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St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport (3K6) in St. Jacob, Illinois
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  • St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport (3K6)
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St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport (3K6)

  • General
  • Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 03/01/1972, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 29 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 04987.3*A, Location ID: 3K6, Region: Great Lakes, District Office: CHI, Unicom Frequency: 122.800 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.800 MHz, Traffic Pattern Altitude: 800, Aeronautical sectional chart: St Louis, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: STL, Tie-In FSS Name: Saint Louis, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 477 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCK, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZKC, Boundary ARTCC Name: Kansas City, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NMY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: STL, Last Inspection Date: 08/13/2015, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
  • Location
  • State: Illinois, County: Madison, City: St. Jacob, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 38° 43' 58.471'', Lng: -89° 48' 23.642'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 38.732909, Lng: -89.806567, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: ADAM, Distance from central business district: 2 mi (N) Find on map
  • Owner
  • Edward B. Shafer, 2070 Triad Rd., St Jacob, Il 62281, 618-644-5411
  • Manager
  • Edward B. Shafer, 2070 Triad Rd., St Jacob, Il 62281, 618-644-5411
  • Operations
  • Period: 07/31/2014 - 07/31/2015, Air Taxi Operations: 1,000, Itinerant Operations: 24,300, Local Operations: 26,700
  • Aircraft
  • Ultralight Aircraft: 1, Gliders Operational: 1
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: 100LL, Magnetic Variation: 2W (Year 2015), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Airframe repair service availability/type: Minor, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Minor, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No, Other services: INSTR, RNTL, SALES
  • Remarks
  • MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 13, True Alignment: 136, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Basic, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 38° 44' 07.965'', Lng: -89° 48' 35.199'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 38.735546, Lng: -89.809778, Physical Elevation: 477 ft, Displaced GPS (Degrees): Lat: 38° 44' 07.050'', Lng: -89° 48' 34.100'', Displaced GPS (Seconds): Lat: 38.735292, Lng: -89.809472, Elevation At Displaced Threshold: 477 ft, Length At Displaced Threshold: 127 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: ROAD, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 0, Object Height: 16 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 210.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 126R ft, Displaced Threshold Position Source: FAA-EST (09/01/2011)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 31, True Alignment: 316, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Basic, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 38° 43' 48.902'', Lng: -89° 48' 12.049'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 38.730251, Lng: -89.803347, Physical Elevation: 469 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREE, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 20, Object Height: 68 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1574.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 225R ft

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