City of Festus Airport Information
FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 AUGUST 2007
Location
| FAA Identifier: |
FES |
| Lat/Long: |
38-11-41.7950N / 090-23-07.5350W
38-11.696583N / 090-23.125583W
38.1949431 / -90.3854264
(estimated) |
| Elevation: |
433 ft. / 132.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: |
01E (1990) |
| From city: |
2 miles S of FESTUS, MO |
| Time zone: |
UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: |
63028 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: |
Open to the public |
| Activation date: |
12/1941 |
| Sectional chart: |
ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: |
no |
| ARTCC: |
KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: |
SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [636-536-2980] |
| NOTAMs facility: |
STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: |
0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: |
lighted |
| Segmented circle: |
no |
| Lights: |
DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; REIL RY 36 - CTAF. RY 36 VASI OPERATES 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: |
white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 125.5/380.2 (SAINT LOUIS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance |
|
VOR name |
|
Freq |
|
Var |
| FAMr346/32.1 |
|
FARMINGTON VORTAC |
|
115.70 |
|
01E |
| CSXr182/33.5 |
|
CARDINAL VOR/DME |
|
116.45 |
|
00E |
| TOYr210/39.3 |
|
TROY VORTAC |
|
116.00 |
|
04E |
| NDB name |
|
Hdg/Dist |
|
Freq |
|
Var |
|
ID |
| FESTUS |
|
at field |
|
269 |
|
01E |
|
FES |
..-. . ... |
| PERRINE |
|
003/25.9 |
|
367 |
|
02E |
|
PRI |
.--. .-. .. |
| SULLIVAN |
|
092/36.8 |
|
356 |
|
02E |
|
UUV |
..- ..- ...- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: |
100LL
24 HR. CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: |
hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: |
MINOR |
| Powerplant service: |
MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: |
NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: |
NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: |
2202 x 49 ft. / 671 x 15 m |
| Surface: |
asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in poor condition
PAVEMENT HAS GRASS GROWING IN CRACKS & LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| Weight bearing capacity: |
|
| Runway edge lights: |
non-standard
NSTD MIRL; INCORRECT SPACING OF THLD LGTS & EDGE LIGHTS IN MIDDLE SECTION OF RY. |
| Runway edge markings: |
NSTD NPI MARKINGS; INCORRECT SPACING OF MARKINGS.
NSTD NPI MARKINGS; INCORRECT SPACING OF MARKINGS. |
| |
RUNWAY 18 |
|
RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: |
38-11.876000N |
|
38-11.516367N |
| Longitude: |
090-23.095117W |
|
090-23.156417W |
| Elevation: |
432.0 ft. |
|
430.0 ft. |
| Gradient: |
0.1 |
|
0.1 |
| Traffic pattern: |
left |
|
left |
| Runway heading: |
187 magnetic, 188 true |
|
007 magnetic, 008 true |
| Markings: |
NSTD, in fair condition |
|
NSTD, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: |
2-box SAVASI on left
VASI OTS INDEF. |
|
2-box SAVASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: |
|
|
yes
REIL TOO CLOSE TO RY EDGE. |
| Obstructions: |
13 ft. trees, 245 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
1-28 FT TREES; BRUSH & ROAD 0-200 FT FM RY END 185-200 FT L; 1- 45 FT TREES & BRUSH 0-200 FT FM RY END 133-250 FT R. |
|
30 ft. trees, 330 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
1-20 FT BRUSH & TREES 0-35FT FM RY END 190-250 FT R.; +1-12 FT BRUSH, 0-200 FT FM RY END, 65-200 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
The Festus Memorial Airport consists of 60.84 acres that is considered "airport property." In addition, the City of Festus owns approximately 40 acres of restricted use land that is located to the south of the airport and is contiguous to the airport property.
| Ownership: |
Publicly-owned |
| Owner: |
CITY OF FESTUS
711 W MAIN
FESTUS, MO 63028
Phone 314-937-4694 |
| Manager: |
STEVE VOGT
900 ARPT RD
FESTUS, MO 63028
Phone 636-937-2228 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: |
|
30 |
| Single engine airplanes: |
|
28 |
| Multi engine airplanes: |
|
2 |
|
|
 |
|
| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * |
| 60% |
transient general aviation |
| 40% |
local general aviation |
| * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2005 |
|
Additional Remarks
| - |
NTSD RY SAFETY AREA BYND EACH RY END; RY 18 HAS LARGE DROP OFF 118 FT FM RY END; RY 36 HAS ROLLING & STEEP TERRAIN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 36 |
|
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply |
|
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8WC - Washington County Airport (23 nm SW)
KCPS - St Louis Downtown Airport (25 nm NE)
KFAM - Farmington Regional Airport (26 nm S)
KSUS - Spirit of St Louis Airport (31 nm NW)
K02 - Perryville Municipal Airport (32 nm SE)
NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 27 September 2007 at 0901Z and 25 October 2007 at 0900Z.