Missouri boasts nearly 500 aviation facilities, including both public and privately owned airports, heliports, seaplane bases, and grass landing strips. Of those, approximately 125 are publicly owned.

Thousands of pilots and those employed by the Missouri aviation industry depend on MoDOT to administer funds and oversee projects which include airport and runway construction and maintenance, and runway additions and expansions.

Millions of passengers use commercial service airports, including Lambert St. Louis International and Kansas City International as well as Springfield, Joplin, Branson, Columbia, Cape Girardeau, Kirksville and Fort Leonard Wood. More than 160,000 tons of cargo are transported by air in Missouri each year.