FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | CPS |
Lat/Long: | 38-34-13.3000N 090-09-18.3000W 38-34.221667N 090-09.305000W 38.5703611,-90.1550833 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 412.9 ft. / 125.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 00E (2000) |
From city: | 1 mile E of central business district of the associated city |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 62206 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | CPS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 30L WHEN ATCT CLSD; REIL RWY 30R - CTAF. HIRL RWY 12R/30L PRESET MED INTST WHEN ATCT CLSD. MIRL RWY 12L & 30R NOT AVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD. PAPI RWY 12R & 30L OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airline operations: | CLSD TO SKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 9 PSGR SEATS. UNSKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 30 PSGR SEATS RQR 12 HR PPR. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.925 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 121.45 |
WX ASOS: | PHONE 618-332-0001 |
DOWNTOWN GROUND: | 121.8 [0630-2200] |
DOWNTOWN TOWER: | 119.925 379.3 [0630-2200] |
SAINT LOUIS APPROACH: | 123.7 |
SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE: | 123.7 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.275 121.8 ;WHEN TWR CLSD |
BUUDD STAR: | 119.15 |
DELMA STAR: | 128.1 |
DIXEE STAR: | 128.1 |
FARMR STAR: | 119.15 |
WX ASOS at STL (15 nm NW): | PHONE 314-238-8419 |
WX AWOS-3 at ALN (20 nm N): | 128.0 (618-259-7231) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TOYr224/15.0 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
STLr138/23.2 | | ST LOUIS VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 01E |
FTZr096/39.0 | | FORISTELL VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ACORE | | 304/5.4 | | 350 | | 00E | | CP | -.-. .--. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 12R/30L
Dimensions: | 7002 x 150 ft. / 2134 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 48 /F/D/X/T | Single wheel: | 65.0 | Double wheel: | 95.0 | Double tandem: | 175.0, 200 WITH PPR. |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
Operational restrictions: | W.B.C. GROSS WT (2S) 160. |
| RUNWAY 12R | | RUNWAY 30L |
Latitude: | 38-34.440105N | | 38-33.825097N |
Longitude: | 090-09.903908W | | 090-08.660762W |
Elevation: | 412.4 ft. | | 408.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 122 | | 302 |
Declared distances: | TORA:7002 TODA:7002 ASDA:7002 LDA:7002 | | TORA:7002 TODA:7002 ASDA:7002 LDA:7002 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI 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: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree, 809 ft. from runway, 487 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 29 ft. pole, 1688 ft. from runway, 362 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12L/30R
Dimensions: | 5301 x 75 ft. / 1616 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 10 /F/D/X/T | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | RWY 12L/30R NOT AVBL FOR UNSCHEDULED ACR AT LEAST 31 PASGR SEATS EXCP TAXI. |
| RUNWAY 12L | | RUNWAY 30R |
Latitude: | 38-34.426480N | | 38-33.960907N |
Longitude: | 090-09.492553W | | 090-08.551543W |
Elevation: | 410.0 ft. | | 406.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 122 | | 302 |
Declared distances: | TORA:5300 TODA:5300 ASDA:5300 LDA:5300 | | TORA:5300 TODA:5300 ASDA:5300 LDA:5300 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 96 ft. tree, 3817 ft. from runway, 254 ft. left of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 72 ft. tree, 2664 ft. from runway, 306 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 2799 x 75 ft. / 853 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 11 /R/C/W/T | Single wheel: | 12.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | SFC MARKINGS FADED. |
Operational restrictions: | RWY 05/23 NOT AVBL FOR UNSCHEDULED ACR AT LEAST 31 PASGR SEATS EXCP TAXI. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 38-34.341392N | | 38-34.656068N |
Longitude: | 090-10.111893W | | 090-09.682603W |
Elevation: | 410.0 ft. | | 408.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 047 | | 227 |
Declared distances: | TORA:2799 TODA:2799 ASDA:2799 LDA:2799 | | TORA:2799 TODA:2799 ASDA:2799 LDA:2799 |
Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 58 ft. tree, 839 ft. from runway, 58 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 72 ft. tower, lighted, 1647 ft. from runway, 16 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 6100 ARCHVIEW DRIVE CAHOKIA, IL 62206-1445 Phone 618-337-6060 |
Manager: | SANDRA SHORE 6100 ARCHVIEW DRIVE CAHOKIA, IL 62206-1445 Phone 618-337-6060 |
Additional Remarks
- | WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | BE ALERT FOR STUDENT TRNG & HEL OPS. |
- | ALL TWYS EXCP TWY B4 PPR ACFT OVER 120000 LBS. |
- | SFC CONDS NOT MNTD 2100-0700 LCL. |
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 from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BUUDD THREE (RNAV) | |
download (297KB) |
DELMA FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (267KB) |
DIXEE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (172KB) |
FARMR THREE (RNAV) | |
download (209KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 30L | |
download (303KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12R | |
download (269KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30L | |
download (329KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30R | |
download (276KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (58KB) |
Departure Procedures |
GATEWAY ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (508KB) |
LINDBERGH EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (394KB) |
OZARK EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (323KB) |
PLESS FIVE | |
download (280KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSTL - St Louis Lambert International Airport (15 nm NW)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (15 nm E)
1H0 - Creve Coeur Airport (19 nm NW)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (20 nm N)
KSUS - Spirit of St Louis Airport (24 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo by David Heon
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 05-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
Sunset | | 19:55 | | 00:55 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 01:24 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 05-May-2025 12:23:38 |
Local (UTC-5) | 05-May-2025 07:23:38 |
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METAR |
KCPS | 051153Z 35005KT 10SM OVC037 11/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01110061 10111 20089 53009 $
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KSTL 15nm NW | 051151Z 31004KT 10SM OVC033 11/06 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01110061 10111 20083 53006
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KBLV 15nm E | 051155Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM OVC032 11/08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01090079 10110 20090 53012
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KALN 20nm N | 051150Z VRB04KT 10SM OVC033 10/07 A2996
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TAF |
KCPS | 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050 FM051400 36008KT P6SM SCT015 OVC026 FM052200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035
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KSTL 15nm NW | 051120Z 0512/0618 VRB05KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM051400 36006KT P6SM SCT018 OVC026 FM052200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035
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KBLV 15nm E | 050800Z 0508/0614 VRB06KT 9999 BKN040 OVC060 QNH2992INS BECMG 0514/0515 35009KT 9999 BKN020 OVC040 QNH2994INS BECMG 0516/0517 35009KT 9999 SCT020 OVC040 QNH2994INS BECMG 0521/0522 04006KT 9999 FEW025 SCT050 QNH2998INS TEMPO 0522/0601 8000 -SHRA BKN015 BECMG 0611/0612 01006KT 9999 BKN025 OVC050 QNH3004INS TX18/0521Z TN09/0511Z
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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