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MidAmerica Airport, near Mascoutah, IL. Empty terminal of MidAmerica Airport which as struggled since its opening in 1997 to bring in steady passenger service. MidAmerica Airport MASCOUTAH, IL, (SWI-News.com) - MidAmerica Airport, located 25 miles east of downtown St. Louis, was issued an operating certificate by the Federal Aviation Administration in October 1997. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster and a TWA Boeing 727 were the first planes to land at the airfield. Since its opening, MidAmerica Airport has struggled for years to bring passenger service to its state-of-the-art terminal. In August of 2000, a Pan Am jet, with it bright blue and white logo lifted off from the runway on its inaugural flight to Gary/Chicago. Pan Am anticipated the same success for MidAmerica that their passenger service had generated in the Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh, central Florida and Bangor markets. Pan Am terminated its flights from MidAmerica Airport in December 2001 due to lack of customers. Scott Air Force Base, home of the 126th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard, is north of MidAmerica. Scott's military runway was extended to 8,000 feet in 1999 as part of the joint-use of MidAmerica Airport. The runway is connected via taxiway to MidAmerica's 10,000-foot runway. MidAmerica Airport is operated by the St. Clair County Public Building Commission, who are appointed by the St. Clair County Board. Return to Southwest Illinois News The Southwest Illinois News site is owned and maintained by the Moore Design Group for the sole purpose of disseminating news and information about the Southwestern Illinois area. Text or graphics may not be copied, rewritten or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission. For more information, contact editor@slfp.com All rights reserved world wide © 1996 - 2003 Moore Design Group.