FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3IL1 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-55-31.0000N / 089-39-44.0000W
38-55.516667N / 089-39.733333W
38.9252778 / -89.6622222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 595 ft. / 181 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 00E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of NEW DOUGLAS, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 62074 |
Gliderport Operations
| Gliderport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/1998 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Gliderport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at 3LF (14 nm N): | 118.175 (217-324-4735) |
| WX AWOS-A at GRE (14 nm E): | 123.05 (618-664-1939) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ALN (18 nm W): | 128.0 (618-259-7231) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TOYr043/16.4 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
| VLAr243/25.4 | | VANDALIA VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 04E |
| CSXr072/34.3 | | CARDINAL VOR/DME | | 116.45 | | 00E |
| ENLr318/38.4 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
| STLr083/38.5 | | ST LOUIS VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 01E |
Gliderport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 200 ft. / 762 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. bldg, 2300 ft. from runway | | 40 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway |
Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SILVERCREEK GLIDER CLUB
7410 ROCKWELL RD
NEW DOUGLAS, IL 62074 |
| Manager: | ROBERT SIMS
7410 ROCKWELL
NEW DOUGLAS, IL 62074
INFO @SOARSGC.COM. |
Gliderport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 9 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3IL1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3K6 - St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (13 nm SW)
3LF - Litchfield Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
KGRE - Greenville Airport (14 nm E)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (18 nm W)
KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 23:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 24:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 08:43:37 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 02:43:37 |
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| METAR |
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K3LF
14nm N | 130755Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM SCT110 M03/M10 A3024 RMK AO2 T10351096
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KALN
18nm W | 130755Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM BKN110 M03/M11 A3026 RMK AO2 T10281114
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KBLV
25nm S | 130755Z 00000KT 10SM FEW120 M05/M11 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP252
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KBLV
25nm S | 1308/1408 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3020INS BECMG 1310/1311 17009KT 9999 SCT030 OVC060 620604 QNH3012INS BECMG 1315/1316 18012KT 6000 -SN BKN030 OVC050 620307 QNH3005INS BECMG 1318/1319 17012G18KT 3200 -SN BR OVC020 620208 QNH2993INS BECMG 1320/1321 18015G25KT 6000 -SN OVC015 620159 QNH3000INS BECMG 1323/1324 18009KT 6000 -SN OVC005 620059 QNH2986INS T03/1321Z TM06/1308Z LIMITED METWATCH 1308 TIL 1310
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