St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport

Location

Latitude:	38-43-58.4710N (38.732909)
Longitude:	089-48-23.6420W (-89.806567)
Elevation:	477.3 feet MSL (145 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	2 W (as of February 2021 from WMM2015 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	02 N.M. N of St. Jacob, Illinois
Found On:	St Louis Chart
FAA Region:	AGL

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Private
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	03/1972
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC:	ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Beacon Color:	White-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Traffic Pattern Altitude:	1477 feet (450 m)
NOTAM-D Service:	No

Based Aircraft

Gliders:	1
Ultralights:	1

Annual Operations (as of 05/31/2018)

Total Operations:	52000
Air Taxi:	1000	1.9%
GA Local:	26700	51.3%
GA Itinerant:	24300	46.7%

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
Approach:	SAINT LOUIS 124.2
Departure:	SAINT LOUIS 124.2

Contacts

Manager:	Privately owned:
EDWARD B. SHAFER 2070 TRIAD RD. ST JACOB, IL 62281 618-644-5411	EDWARD B. SHAFER 2070 TRIAD RD. ST JACOB, IL 62281 618-644-5411

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 618

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Shafer Flying Service, Inc.	Unicom 122.8	644-5411	100LL

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Saint Louis(STL)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

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Maps

St. Jacob - St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field (3K6) Airport Terminal Map

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 3K6

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
5.3	TOY	_ _ _ _ _ . _ _	Troy	VORTAC	116.00	274	276
9.6	AL	. _ . _ . .	Alpos	NDB	218	320	322
11.4	SKE	. . . _ . _ .	Scott	TACAN	112.20	190	192
15.1	CVM	_ . _ . . . . _ _ _	Civic Memorial	NDB	263	309	311
15.6	JD	. _ _ _ _ . .	Gooey	NDB	385	168	170
16.3	BL	_ . . . . _ . .	Belleville	NDB	362	171	173
17.4	CP	_ . _ . . _ _ .	Acore	NDB	350	222	224
22.3	ST	. . . _	Zumay	NDB	404	278	280
26.0	CSX	_ . _ . . . . _ . . _	Cardinal	DME	116.45	272	274
26.2	STL	. . . _ . _ . .	St Louis Lambert	VOT	111.00	271	273
31.5	LM	. _ . . _ _	Oblio	NDB	338	277	279
32.5	STL	. . . _ . _ . .	St Louis	VORTAC	117.40	283	285
34.8	FZ	. . _ . _ _ . .	Eaves	NDB	227	264	266
35.7	ENL	. _ . . _ . .	Centralia	VORTAC	115.00	121	123
37.1	VLA	. . . _ . _ . . . _	Vandalia	VOR-DME	114.30	54	56
39.7	SLO	. . . . _ . . _ _ _	Salem	NDB	400	97	99
39.8	SUS	. . . . . _ . . .	Spirit Of St Louis	VOT	112.20	264	266
42.2	FES	. . _ . . . . .	Festus	NDB	269	220	222
45.3	SU	. . . . . _	Snoop	NDB	326	263	265
51.9	VNN	. . . _ _ . _ .	Mount Vernon	DME	113.8	115	117

