Scott Afb/Midamerica St. Louis Airport
BLV · KBLV · Belleville, Illinois · St Clair County · map
Scott Afb/Midamerica St. Louis Airport is a public-use airport owned by St Clair County & Usaf, 14 miles east of Belleville, Illinois, 459 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14L/32R, is 10,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KBLV · observed 2:55 pm CDT (19:55 UTC), 41 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC), good until Wed 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) to: wind from the west at 9 knots, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBLV 061955Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 26/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02630078 RVRNO VISNO RWY32L $
TAF KBLV 061600Z 0616/0722 16006KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS BECMG 0715/0716 26009KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS TX26/0619Z TN16/0709Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BLV · ICAO KBLV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- St Clair County & Usaf
- Elevation
- 459 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14R/32L | 8,006 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 14L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 32R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 14R: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 32L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), threshold displaced 184 ft
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 128.7 | Scott |
| Clearance delivery | 119.875 | Scott |
| Ground | 119.2 | Scott |
| Tower | 128.25 | Scott |
| Approach and departure | 125.2 | Scott |
| Buudd and star · Centralia and star · Farmr and star | 119.15 | Scott |
| Delma and star · Dixee and star | 128.1 | Scott |
| Comd and post 126 arw | 138.55 | Scott |
| Comd and post 375 amw | 139.9 | Scott |
| Pre-taxi clearance | 142.3 | Scott |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Belleville from the FAA register
40 aircraft are registered to owners in Belleville, Illinois: 35 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Landing fee (north/a for military aircraft).
- Traffic pattern: ovhd, ftr aircraft, 2500 feet; rectangular 2000 feet; light aircraft and copter rectangular 1500 feet. Durg VFR condition; takeoff, low approach, touch and go and closed pattern, aircraft will not exceed 2000 feet until field bdry to avoid ovhd pattern.
- 375AMW Scott Afb Belleville IL 62225
- 375AMW Scott Afb Belleville IL 62225.
- Has 1000 feet ovrn both ends.
- Misc: first 6000 feet of runway 32L is asphalt, remaining 2006 feet is concrete; locked wheel turns on asphalt portion of runway prohibited. 180 degrees turns on asphalt portion of runway is authorized for light and med catagory aircraft only.
- Safb is unsuitable for hazardous cargo without prior coordination and should not be considered a routine location for missions carrying hazardous cargo.
- Safb airfield operations open 24/7.
- Deer, birds and waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Jasu: Scott Afb 6(A/M32A-86) 3(AM32-95). Midamerica 2 (a/M 32A-60B) 1 (AM32-95) 2 (a/M 32A-86) 1 (MD-4).
- Civil aircraft fuel: a+ 100LL (agi ground, available 1400-0200Z++, C618-566-5265.)
- Fluid: Scott Afb SP(military) presair(military) lhox(military) lox(military).
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.