Scott afb IL - 2 April 1998

Scott Air Force Base airport codesBLVKBLVBLV is a base (Air Force Base) of the United States Air Force in St. Clair County (St. Clair County, Illinois), Illinois, near Belleville (Belleville, Illinois) (part of the St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri) metropolitan area). The base is named after Corporal Frank S. Scott, the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash. The base is operated by the 375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW) and is also home to the Air Force Reserve Commands 932d Airlift Wing (932 AW) and the Illinois Air National Guards 126th Air Refueling Wing (126 ARW), the latter two units being operationally gained by AMC. The residential part of the base is a census-designated place; the population was 2,707 at the 2000 census (2000 United States Census).

Its airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. MidAmerica has operated as a Joint Use Airport since beginning operations in November 1997 and has not been served by any commercial airlines since Allegiant Air pulled out of the airport on January 3, 2009.