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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.170 (2026)

Operation of airports by cities

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  305.170.  Operation of airports by cities. — 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.

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(RSMo 1939 § 15122)

Prior revision: 1929 § 13921

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1963–2009 · leading case: City of Washington v. Warren Cnty., 899 S.W.2d 863 (Mo. 1995).
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City of Washington v. Warren Cnty., 899 S.W.2d 863 (Mo. 1995). · cites it 6× “for the purposes enumerated in sections 305.170 and 305.180 hereof shall and are hereby declared to be acquired, owned, controlled, and occupied for a public purpose and as a matter of public necessity, and such cities .”
Collins v. Vernon, 512 S.W.2d 470 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 10× “They assert: (1) A municipal corporation must have specific statutory authority before it can sell real property; (2) although Section 305.170 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., authorizes municipal corporations to purchase property for use as an airport, the statutes do not give such…”
City of Kansas City v. Hon, 972 S.W.2d 407 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “It has also specifically determined that condemnation for this purpose constitutes a public use and is a matter of public necessity, stating: “Any lands acquired, owned, controlled or occupied by such cities, villages, towns or counties for the purposes enumerated in sections…”
City of Gainesville v. Morrison Fertilizer, Inc., 158 S.W.3d 872 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Section 305.170 specifically authorizes a municipality to acquire property for the establishment, construction and operation of an airport.”
Am. Airlines, Inc. v. City of St. Louis, 368 S.W.2d 161 (Mo. 1963). · cites it 2× “The acquisition of lands for such purpose or purposes was authorized under the power of eminent domain as and for a public necessity. The City's issuance of bonds, and its levy of taxes to retire them, in the acquisition of land and the improvement and development of the land by…”
Clay v. City of St. Louis, 495 S.W.2d 672 (Mo. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 2× “Sections 305.170, 305.190, and 305.210; Art.”
City of Kansas City v. Unknown & Unrepresented Persons, 297 S.W.3d 616 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 7× “Section 305.170 states that cities are 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…”
In Re Removal of Human Remains, 297 S.W.3d 616 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 7× “Section 305.170 states that cities are 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…”
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