MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Auctioning Off 10,000-Gallon Jet Refueler to the Public

Kim Stevens Airports, Illinois

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois, is currently auctioning off a 10,000-gallon jet refueler. This auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends on Monday, May 8th. Illinois residents are able to bid in this government auction online, 24/7, on Municibid. The jet refueler would be perfect for aviation enthusiasts, another airport, or a company that needs to transport large quantities of fuel on a regular basis.

Originally built in 1989 and refurbished in 2020, the jet refueler features a single cab, 2-axle steer, 6-cylinder Detroit Engine, Allison automatic transmission, Deadman control air, 2014 Facet filter vessel, Parker filter conversion with M Class filters, 50-ft single point hose reel, 2 x 10 ft single point hoses with nozzle in front basket, 2 x front recycle points, and more. The reel hose low flow is about 350 gpm, the reel hose high flow is about 405 gpm, both basket hoses low flow are about 530 gpm, and both basket hoses high flow are about 600 gpm. The jet refueler is currently in use.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.