FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3LF |
| Lat/Long: | 39-09-45.0000N / 089-40-28.7000W 39-09.750000N / 089-40.478333W 39.1625000 / -89.6746389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 690 ft. / 210.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of LITCHFIELD, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 62056 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | 3LF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1490 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RWY 18/36 AND TAXIWAY C PRESET LOW INTST. INCREASE INTST & ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27, 18/36 PAPI, 09/27 VASI, TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND REILS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.175 (217-324-4735) |
| SAINT LOUIS APPROACH: | 124.2 |
| SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE: | 124.2 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| VLAr276/24.2 | | VANDALIA VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 04E |
| TOYr020/27.8 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SELF SERV 100 LL FUEL AVAILABLE 24 HOURS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-09.794310N | | 39-09.135002N |
| Longitude: | 089-40.341785W | | 089-40.338377W |
| Elevation: | 685.2 ft. | | 680.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% DOWN | | 0.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 179 true | | 358 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tank, 2615 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | 59 ft. tree, 2680 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RUNWAY MARKINGS OBLITERATED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 39-10.041523N | | 39-10.041343N |
| Longitude: | 089-41.033022W | | 089-40.207650W |
| Elevation: | 681.7 ft. | | 689.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% UP | | 0.2% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 090 true | | 269 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.45 degrees glide path) RY 09 VASI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RYS 09 & 27 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 464 ft. from runway, 289 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 33:1 TO RY END FM OVER C.O. | | 17 ft. road, 578 ft. from runway, 303 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LITCHFIELD ARPT AUTH 1201 US ROUTE 66 SOUTH, P.O. BOX 381 LITCHFIELD, IL 62056 Phone 217-324-6507 DAN LAMB, CHAIRMAN. |
| Manager: | BILL STAMPER 1201US ROUTE 66 SOUTH, P.O. BOX 381 LITCHFIELD, IL 62056 Phone 217-556-4299 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 38 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AEROBATIC AREA 1700 FT - 4200 FT MSL ABOVE ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (24 nm SW)
KGRE - Greenville Airport (24 nm SE)
KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
3K6 - St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (26 nm S)
KTAZ - Taylorville Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gail Birkenmeier
Photo taken 28-May-2008
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:55 | | 23:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 23:56:01 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 17:56:01 |
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| METAR |
| K3LF | 092325Z AUTO 27017G23KT 5SM HZ SCT020 BKN026 BKN035 M11/M15 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSTL 41nm SW | 091726Z 0918/1024 29016G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 TEMPO 0919/0922 5SM -SHSN BKN025 FM092300 30017G27KT P6SM OVC024 TEMPO 1003/1006 2SM -SN BKN015 FM101300 30014G22KT P6SM SCT030 FM102000 30012KT P6SM SKC
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KSPI 41nm N | 091909Z 0919/1018 27017G25KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0920/0924 3SM BLSN OVC015 FM100000 27008G14KT 2SM BLSN BKN010 FM100300 31017G27KT 1SM BLSN OVC015
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