Make no mistake about it, St Johns is just a fuel stop for most of us but what a good stop it is. The staff manning the fuel island (I think he's the airport manager too) is always warm and friendly. There is always a car available for a run to town. The cars are old city cop cars and they must have known I was coming because they removed the lights and siren. The prices for fuel are rock bottom and they are Airnav guaranteed. About $.75 to a $1.00 cheaper than the national average. Click here for a video of landing at KSJN. Downtown St Johns is about 2 miles away and there are a couple of good places to eat. The better of the two is the Speedy Bee. The Speedy Bee doesn't seem to have hours, sometimes they are open, sometime they're not. The food is good and the iced tea flows freely, not a good thing on a long cross country. The other place is Corky's BBQ on the way to Speedy Bee. The airport manager will be happy to help with directions. Both restaurants are on the right under the final approach to runway 32 on the main drag. I know they sometimes close the runway for drag racing so check with flight service before landing. Another time there was a horse event next to the approach end of 32. They were staying off the runway but were about 12 inches from the approach end pavement.
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