St. Louis Metro-East Airport , also known as Shafer Field, is a private use
airport
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located two miles (3 km) north of the
central business district of
St. Jacob, in
Madison County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
,
United States
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. It is privately owned by Edward B. Shafer.
Facilities and aircraft
St. Louis Metro-East Airport covers an area of and contains one
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concre ...
designated 13/31 with a 2,662 x 50 ft (811 x 15 m)
asphalt
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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
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and 2%
air taxi
An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand.
In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) ...
. At that time there were 2 aircraft based at this airport: 1
glider
Glider may refer to:
Aircraft and transport Aircraft
* Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight
** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...
and 1
ultralight
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with aile ...
.
Accidents and incidents
*On July 2, 2022, a
Piper Comanche 250 crashed after takeoff from Metro-East. One passenger died at the scene, while the pilot was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
References
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Airports in Illinois
Transportation buildings and structures in Madison County, Illinois
Privately owned airports
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