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3K6 St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field
St Jacob, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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: 02W (2015)
From city: 2 miles N of ST JACOB, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

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
TOYr090/5.3TROY VORTAC116.0004E
CSXr093/26.0CARDINAL VOR/DME116.4500E
STLr103/32.5ST LOUIS VORTAC117.4001E
ENLr298/35.7CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E
VLAr230/37.1VANDALIA VORTAC114.3004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CIVIC MEMORIAL130/15.126301WCVM -.-. ...- --
LITCHFIELD192/26.737101ELTD .-.. - -..
SALEM279/39.740001WSLO ... .-.. ---

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: 38-44.132750N38-43.815033N
Longitude: 089-48.586650W089-48.200817W
Elevation: 477.0 ft.469.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 138 magnetic, 136 true318 magnetic, 316 true
Displaced threshold: 127 ft.no
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 16 ft. road, 210 ft. from runway, 126 ft. right of centerline
APCH SLOPE IS 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
26 ft. pole, marked, 602 ft. from runway, 101 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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: 2
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 142/day *
51% local general aviation
47% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2012

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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) -A   download (170KB)
VOR-A   download (153KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (201KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:1112:11
Sunset18:1923:19
Evening civil twilight18:4623:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 14:33:47
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 09:33:47
 
METAR
KBLV 
12nm S 
161358Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM BKN130 10/06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01030063
KALN 
14nm NW 
161350Z 26012KT 10SM FEW030 SCT130 10/05 A3004
KCPS 
19nm SW 
161353Z 27006KT 10SM FEW120 09/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00940056
TAF
KBLV 
12nm S 
1608/1714 29009KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2998INS BECMG 1612/1613 29012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1623/1624 29006KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1712/1713 29012KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS T18/1621Z T06/1709Z
KCPS 
19nm SW 
160520Z 1606/1706 28006KT P6SM BKN250 FM161500 29010KT P6SM BKN035 FM162100 29006KT P6SM SCT045
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Shafer Flying Service 618-644-5411
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Flight training, Aircraft maintenance, Rental cars, Public telephone, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Restrooms
 
CATS Testing Center   Wireless Internet Access (WiFi)  
 
More info about Shafer Flying Service
Phillips 66
100LL
SS $6.40 
 Updated 09-Oct-2013
 
   1 read write
SS=Self service
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RED ROOF INN ST LOUIS - TROY, IL 5.8 63-64
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