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KALN St Louis Regional Airport
Alton/St Louis, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ALN
Lat/Long: 38-53-25.0000N / 090-02-45.7000W
38-53.416667N / 090-02.761667W
38.8902778 / -90.0460278
(estimated)
Elevation: 544 ft. / 165.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1985)
From city: 4 miles E of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 62010

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ALN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2200
FOR ATTENDANT OTR HRS CALL 618-259-3230 OR 258-1005.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 11/29 & MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: CLSD TO SCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH GREATER THAN 9 PSGR SEATS & UNSCHEDULED ACR OPNS GREATER THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. 90-DAY PPR; CALL AMGR 618-259-2531.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 126.0
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 128.0
WX AWOS-3: 128.0 (618-259-7231)
REGIONAL GROUND: 120.2 [0700-2200]
REGIONAL TOWER: 126.0 239.0 [0700-2200]
SAINT LOUIS APPROACH: 124.2
SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE: 124.2
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 120.2
CIVIC TWR CLSD: 120.2
WX ASOS at STL (17 nm SW): PHONE 314-426-0159
WX ASOS at SET (18 nm W): 118.075 (636-250-4590)
WX ASOS at CPS (20 nm S): PHONE 618-332-0001
  • ST. LOUIS APCH CTL USES FREQ 120.2 FOR CLEARANCE DELIVERY TO ST. LOUIS REGIONAL WHEN REGIONAL TWR CLSD.
  • ATCT OPERATED BY CONTRACT WITH MIDWEST ATC SERVICES INC.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TOYr323/10.8TROY VORTAC116.0004E
CSXr061/16.9CARDINAL VOR/DME116.4500E
STLr084/20.5ST LOUIS VORTAC117.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CIVIC MEMORIALat field26302ECVM -.-. ...- --
LITCHFIELD225/23.937101ELTD .-.. - -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 8098 x 150 ft. / 2468 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 80.0
Double wheel: 140.0
Double tandem: 200.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 38-53.714347N38-53.185312N
Longitude: 090-03.297738W090-01.730548W
Elevation: 537.7 ft.526.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 111 magnetic, 113 true291 magnetic, 293 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 24 ft. hgr, lighted, 656 ft. from runway, 509 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 6499 x 100 ft. / 1981 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 35.0
Double wheel: 47.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 38-53.907457N38-52.844507N
Longitude: 090-03.151363W090-02.992823W
Elevation: 532.6 ft.542.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 171 magnetic, 173 true351 magnetic, 353 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. tree, 896 ft. from runway, 139 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear32 ft. trees, 1379 ft. from runway, 72 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL
8 TERMINAL DR SUITE 1
EAST ALTON, IL 62024
Phone 618-259-2531
Manager: DAVID MILLER
8 TERMINAL DR, SUITE 1
EAST ALTON, IL 62024
Phone 618-259-2531

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 107
Single engine airplanes: 94
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Jet airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 178/day *
57% local general aviation
41% transient general aviation
1% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

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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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 29   download (298KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (206KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (206KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (268KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (233KB)
LOC BC RWY 11   download (276KB)
VOR-A   download (247KB)
NDB RWY 17   download (286KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BLUES TWO   download (198KB)
CARDS SEVEN   2 pages: [1] [2] (431KB)
GATEWAY FOUR   download (374KB)
LINDBERGH TWO   download (323KB)
OZARK THREE   download (178KB)
PLESS ONE   download (190KB)
TURBO FIVE   2 pages: [1] [2] (519KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (41KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3K6 - St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (15 nm SE)
KSTL - Lambert-St Louis International Airport (17 nm SW)
KSET - St Charles County Smartt Airport (18 nm W)
KCPS - St Louis Downtown Airport (20 nm S)
3SQ - St Charles Airport (21 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KALN (St Louis Regional Airport)
Photo courtesy of Bob Srenco, Srenco Photography
Photo taken 17-Sep-2005

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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KALN (St Louis Regional Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0712:07
Sunrise06:3512:35
Sunset16:5322:53
Evening civil twilight17:2123:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Nov-2009 23:31:15
Local (UTC-6)  07-Nov-2009 17:31:15
 
METAR
KALN 072250Z 18010KT 10SM FEW250 21/10 A2993
KSTL 
17nm SW 
072251Z 14006KT 10SM BKN250 23/11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02280111
KSET 
18nm W 
072254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02110111
TAF
KSTL 
17nm SW 
072115Z 0721/0824 22010KT P6SM SKC FM072300 19006KT P6SM SKC FM081600 20012KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
West Star Aviation, Inc. ASRI 130.60
618-259-3230
800-851-5026
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, ...

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FS 
100LL 
$5.01 
Jet A 
$4.16 
 Updated 10-Sep-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KALN have stayed at...

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ECONO LODGE MARYVILLE 13.4 48-55
 

Other hotels near St Louis Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN ALTONairport transportation 4.7 116-160
COMFORT INN ALTON 4.8 120-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from St Louis Regional Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KALN but to other nearby airports such as KSTL.
    

Hotels in other cities near St Louis Regional Airport

5 in Alton
1 in Granite City
4 in Pontoon Beach
1 in Maryville
3 in Troy
7 in Collinsville
1 in Staunton
1 in Fairmont City
4 in Caseyville
8 in Hazelwood, MO
1 in East Saint Louis
15 in Saint Louis, MO
 

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