St. Louis Metro-East Airport

St. Louis Metro-East Airport

Shafer Field
Summary
Airport typePrivate-use
OwnerEdward B. Shafer
ServesSt. Jacob, Illinois
Elevation AMSL477 ft / 145 m
Coordinates38°43′58″N 089°48′24″W / 38.73278°N 89.80667°W / 38.73278; -89.80667
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 operations52,000
Based aircraft42

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.