FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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: | CLOSED PERMANENTLY |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| CIVIC MEMORIAL | | 264/20.9 | | 263 | | 01W | | 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.
CRACKS, ROCKS AND ASPHALT BREAKING UP, LENGTH OF RY |
| 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.
MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | NSTD, in poor 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. brush, 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: | 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: | | 60 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 52 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 100/day * | | 95% | local general aviation | | 3% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2010 | |
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. |
| - | (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD PERMLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3SQ.
Some 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Srenco of Srenco Photography
Photo taken 28-Aug-2010
looking West.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of St Charles Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 12:03:29 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 06:03:29 |
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| METAR |
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KSET
6nm NE | 121054Z AUTO 29010KT 10SM CLR M08/M16 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP351 T10831156
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KSTL
9nm SE | 121151Z 29007KT 10SM CLR M08/M16 A3056 RMK AO2 SLP365 T10831156 11061 21083 53011 $
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KSUS
14nm SW | 121054Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR M08/M16 A3057 RMK AO2 SLP363 T10831161
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KSTL
9nm SE | 121124Z 1212/1318 29011KT P6SM SKC FM130000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM131100 16007KT P6SM OVC100 FM131500 17011KT 6SM -SN OVC035
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KSUS
14nm SW | 121124Z 1212/1312 29010KT P6SM SKC FM130000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM131100 16005KT P6SM OVC100
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