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
14.6	St Louis Regional Airport (ALN KALN ALN)	310	312	100LL, Jet A
19.0	St Louis Downtown Airport (CPS KCPS CPS)	239	241	100LL, Jet A
20.9	Greenville Airport (GRE KGRE GRE)	72	74	100LL, Jet A
26.4	St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL KSTL STL)	272	274	100LL, Jet A
26.5	Litchfield Municipal Airport (3LF)	13	15	100LL, Jet A
31.4	St Charles County Smartt Airport (KSET SET)	292	294	100LL
32.9	Creve Coeur Airport (1H0)	269	271	100LL, Jet A
33.7	Vandalia Municipal Airport (VLA KVLA VLA)	62	65	100LL, Jet A
35.4	Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (SAR KSAR SAR)	171	173	100LL, Jet A
36.0	Centralia Municipal Airport (ENL KENL ENL)	111	114	100LL, Jet A
39.8	Spirit Of St Louis Airport (SUS KSUS SUS)	264	265	100LL, Jet A
42.2	Festus Meml Airport (KFES FES)	220	222	100LL, Jet A
49.9	Pinckneyville-Du Quoin Airport (KPJY PJY)	155	157	100LL
50.8	Mount Vernon Airport (MVN KMVN MVN)	118	121	100LL, Jet A
51.9	Perryville Regional Airport (PCD)	182	184	100LL, Jet A
52.8	Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ TAZ)	24	27	100LL, Jet A
56.3	Washington Regional Airport (KFYG FYG)	261	262	100LL, Jet A+
59.8	Benton Municipal Airport (H96)	136	139	100LL
62.8	Effingham County Meml Airport (1H2)	70	73	100LL, Jet A
63.0	Southern Illinois Airport (MDH KMDH MDH)	155	157	100LL, Jet A

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Ratings & Reviews

St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport Ratings

Category	Aspect	Rating
	Overall Rating for St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
Flight Service	Number of Flights	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Overall Number of Routes Served	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	International Routes Served	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	On-time Performance	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
Business Services & Internet	Airport Lounges	4.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Business Centers	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Airport Website (information & tools)	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Availability of Internet Connectivity	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Wireless Internet Access	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
General Facilities	ATM Locations	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Public Telephones	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Restrooms	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Architecture	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Terminal Layout	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Seating Areas	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Overall Cleanliness	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Children Play Areas	4.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Geographic Location	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Baggage Claim Locations	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Baggage Handling	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Overall Comfort	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Security Lines	1.0/5 (1 vote cast)
Transportation & Parking	Parking Availability	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Parking Pricing	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Public Transport	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Car Rental	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Taxis	1.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Hotel Shuttles	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Proximity to City Center	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
Amenities	Shopping (variety and number)	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Restaurants & Bars (variety and number)	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Restaurants & Bars (price/value)	3.0/5 (1 vote cast)

Remarks

*A110G**	THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-1	MIL HEL OPNS PRIOR PERMISSION ONLY.
A110-2	FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR 618-644-5411.
A110-3	FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.
A15	EMAIL ADDRESS: HYFLYER33@HOTMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)
A16	CELL NUMBER: 618-920-1393
A17	EMAIL ADDRESS: HYFLYER33@HOTMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)
A57-13	APCH SLOPE IS 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
A81-APT	MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

Runways

3K6 Airport Runway Summary

Runways:	13/31
Longest Runway:	13/31 is 2662 ft (811 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

3K6 Airport Runway Details

Runway 13/31	2662 ft x 50 ft (811 m x 15 m)
Runway Length Source:	as of
Surface:	Asphalt - Good condition -
Runway Pavement Class:
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:

	Runway 13	Runway 31
Elevation:	477.0	469.0
Latitude:	38-44-07.9650N	38-43-48.9020N
Longitude:	089-48-35.1990W	089-48-12.0490W
True Magnetic Hdg.:	136	316
ILS Type:
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Basic	Basic
Runway Markings Condition:	Fair	Fair
Arresting Device:
Object at End:	ROAD	TREE
Object Height:	16	65
Object Marked/Lighted?:
Distance from End:	210	1513
Object Centerline Offset:	126 ft. right of centerline	225 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:
Runway Visual Range (RVR):
Approach Light System:
REIL:	No	No
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Threshold Crossing Height:
Threshold Elevation:	477.3
Displaced Threshold:	127
Threshold Latitude:	38-44-07.0500N
Threshold Longitude:	089-48-34.1000W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):

Services

Airframe Repair:	Minor
Powerplant Repair:	Minor
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Fuel Available:	100LL
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

FAA: IL48

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