K3K6
St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field
St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (K3K6) is a general-aviation airfield serving St Jacob, Illinois. The field lies at 477 ft (145 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,662 ft (811 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Highland-Winet Airport (H07), 8 nm ENE.
St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 477 ft (145 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.7329, -89.8066
- Serving
- St Jacob
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,662 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,662 ft811 m | 50 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.