St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (K3K6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KBLV), K3K6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field in St Jacob, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBLV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (K3K6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around St Jacob, IL at a field elevation of 477 ft. K3K6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBLV, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,662 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBLV, 11.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBLV 271255Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 08/08 A3026 RMK AO2A SLP251 T00840079 $
What changed at KBLV (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K3K6
Based on the nearest station (KBLV), K3K6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 477 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2,662 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31 | 2,662 ft | ASP | - | - |
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K3K6 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,662 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3K6Wind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K3K6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K3K6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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VIH UA /OV VIH/TM 1201/FL160/TP E170/TB MOD 160-190/RM ZKC FDC FN
VIH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VIHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1201Reported at 12:01 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD 160-190Turbulence: moderate 16,000–19,000 ft.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K3K6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBLV reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 58%
- 13
- 42%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0800Z (3:00 AM CDT)
TAF KBLV 270800Z 2708/2814 16006KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3018INS BECMG 2721/2722 16006KT 9999 SCT070 QNH3012INS TX22/2720Z TN08/2712Z
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Live crosswind meter
K3K6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBLV, 11 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Pattern altitude
- 1,277 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IL48
- City
- St Jacob
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 477 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.7329, -89.8066
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,662 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBLV
- TAF
- Nearest KBLV
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (K3K6)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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