FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 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 11-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 18:25 | | 23:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 10:29:05 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Oct-2008 05:29:05 |
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| METAR |
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KBLV
12nm S | 110955Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3016 RMK AO2A SLP214 T01260119 $
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KALN
14nm NW | 111005Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3018 RMK AO2
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KCPS
19nm SW | 110953Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 12/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01170106 $
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| TAF |
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KBLV
12nm S | 110808 11004KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3005INS BECMG 1112 12005KT 6000 BR SCT050 QNH3010INS BECMG 1415 13009KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT150 QNH3000INS T27/20Z T10/11Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1108 TIL 1109
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| NOTAMs |
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