FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3SQ |
| Lat/Long: | 38-50-55.1810N / 090-30-00.4260W 38-50.919683N / 090-30.007100W 38.8486614 / -90.5001183 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 442 ft. / 134.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1975) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of ST CHARLES, MO |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 63301 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1941 |
| 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: | APR-OCT 0800-2200, NOV-MAR 0800-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1092 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT VASI RY 09; PAPI RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| SAINT LOUIS APPROACH: | 124.2 |
| SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE: | 124.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.15 |
| WX ASOS at SET (6 nm NE): | 118.075 (636-250-4590) |
| WX ASOS at STL (9 nm SE): | PHONE 314-426-0159 |
| WX ASOS at SUS (13 nm SW): | PHONE 636-536-3734 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| STLr228/1.1 | | ST LOUIS VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 01E |
| CSXr311/8.7 | | CARDINAL VOR/DME | | 116.45 | | 00E |
| FTZr062/23.9 | | FORISTELL VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05E |
| TOYr280/28.0 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| OBLIO | | 338/3.1 | | 338 | | 00E | | LM | .-.. -- |
| CIVIC MEMORIAL | | 261/20.9 | | 263 | | 02E | | CVM | -.-. ...- -- |
| FESTUS | | 351/39.5 | | 269 | | 01E | | FES | ..-. . ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3451 x 50 ft. / 1052 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition ROUGH RY SURFACE. TRANSVERSE ASPHALT RIDGES OVER MAJORITY OF RY. 1 ROLLING & UNEVEN. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard NSTD LIRL; 4 THLD LGTS RY 09; ALL THLD LGT LENS NSTD COLOR; THLD LGTS AND RY EDGE LGTS PLACED 45-50 FT FM PAVEMENT EDGE. RY EDGE LGTS WHITE LAST 1700 FT OF RY 09. |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. 1 NSTD BSC MARKINGS; NO THLD BARS, NRS LCTD 60 FT FM RY END; SMALL DASHED HIGHWAY CNTRLN STRIPE. TAXIWAY EXITS MARKED WITH HIGHWAY TURN ARROWS. MARKINGS FADED. 1 NSTD NPI MARKINGS; NRS LCTD 60 FT FM RY END; SMALL DASHED HIGHWAY CNTRLN STRIPE. TAXIWAY EXITS MARKED WITH HIGHWAY TURN ARROWS. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 38-50.817933N | | 38-50.809833N |
| Longitude: | 090-30.456133W | | 090-29.729217W |
| Elevation: | 442.0 ft. | | 442.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 091 true | | 267 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. brdg, 896 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear CROPS. +1-10' CROPS, 0-200 FT FM RY END, 0B. | | 20 ft. pline, lighted, 325 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2310 x 103 ft. / 704 x 31 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition ROLLING ROUGH AND UNEVEN. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 15/33 MARKED WITH LARGE YELLOW CONES; DSPLCD THLDS MARKED WITH 3 LARGE YELLOW CONES ON EACH SIDE OF RY. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 400 ft. | | no |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 40 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD | | 20 ft. pline, 650 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2145 x 100 ft. / 654 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition VARIOUS AREAS ARE ROLLING AND ROUGH. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 MARKED WITH LARGE YELLOW CONES; DSPLCD THLDS MARKED WITH 3 LARGE YELLOW CONES ON EACH SIDE OF RY. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 400 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 40 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear 27:1 TO DSPLCD THLD | | 20 ft. bldg, 450 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear 32:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | P.F.A. ASSOCIATES 165 N. MERAMEC, SUITE 150 CLAYTON, MO 63105 Phone 314-727-5600 |
| Manager: | DENNIS BAMPTON 3001 NEW TOWN BLVD. ST. CHARLES, MO 63301 Phone 636-946-6066 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 105 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 96 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 110/day * | | 85% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 27 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PARTIAL PARALLEL TWY FOR RY 09/27 LOCATED 70-75 FT FM RY. |
| - | MODERATE STUDENT TRAINING. |
| - | NTSD RY SAFETY AREA CLEARING AND TERRAIN GRADES BYD THE ENDS OF RYS 09,27,15,& 18; CROPS AND DITCH. |
| - | CROPS LOCATED 60 FT FM RY THLDS AND 120 FT FM CNTRLN FIRST 1,800 FT OF RY 09 ARE WITHIN RY OBJECT FREE AREA & PRIMARY AND TRANSITIONAL SURFACES. |
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 |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 09 | |
download (248KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSET - St Charles County Smartt Airport (6 nm NE)
1H0 - Creve Coeur Airport (7 nm S)
KSTL - Lambert-St Louis International Airport (9 nm SE)
KSUS - Spirit of St Louis Airport (13 nm SW)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (21 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Michael Pool
Photo taken 18-Nov-2005
from west side of the airport
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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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 08:02:18 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 03:02:18 |
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| METAR |
KSET 6nm NE | 240754Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02000167 $
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KSTL 9nm SE | 240751Z 11003KT 10SM OVC130 21/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02110156
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KSUS 14nm SW | 240754Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01830161
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| TAF |
KSTL 9nm SE | 240520Z 240606 08006KT P6SM BKN250 FM0900 14006KT P6SM BKN250 FM1500 15010KT P6SM SCT100 FM2100 15009KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 2124 3SM -TSRA OVC030CB FM0000 14006KT P6SM SCT080
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KSUS 14nm SW | 240520Z 240606 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM1000 14005KT P6SM BKN250 FM1500 16008KT P6SM SCT100 FM2100 15010KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 2124 3SM -TSRA OVC030CB FM0000 14005KT P6SM SCT080
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| NOTAMs |
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