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4IS5 Smith Airport
Hecker, Illinois, USA

GOING TO HECKER?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 4IS5
Lat/Long: 38-15-30.1790N 089-56-17.0000W
38-15.502983N 089-56.283333W
38.2583831,-89.9380556
(estimated)
Elevation: 420 ft. / 128 m (estimated)
Variation: 02E (1984)
From city: 4 miles SE of HECKER, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 62278

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1984
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at SAR (13 nm SE): 118.375 (618-443-3296)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TOYr178/28.9TROY VORTAC116.0004E
FAMr021/37.8FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7001E
ENLr251/37.9CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 1600 x 70 ft. / 488 x 21 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ERVIN F. SMITH
9803LL ROAD
RED BUD, IL 62278
Phone 618-475-2223
Manager: ERVIN F. SMITH
9803LL ROAD
RED BUD, IL 62278
Phone 618-475-2223

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1018.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4IS5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSAR - Sparta Community Airport-Hunter Field (13 nm SE)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (18 nm N)
KCPS - St Louis Downtown Airport (21 nm NW)
KPCD - Perryville Regional Airport (24 nm S)
KPJY - Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport (32 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0212:02
Sunrise06:2812:28
Sunset17:5523:55
Evening civil twilight18:2100:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Mar-2026 19:47:26
Local (UTC-6)  04-Mar-2026 13:47:26
 
METAR
KSAR 
13nm SE 		041935Z AUTO 10003KT 2SM -VCTSRA SCT034 BKN047 OVC080 14/14 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0001 T01420142
KBLV 
17nm N 		041939Z 30009KT 1/4SM R14R/1600V2800FT +TSRA FG SCT004 OVC009 12/12 A3006 RMK AO2A TSE1855TSB07 CIG 005V009 CIG 003 RWY32L PRESRR SLP183
KPCD 
24nm S 		041935Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR SCT003 BKN085 OVC110 15/15 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS T01500147
TAF
KBLV 
17nm N 		041810Z 0418/0522 18009KT 6000 BR BKN035 QNH2998INS TEMPO 0418/0420 2400 -TSRA BKN007CB BECMG 0421/0422 22009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN008 QNH2993INS TEMPO 0502/0506 18015G30KT 4800 -TSRA BKN005CB BECMG 0505/0506 20009KT 6000 -SHRA OVC005 QNH2986INS BECMG 0514/0515 28009KT 9999 NSW OVC010 QNH2995INS TX16/0420Z TN13/0418Z
KCPS 
21nm NW 		041726Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC006 TEMPO 0418/0421 2SM TSRA BR SCT006 BKN060CB FM042100 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT015 OVC050 FM050300 00000KT 3SM -TSRA BR OVC008CB FM050900 VRB04KT 4SM BR OVC006 FM051600 28005KT P6SM SCT008 BKN025 AMD NOT SKED
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