St. Louis Metro-East Airport (FAA LID: IL48), also known as Shafer Field, is a private use airport located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district of St. Jacob, in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It is privately owned by Edward B. Shafer.[1]
St. Louis Metro-East Airport Shafer Field | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private-use | ||||||||||
Owner | Edward B. Shafer | ||||||||||
Serves | St. Jacob, Illinois | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 477 ft / 145 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°43′58″N 089°48′24″W / 38.73278°N 89.80667°W | ||||||||||
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IL48 Location of airport in Illinois IL48 IL48 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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St. Louis Metro-East Airport covers an area of 29 acres (12 ha) and contains one runway designated 13/31 with a 2,662 x 50 ft (811 x 15 m) asphalt surface.
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2018, the airport had 52,000 aircraft operations, an average of 142 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 2 aircraft based at this airport: 1 glider and 1 ultralight.[1][2]