St. Charles County Smartt Airport
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St. Charles County Smartt Airport, also known as Smartt Field, is a public use airport
in St. Charles County, Missouri
, United States
. It is owned by St. Charles County, Missouri and is located nine nautical miles (16.7 km) northeast of the central business district
of the city of St. Charles. According to the FAA
's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, St. Charles County Smartt Airport is assigned SET by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned SET to San Esteban Airport in Honduras
).
of 437 feet (133 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
runway
s: 09/27 measuring 2,000 by 75 feet (610 x 23 m) and 18/36 measuring 3,800 by 75 feet (1,158 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 24, 2007, the airport had 55,206 aircraft operations, an average of 151 per day: 100% general aviation
with a few air taxi
and ultralights. At that time there were 95 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine
, 8% multi-engine, 6% ultralight and 4% helicopter
s.
Airport
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in St. Charles County, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by St. Charles County, Missouri and is located nine nautical miles (16.7 km) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of the city of St. Charles. According to the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, St. Charles County Smartt Airport is assigned SET by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned SET to San Esteban Airport in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
).
Facilities and aircraft
St. Charles County Smartt Airport covers an area of 312 acres (126.3 ha) at an elevationElevation
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of 437 feet (133 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 09/27 measuring 2,000 by 75 feet (610 x 23 m) and 18/36 measuring 3,800 by 75 feet (1,158 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 24, 2007, the airport had 55,206 aircraft operations, an average of 151 per day: 100% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
with a few air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and ultralights. At that time there were 95 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 8% multi-engine, 6% ultralight and 4% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 01 March 1996 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps