St. Louis Metro-East Airport

St. Louis Metro-East Airport Shafer Field
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: IL48
Summary
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
Map
IL48 Location of airport in Illinois IL48 IL48 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 2,662 811 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations 52,000 Based aircraft 42
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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.

Facilities and aircraft

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.

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 probable cause of the accident was found to be inadequate maintenance of the airplane fuel system, resulting in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.

See also

• List of airports in Illinois

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for IL48
  • AirNav airport information for IL48
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for IL48
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for IL48, effective September 3, 2026