AirNav: IL48 - St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field

IL48

St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field
St Jacob, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	IL48
Lat/Long:	38-43-58.4710N 089-48-23.6420W 38-43.974517N 089-48.394033W 38.7329086,-89.8065672 (estimated)
Elevation:	477.3 ft. / 145.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (2015)
From city:	2 miles N of ST JACOB, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	62281

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS EMAIL ADDRESS: HYFLYER33@HOTMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)
Pattern altitude:	1277.3 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
SAINT LOUIS APPROACH:	124.2
SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE:	124.2
WX AWOS-3 at ALN (15 nm NW):	128.0 (618-259-7231)
WX ASOS at CPS (19 nm SW):	PHONE 618-332-0001

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
TOYr090/5.3	TROY VORTAC	116.00	04E
STLr103/32.5	ST LOUIS VORTAC	117.40	01E
ENLr298/35.7	CENTRALIA VORTAC	115.00	04E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	2662 x 50 ft. / 811 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Latitude:	38-44.132750N	38-43.815033N
Longitude:	089-48.586650W	089-48.200817W
Elevation:	477.0 ft.	469.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	138 magnetic, 136 true	318 magnetic, 316 true
Displaced threshold:	127 ft.	no
Markings:	basic, in fair condition	basic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	16 ft. road, 210 ft. from runway, 126 ft. right of centerline APCH SLOPE IS 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.	65 ft. tree, 1513 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	HAY CREEK REAL ESTATE LLC 9810 BEACON STREET ST JACOB, IL 62281 Phone 618-644-5411
Manager:	STEVEN COAD 9810 BEACON STREET ST JACOB, IL 62281 Phone 618-644-5411 CELL NUMBER: 618-920-1393

Additional Remarks

-	MIL HEL OPNS PRIOR PERMISSION ONLY.
-	FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR 618-644-5411.
-	FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IL48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (11 nm S)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (15 nm NW)
KCPS - St Louis Downtown Airport (19 nm SW)
KGRE - Greenville Airport (21 nm E)
KSTL - St Louis Lambert International Airport (26 nm W)

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Area around IL48 (St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:04	10:04
Sunrise	05:35	10:35
Sunset	20:21	01:21
Evening civil twilight	20:53	01:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Jun-2025 23:43:41
Local (UTC-5)	08-Jun-2025 18:43:41

METAR

KBLV 12nm S	082255Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM SCT050 BKN060 28/18 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T02750182 $
KALN 14nm NW	082250Z 28006KT 10SM BKN070 26/19 A2981
KCPS 19nm SW	082253Z 27005KT 10SM FEW010 SCT055 BKN070 27/17 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP085 T02720172 $

TAF

KBLV 12nm S	081940Z 0819/0922 23009KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 QNH2976INS TEMPO 0821/0907 35012G25KT -TSRA BKN010CB BECMG 0909/0910 27009KT 9999 NSW SCT020 QNH2977INS TX28/0821Z TN18/0912Z
KCPS 19nm SW	082209Z 0822/0918 28006KT P6SM SCT040 FM090000 30007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN080 FM090200 VRB05KT 5SM -SHRA BKN040 FM090600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN060 FM091600 26010G20KT P6SM SKC

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