Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.210 (2026)

Manner of operating airports

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  305.210.  Manner of operating airports — fees. — The local legislative body of a city, including cities under special charter, village, town or county which has established an airport or landing field and acquired, leased, or set apart real property for such purpose may construct, improve, equip, maintain, and operate the same, or may vest jurisdiction for the construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation thereof, in any suitable officer, board or body of such city, village, town or county, or may by franchise or contract authorize others, in whole or in part, to construct, equip, maintain, and operate the same.  The expense of such construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation shall be a city, village, town or county charge, in whole or in part, as the case may be.  The local legislative body of a city, village, town, or county may adopt regulations and establish fees for charges for the use of such airport or landing field.

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(RSMo 1939 § 15126)

Prior revision: 1929 § 13925

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1951–2017 · leading case: Clay v. City of St. Louis, 495 S.W.2d 672 (Mo. Ct. App. 1973).
Clay v. City of St. Louis, 495 S.W.2d 672 (Mo. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 14× “VI, § 19, and was not prohibited or rendered void by § 305.210, RSMo 1969. [1] On the other hand plaintiffs maintain that § 305.”
K.C. Air Cargo Servs., Inc. v. City of Kansas City, 523 S.W.3d 1 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “The circuit also declared that, even if the renewal provision were construed as creating a lease longer than 50 years, the renewal provision would be' valid under section 432,070 because it is expressly authorized by Missouri statute, in particular sections 305.210 hnd 305.270,…”
Am. Airlines, Inc. v. City of St. Louis, 368 S.W.2d 161 (Mo. 1963). · cites it 4× “We have noted supra that by statute, Section 305.210, the legislative body of City is authorized to adopt "regulations and establish fees or charges for the use" of City's airport or landing field.”
City of Bridgeton v. City of St. Louis, 18 S.W.3d 107 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “Section 305.210. Further, paragraph three of Section 305.”
Behnke v. City of Moberly, 243 S.W.2d 549 (Mo. Ct. App. 1951). · cites it 2× “Section 305.210 provides that such operation and maintenance shall be a municipal charge, and that it may make regulations and fix the fees for the use of the airport or landing field.”
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