Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV)

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Location and general information

IATA code: BLV
ICAO code: KBLV
FAA site number: 04413.*A
City / state: Belleville, IL
County: St Clair
Time zone: America/Chicago
Reference point: 38°32'42.62" N
89°50'06.67" W
Elevation: 459.1 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 2° W (2020)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Air Force, St Clair County & Usaf
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 7,003 acres
From downtown: 14 NM east
Sectional chart: St Louis
Activated: 07/1942

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A+
Airframe / engine repair: None / none
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, cargo handling, charter
ARTCC: Kansas City (ZKC)
Flight service: Saint Louis (STL)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: BLV
Wind indicator: Yes, unlighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: Yes
Customs: User fee airport
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index B, scheduled air carrier (10/1997)
Airport manager: Darren V. James
618-566-5240
Last FAA inspection: 07/09/2026

FAA remarks

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.
Transient military aircraft parking on civillian ramps contact midamerica on 618-566-5265 or 618-566-5227 for available services and parking info.
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).
Civ aircraft fuel: A+ 100LL (agi ground, available 1400-0200Z++, C618-566-5265.)
Fluid: scott afb SP(military) presair(military) lhox(military) lox(military).
Oil: scott afb O-133-148(military) soap(military)
Transient alert scott afb: operate 1200-0400Z++ WKD; 1400-2300Z++ weekend; closed federal hol. Military service at midamerica (civilian side) operate 1400-0200Z++, 24 hour prior permission required OT. FBO military service limited to refueling (dla contract) and de-icing. Contact FBO at C618-566-5265 for specific PRK and service.
Military use: see flip AP/1 supplementary remarks.
Safb prior permission required DSN 576-1861, C618-256-1861. All inbound passengers/cargo aircraft must contact 375 comd post no later than 30 minimum prior to landing. Amc aircraft restricted during bash phaseii and when airport enters bird watch conditions moderate or severe.
Scott afb restricted: when airport is code moderate or sever no LCL IFR/VFR pattern. When airport code sever, takeoff/landing proh without 375 OG/CC approval. During phaseii, daily bash windows are estimated as SR+1-SR-1 and SS+1, SS-1.
Scott afb restricted: during bash window (when code low) no trans pattern perms; initial takeoff/full stop landing are at AC discretion. Contact ATIS, PTD, 375 AW comd post or tower for current code.
Dense civ air traffic all quad, all altitude. Use caution when utilizing taxiway G, 0.25 NM E of runway 14R-32L intersection, grad CHG of 3 degrees and A 70 degrees turn present, on coming traffic may not be visibility due to terrain.
Restricted; scott afb is prior permission required. The 375 military flight service section is the sole agent for issuing prior permission required NRS to military aircraft oprg on or from the scott afb side.
Military ramps closed to civil aircraft withoutprior coordination and A landing permit number on file.
Parking at the 126 ARW ramp is official business only requiring 48 hours prior permission required. Prior permission required call DSN 760-9977, C 618-229-9977, or 126TH CP C 618-229-9060.
All inbound aircraft arriving scott afb must contact 375 comd post or 126TH ANG comd post no later than 30 minimum prior to landing.
Aircraft arriving scott afb with more than 30 psgr after hours contact base operations 24 hours in advance C618-256-1861.
Military support from safb may not be available on midamerica side of field without prior coordinate through scott afb. Prior permission required issued up to 7 days prior to arrival.
Restricted: full weather service available H24. Combat weather flight DSN 576-3663, C618-256-3663. Building obstacle may impact prevailing visibility 200-320 degrees. ATC will enhance surface obsn when tower is less than 4 SM and different than RPT visibility.remote briefing service available from 15 operational squadron, DSN 576-9755, C618-256-9755.
Civilian FBO available 1200-2030Z++, C618-566-5265.
Limited deicing cpblty. Aircraft cmdrs mus coordinate with safb comd post DSN 576-5891, C618-256-5891 for avail at least 24 hour prior to departure.
Service-fuel: a++(military). Scott afb fuel service available 1100Z-0500Z, OT require 1 hour PN.
Misc: each runway has different levels of ARFF support. Consider runway 14L-32R a civ airport providing FAA index B support for civ aircraft. Steady ARFF condition for runway 14R-32L is optimum level of service (OLS) for cats 1-6, reduced level of service (RLS) for CAT 7, and critical level of service (CLS) for cats 8-10, 0001-2359Z++ daily.
Taxiway H closed.
H24 weather service available at DSN 576-5905, C618-256-5905. AN/FMQ-19 automated observing sys in use; augmented by human obsn when nec. If weather flight unavailable, remote service available FR 15 operate weather squadron DSN 576-9755, C618-256-9755.
Caution: unexp bumps occurring on taxiway G between runways when cros bridges and tunnels. Use minimum speeds when operate in the area.
Misc: acars available.
Service-tran alert: hot pit reful available to certain aircraft with 3 hour PN and max of 2 at a time.
Contact 375 AMW comd post 20 minimum prior to arrival for hot pit request.
Aircraft with wingspans more than 170' are prohibited from TXG on scott main ramp taxi lane without airfield management approval.
Cust/AG/img - cust available. Contact base operations 72 hours prior to exp arrival to coordinate. Civ aircraft must be cleared by US cust if given a minimum 72 hour NTC prior to aircraft arrival.
Misc: runway 14L winds EST.
Remarks: o/s ufn. Contact tower or weather for more info.
Train track located aprx 1650 ft from displaced threshold of runway 32L; runway 32L approach light interrupted by passing train.
Small UAS (suas) operate class D airspace surface to 400 ft AGL.
Military aircraft: runway 32L 1000 ft overrun available; runway 14R 1000 ft overrun available.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: BLV
ICAO code: KBLV
Location: Belleville, IL, United States
Elevation: 459.1 ft
Time zone: America/Chicago
Coordinates: 38.5452, -89.8352

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Runway	Size	Surface
14L / 32R	10,000 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
14R / 32L	8,006 × 150 ft	Asphalt/concrete, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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