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3SQ St Charles Airport
St Charles, Missouri, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
STLr228/1.1ST LOUIS VORTAC117.4001E
CSXr311/8.7CARDINAL VOR/DME116.4500E
FTZr062/23.9FORISTELL VORTAC110.8005E
TOYr280/28.0TROY VORTAC116.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CIVIC MEMORIAL261/20.926302ECVM -.-. ...- --
FESTUS351/39.526901EFES ..-. . ...

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.
ROLLING & UNEVEN.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
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.
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: 38-50.817933N38-50.809833N
Longitude: 090-30.456133W090-29.729217W
Elevation: 442.0 ft.442.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 087 magnetic, 091 true267 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, 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
+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: leftleft
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: leftleft
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: 77
Single engine airplanes: 68
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS RWY 09   download (241KB)

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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Area around 3SQ (St Charles Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 3SQ (St Charles Airport)
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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From to 3SQ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1012:10
Sunrise06:3812:38
Sunset16:5422:54
Evening civil twilight17:2223:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 14:48:05
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 08:48:05
 
METAR
KSET 
6nm NE 
081354Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 13/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T01280117 $
KSTL 
9nm SE 
081351Z 21007KT 10SM SCT150 16/10 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01610100
KSUS 
14nm SW 
081354Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 16/11 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01560106
TAF
KSTL 
9nm SE 
081120Z 0812/0918 19005KT P6SM SKC FM081500 21012KT P6SM SCT250 FM082300 17006KT P6SM SCT250 FM091500 22009KT P6SM BKN250
KSUS 
14nm SW 
081120Z 0812/0912 00000KT P6SM VCFG FEW002 FM081400 20010KT P6SM SCT250 FM082300 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
St. Charles Flying Service 636-946-6066
800-447-6066
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

More info about St. Charles Flying Service
independent
100LL
FS $4.25 
 Updated 03-Sep-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the St Charles Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the St Charles Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 3SQ have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 ST CHARLES 4.6 52-68
HMPTN INN ST LOUIS ST CHARLES 5.0 79-94
 

Other hotels near St Charles Airport

Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN & SUITES 1.8 95-145
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL AND SUITES ST. CHARLES 2.1 
DAYS INN LOUIS/ST. CHARLES 4.7 59-70
RED ROOF INN ST LOUIS - ST CHARLES 4.9 50-70
VALUE PLACE ST CHARLES 5.0 37-38
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT ST CHARLES 5.2 64-134
BEST WESTERN ST CHARLES INN 5.3 80-150
QUALITY INN AND SUITES 5.4 85-150
COMFORT SUITES ST CHARLES 5.4 87-120
COUNTRY INN STE ST CHARLES 5.4 94-116
EMBASSY SUITES - ST. CHARLES 5.4 104-179
FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT ST CHARLES 5.5 67-94
HOLIDAY INN SELECT ST. PETERS-ST. CHARLESairport transportation 5.6 80-110
AMERISTAR CASINO RESORT AND SPA 5.6 129-429

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from St Charles Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from 3SQ but to other nearby airports such as KSTL.
    

Hotels in other cities near St Charles Airport

15 in Saint Charles
4 in Earth City
2 in Saint Peters
7 in Bridgeton
8 in Hazelwood
8 in Maryland Heights
4 in O Fallon
10 in Chesterfield
1 in Weldon Spring
1 in Lake Saint Louis
65 in Saint Louis
1 in Richmond Heights
5 in Alton, IL
1 in Brentwood
3 in Wentzville
 

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Other Pages about St Charles Airport

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