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Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport is a joint military-civil field in St Clair County, Illinois, sharing its runways with Scott Air Force Base and hosting limited Allegiant Air commercial service alongside USAF operations. Located a short distance east of St. Louis, Missouri, it offers two long, ILS-equipped concrete and asphalt runways that make it a straightforward if unusual VFR or IFR destination for simulator pilots exploring the St. Louis area.
Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport sits in Belleville, Illinois, and is a dual-use aerodrome combining an active United States Air Force base with a small civilian air terminal. The base is home to Air Force flying units, reflected in the number of military command-post and support frequencies published for the field, while the civilian side sees limited scheduled service, principally from Allegiant Air. For a sim pilot, the field is notable for its very long, precision-instrumented runways and its position just east of the St. Louis, Missouri terminal area.
The airport lies in St Clair County, Illinois, near Belleville and Mascoutah, a short distance east of St. Louis, Missouri. Traffic is worked by St Louis Approach/Departure on 125.2 MHz, indicating the field operates within controlled airspace tied into the wider St. Louis terminal environment rather than as an isolated uncontrolled strip.
Scott AFB/MidAmerica has two parallel hard-surfaced runways aligned 14/32. The longer, 14L/32R, is 9,988 feet long, lit, and equipped with ILS. The second, 14R/32L, runs to about 8,008 feet on the 14R threshold and 7,799 feet on the 32L threshold, is also lit and served by ILS. Both runways are suitable for large transport-category aircraft as well as light GA and military types.
The tower operates on 118.65 MHz, with ground control on 119.2 MHz and ATIS broadcasting on 128.7 MHz. Approach and departure services are provided by St Louis Approach/Departure on 125.2 MHz. UNICOM is available on 122.95 MHz for aircraft not working the tower. A number of military-only frequencies are also published for the base, including an Airlift Control frequency on 138.55 MHz, a 126th Air Refueling Wing command post, a 375th Airlift Wing command post on 130.65 MHz, and a PMSV weather service on 23.98 MHz, reflecting the field's status as an active Air Force base. Both runways are served by ILS approaches, giving instrument pilots a straightforward means of joining in poor weather.
Published traffic pattern data shows left-hand patterns for runway 14L and right-hand patterns for runway 32R, while runway 14R uses a right-hand pattern and runway 32L a left-hand pattern. Given the field's mixed military and civil use and its location within controlled airspace served by St Louis Approach, pilots should expect to operate under ATC direction throughout the arrival, pattern and departure phases rather than self-announcing in an uncontrolled circuit.
The airport continues to operate as a joint facility, with Scott Air Force Base providing military flying operations and a civilian terminal supporting limited scheduled airline service, principally with Allegiant Air to a range of leisure destinations. Fuel is available in both 100LL and jet fuel grades, and the field offers minor airframe repair capability and transient tie-down storage. Given its status as an active military installation sharing the runways, general aviation pilots should expect that prior permission is required before arrival.'
