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3IL1 Silver Creek Gliderport
New Douglas, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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-3 at ALN (18 nm W): 128.0 (618-259-7231)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TOYr043/16.4TROY VORTAC116.0004E
VLAr243/25.4VANDALIA VORTAC114.3004E
CSXr072/34.3CARDINAL VOR/DME116.4500E
ENLr318/38.4CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E
STLr083/38.5ST LOUIS VORTAC117.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LITCHFIELD177/14.437101ELTD .-.. - -..
CIVIC MEMORIAL082/18.526302ECVM -.-. ...- --
SALEM298/36.640001WSLO ... .-.. ---
TAYLORVILLE203/39.939500ETAZ - .- --..

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: leftright
Obstructions: 40 ft. bldg, 2300 ft. from runway40 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SOARING INVESTMENT, LTD
P.O. BOX 67
TRENTON, IL 62293
Phone 618-224-7138
Manager: FRED P. PAKOSTA
P.O. BOX 67
TRENTON, IL 62293
Phone 618-224-9677

Gliderport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 6
    

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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From to 3IL1

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2812:28
Sunrise06:5712:57
Sunset16:3722:37
Evening civil twilight17:0623:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2009 19:17:32
Local (UTC-6)  29-Nov-2009 13:17:32
 
METAR
K3LF 
14nm N 
291845Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM OVC021 11/08 A2977 RMK AO2
KALN 
18nm W 
291850Z 27006KT 10SM OVC021 12/08 A2979
KBLV 
25nm S 
291855Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM OVC024 14/09 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP086 T01350095
TAF

 
 

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