AirNav: IL48 - St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field

IL48

St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field
St Jacob, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	IL48
Lat/Long:	38-43-58.4710N 089-48-23.6420W 38-43.974517N 089-48.394033W 38.7329086,-89.8065672 (estimated)
Elevation:	477.3 ft. / 145.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (2015)
From city:	2 miles N of ST JACOB, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	62281

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude:	1277.3 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
TOYr090/5.3	TROY VORTAC	116.00	04E
STLr103/32.5	ST LOUIS VORTAC	117.40	01E
ENLr298/35.7	CENTRALIA VORTAC	115.00	04E

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:	138 magnetic, 136 true	318 magnetic, 316 true
Displaced threshold:	127 ft.	no
Markings:	basic, in fair condition	basic, in fair 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.	65 ft. tree, 1513 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	HAY CREEK REAL ESTATE LLC 9810 BEACON STREET ST JACOB, IL 62281 Phone 618-644-5411
Manager:	STEVEN COAD 9810 BEACON STREET ST JACOB, IL 62281 Phone 618-644-5411 EMAIL ADDRESS: COADAERO@HOMETEL.COM

Additional Remarks

-	MIL HEL OPNS PRIOR PERMISSION ONLY.
-	FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR 618-644-5411.
-	FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IL48.

Some 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 - St Louis Lambert International Airport (26 nm W)

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Area around IL48 (St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:03	12:03
Sunrise	06:30	12:30
Sunset	16:55	22:55
Evening civil twilight	17:23	23:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Nov-2025 05:02:11
Local (UTC-6)	04-Nov-2025 23:02:11

METAR

KBLV 12nm S	050455Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01440098 $
KALN 14nm NW	050455Z 10SM CLR 14/09 A3003 RMK AO2 T01390087
KCPS 19nm SW	050453Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01500089 TSNO

TAF

KBLV 12nm S	050000Z 0500/0606 19009KT 9999 BKN200 WS020/22035KT QNH3002INS BECMG 0514/0515 29015G25KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3010INS BECMG 0522/0523 34009KT 9999 SKC QNH3019INS TX22/0520Z TN11/0512Z
KCPS 19nm SW	041733Z 0418/0518 18010G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM050000 17008KT P6SM SCT250 FM050300 19009KT P6SM BKN250 WS012/22045KT FM051500 27012G22KT P6SM SKC

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