The local legislative body of any city, including cities under special charter, village or town in this state is hereby authorized to acquire, by purchase or gift, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and regulate, in whole or in part, alone or jointly or concurrently with others, airports or landing fields for the use of airplanes and other aircraft either within or without the limits of such cities, villages, or towns, and may use for such purpose or purposes any property suitable therefor that is now or may at any time hereafter be owned or controlled by such city, village, or town.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.170
Operation of airports by cities
Known as the The Missouri-St. Louis Metropolitan Airport Authority Law
The act spans §§ 305–305 (85 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Mark Aero, Inc. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (1978)
Most recently applied in Mark Aero, Inc. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (July 1978)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 15122)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.