St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field

Airport and flying

St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field (IL48) is a private, non-towered airport in St Jacob, Madison County, Illinois. Field elevation is 477 ft. Runway 13/31 is 2,662 by 50 ft, asphalt (good condition). Fuel on the field: 100LL.

Nearest fuel: Scott Afb/Midamerica St Louis (BLV, Belleville), 11.4 nm S, 10,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+; St Louis Regional (ALN, Alton/St Louis), 14.6 nm NW, 8,099 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; St Louis Downtown (CPS, Cahokia/St Louis), 19 nm SW, 7,002 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Major airports: St Louis Lambert International (STL, St Louis), 26.4 nm W, 11,020 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Indianapolis International (IND, Indianapolis), 173.7 nm E, 11,200 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+.

Regional airports: Scott Afb/Midamerica St Louis (BLV, Belleville), 11.4 nm S, 10,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+; St Louis Regional (ALN, Alton/St Louis), 14.6 nm NW, 8,099 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; St Louis Downtown (CPS, Cahokia/St Louis), 19 nm SW, 7,002 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Nearby airports: Furfaro Rla (94IL, St Jacob), 2.7 nm SE, 1,944 ft runway; Highland-Winet (H07, Highland), 8.3 nm E, 2,200 ft runway; Compton (3LL9, Pocahontas), 10.2 nm NE, 1,600 ft runway; Straeter Rla (26IL, Highland), 11.2 nm E, 1,004 ft runway.

Official FAA airport record (IL48) · FAA data effective 2026-10-29