occasion also occurred at Kinloch Field. In 1928, Major Lambert leased the airfield to the City for 15 months for one dollar, and it became St. Louis Municipal Airport, and was the first city owned airfield in the country.
Seven major airlines, two commuter air companies, three cargo carriers and a host of air taxis serve Lambert-St. Louis International. The local airport shuttle is free to all passengers. Additional shuttles are available, limousine services, a host of taxis, municipal transit, buses and a host of rental car agencies to assist people to efficiently reach their destinations. Car rental companies at Lambert airport include Thrifty, Dollar, National, Hertz, Avis and Alamo. We can give you affordable pricing and deals on car rental at Saint Louis airport.
St. Louis is buzzing this October because the National League Cardinals are in the baseball playoffs with high expectations for winning the World Series. St. Louis is an old sports town featuring the Blues NHL hockey team and the Rams NFL football franchise. The Rams learned some auspicious news this week, when it was announced that GOP spokesperson Rush Limbaugh was in the process of buying Frontiera’s franchise.
Because the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet in St. Louis, the City has always been a transportation hub. So much so, the City fathers erected the 630-foot arch and dubbed St. Louis “the Gateway to the West”. The arch is currently the tallest man-made monument in the world. Early settlers looking to brave the wild frontier would band together in St. Louis to hire a seasoned guide to help them blaze one of the trails westbound in their covered wagons.
St. Louis is a typical city with a beautiful botanical garden, zoo and art museum. One of the neat places to visit is Grant’s farm. The Busch family, who developed Anhueser-Busch brewery that was headquartered in St. Louis, owns the farm that belonged to
Civil War North Commander and former President Ulysses S. Grant. These days it
is a wildlife preserve, has a tram ride, animal shows and an animal petting area.