St. Charles Airport

Not to be confused with St. Charles County Smartt Airport.
St. Charles Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 3SQ
Summary
Airport type Public use
Owner P.F.A. Associates
Serves St. Charles, Missouri
Elevation AMSL 442 ft / 135 m
Coordinates 38°50′55″N 090°30′00″W / 38.84861°N 90.50000°W / 38.84861; -90.50000
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 3,451 1,052 Asphalt
15/33 2,310 704 Turf
18/36 2,145 654 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 40,260
Based aircraft 77

St. Charles Airport (FAA LID: 3SQ) was a privately owned, public use airport located four nautical miles (7.41 km) north of the central business district of the City of St. Charles in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.[2] The airport closed on June 30, 2010.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, St. Charles Airport is assigned 3SQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

St. Charles Airport covers an area of 72 acres (29 ha) at an elevation of 442 feet (135 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 09/27 which measures 3,451 by 50 feet (1,052 x 15 m) and two turf runways: 15/33 is 2,310 by 103 feet (704 x 31 m) and 18/36 is 2,145 by 100 feet (654 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 27, 2007, the airport had 40,260 aircraft operations, an average of 151 per day: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi. At that time there were 77 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, and 1% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 3SQ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-08-27.
  2. ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011
  3. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: 3SQ - St. Charles Airport, Missouri
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