Transportation and Infrastructure

O’Fallon is nationally-recognized as one of America’s best places to live and safest cities. Our business-minded community is driven by strong economic development support, an educated workforce, a central U.S. location and affordable resources for diverse and expanding business opportunities.

Transportation

Centrally-connected to all U.S. markets and located just west of St. Louis, O’Fallon is served by the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, coast-to-coast interstates through City limits (I-70 and I-64), America’s Central Port on the Mississippi River, Norfolk Southern Railway’s direct access through O’Fallon for manufacturing and high-speed telecommunications service throughout the area. Additional transportation support includes:

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Approximately 20 minutes from O’Fallon, St. Louis Lambert International Airport is served by 10 commercial airlines: Air Canada, Air Choice One, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Cape Air, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit and United. With an average of 250+ daily departures, airlines provide nonstop service to 65+ airports and 61+ U.S. cities, including major airports in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston and Washington, D.C.

In addition, four air cargo carriers – Amazon Air, DHL, FedEx and UPS – fly out of St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

St. Louis Lambert International Airport Runway Specs:

Runway 12R/30L: 11,019 x 200 feet
Runway 12L/30R: 9,003 x 150 feet
Runway 6/24: 7,607 x 150 feet
Runway 11/29: 9,001 x 150 feet

Spirit of St. Louis Airport

The Spirit of St. Louis Airport is a public airport just 10 minutes away directly off I-64 with 24-hour port-of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol on the field. The airport provides first-class flight services, hangar storage and a full range of aviation support including routine and heavy maintenance services and avionics repair and installation. The airport’s two runways offer precision approaches: a 7,485- x 150-foot all-weather runway and a 5,000- x 75-foot parallel runway.

Two Major Interstates, I-70 and I-64

O’Fallon’s direct location on two major interstates offers easy interstate access as well as quick access to nearby I-55, I-44 and all of metro St. Louis.

Sizable Multi-Lane State Highways

O’Fallon’s multi-lane state highways are integral to Missouri’s state highway system, which is the 7th-largest such system in the nation.

Well-situated Water Transportation

For more information on the St Louis region’s freight transportation network, go to www.thefreightway.com.

Close Proximity to 10 Major Midwestern Markets

More than a dozen major Midwestern markets are less than 400 miles away:

St. Louis (25 miles to O’Fallon, Missouri)
Kansas City (216 miles)
Indianapolis (267 miles)
Louisville (291 miles)
Memphis (306 miles)
Des Moines (316 miles)
Chicago (321 miles)
Omaha (325 miles)
Milwaukee (328 miles)
Cincinnati (333 miles)
Nashville (340 miles)
Little Rock (367 miles)
Tulsa (389 miles)

Considerations

Located near the population center of the U.S., O’Fallon is the 7^thlargest city in Missouri and the 2^nd largest municipality in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. This region is the 20^th largest metro area in the nation.

The city also is situated in the Central time zone, providing an advantage for back offices, shared services, headquarters and data center facilities.

Infrastructure

Missouri’s natural resources and utility companies provide O’Fallon with abundant water and energy at affordable prices, and the City’s central location makes it ideal for reliable telecommunications service.

Missouri’s industrial electric rates are 5.89cents per kWh, compared to the national average of 6.67 cents per kWh. (All amounts current as of 4/2019.)

Ameren Missouri, the area’s largest provider of electricity, serves most of O’Fallon and offers electric rates that are among the lowest in the nation.

The O’Fallon Renewable Energy Center, operated by Ameren, is the largest investor-owned solar facility in Missouri. With more than 19,000 solar panels and a generation capacity of 5.7 megawatts, it collects nearly 8 million kilowatt-hours of carbon-free energy from the sun’s rays every year.

The Cuivre River Electric Cooperative provides affordable electric service to O’Fallon’s southwest quadrant. Cuivre River is committed to delivering high-quality electric service to commercial and industrial member-owners. From manufacturing and industrial to service and retail, Cuivre River Electric Cooperative is ready to provide your energy needs.

As the largest natural gas provider in Missouri, Spire Energy serves approximately 631,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in St. Louis and 10 other counties throughout Eastern Missouri.

Three utilities provide water service to O’Fallon customers: the City of O’Fallon Water Department, Public Water District #2, and Missouri American Water.

Reliable and affordable sanitary sewer service is provided by the City of O’Fallon, the Duckett Creek Sanitary District, and Public Water Supply District #2.

Whether you’re looking for enterprise-boosting services like custom fiber loops or in need of an internet plan tailored to your business, O’Fallon offers multiple options for telecommunications service.

Total of 24 providers
Broadband coverage is a stellar 99.5%
Peak 122.29 Mbps transfer speed
O’Fallon is the 28th most connected city in Missouri, ahead of many neighboring communities