FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3K6 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-43-58.4710N / 089-48-23.6420W
38-43.974517N / 089-48.394033W
38.7329086 / -89.8065672
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 477 ft. / 145.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of ST JACOB, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 62281 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1277 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SAINT LOUIS APPROACH: | 124.2 |
| SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE: | 124.2 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ALN (15 nm NW): | 128.0 (618-259-7231) |
| WX ASOS at CPS (19 nm SW): | PHONE 618-332-0001 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TOYr090/5.3 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
| CSXr093/26.0 | | CARDINAL VOR/DME | | 116.45 | | 00E |
| STLr103/32.5 | | ST LOUIS VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 01E |
| ENLr298/35.7 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
| VLAr230/37.1 | | VANDALIA VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CIVIC MEMORIAL | | 127/15.1 | | 263 | | 02E | | CVM | -.-. ...- -- |
| LITCHFIELD | | 192/26.7 | | 371 | | 01E | | LTD | .-.. - -.. |
| SALEM | | 279/39.7 | | 400 | | 01W | | SLO | ... .-.. --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2662 x 50 ft. / 811 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 38-44.132750N | | 38-43.815033N |
| Longitude: | 089-48.586650W | | 089-48.200817W |
| Elevation: | 477.0 ft. | | 469.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 135 magnetic, 136 true | | 315 magnetic, 316 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 127 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 210 ft. from runway, 126 ft. right of centerline
APCH SLOPE IS 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 30 ft. pole, marked, 800 ft. from runway, 30 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | EDWARD B. SHAFER
2070 TRIAD RD.
ST JACOB, IL 62281
Phone 618-644-5411 |
| Manager: | EDWARD B. SHAFER
2070 TRIAD RD.
ST JACOB, IL 62281
Phone 618-644-5411 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 142/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIL HEL OPNS PRIOR PERMISSION ONLY. |
| - | FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR 618-644-5411. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (11 nm S)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (15 nm NW)
KCPS - St Louis Downtown Airport (19 nm SW)
KGRE - Greenville Airport (21 nm E)
KSTL - Lambert-St Louis International Airport (26 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 22:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:09 | | 23:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 07:04:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 23-Nov-2009 01:04:54 |
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| METAR |
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KBLV
12nm S | 230655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC160 06/05 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00640051
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KALN
14nm NW | 230645Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3005 RMK AO2 T00660050
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KCPS
19nm SW | 230653Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 07/05 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00670050 $
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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