FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -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 |
| 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 | .-.. - -.. |
| SPARTA | | 351/35.6 | | 239 | | 01E | | SAR | ... .- .-. |
| 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| 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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 01:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 11:13:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 06:13:23 |
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| METAR |
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KBLV
12nm S | 251055Z 24007KT 10SM BKN050 OVC120 21/20 A3001 RMK AO2A PRESRR SLP159 P0002 T02060200 $
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KALN
14nm NW | 251045Z AUTO 34003KT 3SM BR OVC006 20/20 A3004 RMK AO2
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KCPS
19nm SW | 251053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN007 21/20 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB0958E13B46 PRESRR SLP168 P0001 T02110200
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| TAF |
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KBLV
12nm S | 251008 14009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC080 QNH2997INS TEMPO 1014 31015G25KT 6000 -TSRA OVC020CB BECMG 1415 14010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN050 QNH2995INS BECMG 2021 14012G18KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB QNH2994INS TEMPO 2101 31025G35KT 4800 -TSRA BECMG 0001 1400
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| NOTAMs |
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