AirNav   Duncan Aviation - Near you to 
keep you flying
 
 2278 users online  

IL48 St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field
St Jacob, Illinois, USA

GOING TO ST JACOB?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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
TOYr090/5.3TROY VORTAC116.0004E
STLr103/32.5ST LOUIS VORTAC117.4001E
ENLr298/35.7CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

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: 38-44.132750N38-43.815033N
Longitude: 089-48.586650W089-48.200817W
Elevation: 477.0 ft.469.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 138 magnetic, 136 true318 magnetic, 316 true
Displaced threshold: 127 ft.no
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
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)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes


 
Area around IL48 (St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of IL48 (St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field)
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2009

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field? Find the distance to fly.

From to IL48

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Jun-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0610:06
Sunrise05:3810:38
Sunset20:2701:27
Evening civil twilight20:5901:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Jun-2025 09:40:24
Local (UTC-5)  29-Jun-2025 04:40:24
 
METAR
KBLV 
12nm S 
290855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02230209 53001
KALN 
14nm NW 
290915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A3001 RMK AO2 T02110210
KCPS 
19nm SW 
290853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02110206 56002 $
TAF
KBLV 
12nm S 
290800Z 2908/3014 21006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN200 QNH2998INS TEMPO 2919/2922 19009KT 9000 -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 BECMG 3000/3001 20006KT 9999 BKN040 BKN200 QNH2988INS BECMG 3010/3011 23009KT 9000 -SHRA BKN040 QNH2990INS TEMPO 3012/3014 -TSRA BKN025CB TX31/2921Z TN22/2912Z
KCPS 
19nm SW 
290520Z 2906/3006 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 FM291200 21006KT P6SM BKN050 BKN250 PROB30 2912/2918 3SM TSRA BKN030CB
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact