Fort Leonard Wood Region, Mo.
Contour 30-seat jets now serve the region at the Waynesville/St. Robert Airport. Photo by Marti Yoshida.
The U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood trains more than 86,000 military personnel and civilians each year. Service members and their families now have a streamlined way of traveling to and from the installation thanks to the recent securement of a larger commercial jet service at the region’s joint use airport located at Fort Leonard Wood.
The new commercial jet service commenced on February 12, 2019 and serves as a much-needed transportation solution. The nearest airport, the St. Louis Airport, clocks in at two hours of travel time.
Waynesville St. Robert Regional Airport is one of the few joint use airports in the U.S. Army, and the service will alleviate the need to bus soldiers to and from the St. Louis Airport, as well as ease travel plans during the holiday season.
The effort was spearheaded by the Waynesville St. Robert Regional Airport board.
