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KSET · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KSET FAA SET Elev 437 ft Lat 38° 55.78' N Lon 90° 25.80' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,800 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 3,800 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
36 001° 3,800 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
09 90.7° 2,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
27 270.7° 2,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.08%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.075
  • CLD ST LOUIS CLNC DEL 121.600
  • CTAF CTAF 122.700
  • A/D ST LOUIS APP/DEP 124.200

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSET on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 11 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36 and Rwy 09–27, REIL Rwy 18, PAPI Rwy 18. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36 and Rwy 09–27, REIL Rwy 18, PAPI Rwy 18. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36 and Rwy 09–27, REIL Rwy 18, PAPI Rwy 18. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 18–36 and Rwy 09–27, REIL Rwy 18, PAPI Rwy 18—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·266 MISSOURI ST CHARLES CO RGNL/SMARTT FLD (SET)(KSET) 9 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N38º55.78´ W90º25.80´ 437 B NOTAM FILE SET RWY 18–36: H3800X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: H2000X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL
  • ·Rwy 36 VASI out of service indefinitely.
  • ·Attended Apr–Oct 1330–2230Z‡, Nov–Mar 1400–2230Z‡.
  • ·Airport conditions not reported Mon–Fri 2230–1400Z‡, Fri 2230Z‡ thru Mon 1400Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 636-949-1893
  • ·ASOS 118.075 (636) 250–4590.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®SAINT LOUIS APP/DEP CON 124.2 CLNC DEL 121.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc St Louis Apch at 314-890-1017.
  • ·ST LOUIS (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.4 STL Chan 121 N38º51.64´ W90º28.94´ 030º 4.8 NM to fld. 446/1E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 006º–016º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 006º–016º byd 62 NM 017º–038º byd 40 NM 039º–049º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 050º–076º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 050º–076º byd 50 NM blo 10,000´ 050º–076º byd 94 NM blo 18,000´ 077º–084º byd 40 NM 085º–099º byd 40 NM blo 2,300´ 085º–099º byd 69 NM blo 18,000´ 100º–124º byd 40 NM 125º–135º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 136º–147º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 136º–147º byd 59 NM 148º–164º byd 40 NM 165º–175º byd 40 NM blo 6,500´ 165º–175º byd 77 NM 176º–189º byd 105 NM 176º–189º byd 40 NM blo 14,000´ 190º–207º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 190º–207º byd 70 NM blo 11,000´ 190º–207º byd 85 NM blo 18,000´ 208º–218º byd 40 NM 219º–229º byd 40 NM blo 2,400´ 219º–229º byd 49 NM 230º–241º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 242º–254º byd 40 NM 255º–265º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 266º–272º byd 40 NM 273º–286º byd 40 NM blo 7,500´ 273º–286º byd 83 NM blo 18,000´ 287º–291º byd 40 NM 292º–302º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 292º–302º byd 70 NM 303º–313º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 314º–346º byd 40 NM 347º–357º byd 40 NM blo 4,500´ 347º–357º byd 65 NM blo 8,000´ 347º–357º byd 79 NM 358º–005º byd 40 NM ST LOUIS L–27B, A IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 63,764 ops in 2023

2024 total

63,764

10-yr total

613,288

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.47

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 2

All time · n=7

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-01-16 Beech 76 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-04-26 Beech 76 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2015-05-19 Piper PA-22 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2007-03-10 Polcyn Long-EZE · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-01-09 Cessna 310R · Birdstrike · dusk →
2000-08-30 Beech E-55 · Other · IMC · day →
1999-11-10 North American T-6G · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in MO

CFI Flight Instructors 1,092 A&P Mechanics 4,460 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 46 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 21 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 20 Schools Flight Schools 39 FBO Fixed Base Operators 84 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Christopher Hinote Portage Des Sioux MO 4 nm
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 13 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 13 nm
William Lovell Winfield MO 15 nm
Matthew Conrad Chesterfield MO 18 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 20 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders East Saint Louis IL 22 nm
Daniel Reed Wentzville MO 22 nm
Forrest Crawford Sauget IL 24 nm
James Andrew Moseley Sauget IL 24 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Thomas Mark Ciembronowicz Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Alan Ray Ellington Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Robert Dwane Fildes Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Charles Nathan Grott Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Rolla Glenn Henry Jr Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Michael Francis Letrello Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Scott Arthur Linke Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Roger Paul Mollman Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Louis Michael Niederberger Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Gregory Martin Pochapsky Saint Charles MO 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert Dwane Fildes Saint Charles MO 2 nm
John Burnham Holbrook Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Michael Francis Letrello Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Roger Paul Mollman Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Gregory Martin Pochapsky Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Christopher John Root Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Scott Albert Appel Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Danny Lee Garrelts Saint Charles MO 2 nm
John Wesley Fischer Saint Charles MO 2 nm
Patrick Shawn Joseph Saint Charles MO 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 13 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 19 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 19 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 51 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 100 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 134 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 149 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 152 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 168 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 170 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.