About St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field
St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving St Jacob, Illinois. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier K3K6. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 38.7329° N, 89.8066° W, with a published field elevation of 477 feet above mean sea level.
"St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field" is one of 528 public-use airports in Illinois, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field |
|---|---|
| Location | St Jacob, Illinois (IL) |
| City and state (page) | St Jacob, IL |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | K3K6 |
| IATA code | Not assigned |
| ICAO code | Not assigned |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 38.7329° N, 89.8066° W |
| Field elevation | 477 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
Nearby airports
If St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furfaro Restricted Landing Area | St Jacob | IL | US-6809 / - |
small_airport |
| Highland-Winet Airport | Highland | IL | H07 / - |
small_airport |
| Compton Airport | Pocahontas | IL | 3LL9 / - |
small_airport |
| Smith Restricted Landing Area | Peirron | IL | 61LL / - |
small_airport |
| Straeter Restricted Landing Area | Highland | IL | US-8457 / - |
small_airport |
| Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport | Belleville | IL | BLV / KBLV |
medium_airport |