St. Charles Airport

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 was categorized as a reliever airport.[2] The airport closed on June 30, 2010.

Not to be confused with St. Charles County Smartt Airport.
St. Charles Airport (CLOSED)
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerP.F.A. Associates
ServesSt. Charles, Missouri
Elevation AMSL442 ft / 135 m
Coordinates38°50′55″N 090°30′00″W
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 operations40,260
Based aircraft77

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

Facilities and aircraft

St. Charles Airport covered an area of 72 acres (29 ha) at an elevation of 442 feet (135 m) above mean sea level. It had one asphalt paved runway designated 09/27 which measured 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] St. Charles Flying Service was based at the field and moved to the nearby St. Charles Smartt airport.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3SQ 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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