FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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: | 690.5 ft. / 210.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 01E (1990) |
From city: | 2 miles SW of LITCHFIELD, IL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 62056 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | 3LF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09, 27, 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 09, 27, 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 18/36; TWY LGTS - CTAF. MIRL RWY 18/36 & TWY C PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 04E |
TOYr020/27.8 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A A:SELF SERV 100 LL FUEL AVAILABLE 24 HOURS. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 39-09.794273N | | 39-09.135013N |
Longitude: | 089-40.341735W | | 089-40.338323W |
Elevation: | 685.3 ft. | | 680.0 ft. |
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 |
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 3900 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 39-10.041572N | | 39-10.041303N |
Longitude: | 089-41.033020W | | 089-40.207672W |
Elevation: | 681.9 ft. | | 689.9 ft. |
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-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: | 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. | | none |
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 BILL FLEMING, CHAIRMAN. |
Manager: | NICHOLAS WEATHERFORD 1201US ROUTE 66 SOUTH, P.O. BOX 381 LITCHFIELD, IL 62056 Phone 217-556-4299 EMAIL ADDRESS: AIRPORT@LITCHFIELDIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
| |  | |
Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | 66% | local general aviation | 26% | transient general aviation | 4% | military | 4% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | AEROBATIC AREA 1700 FT - 4200 FT MSL ABOVE ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017. |
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 from 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (227KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (227KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (213KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (226KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (61KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (411KB) |
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)
KTAZ - Taylorville Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (38 nm S)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ginger Kleinschnittger
Photo taken 31-Aug-2009
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Litchfield Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
Sectional chart |
|
Airport distance calculator |
|
Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
Sunset | | 19:10 | | 00:10 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
|
Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2023 11:12:03 |
Local (UTC-5) | 21-Mar-2023 06:12:03 |
|
TAF |
KBLV 38nm S | 210800Z 2108/2214 18009KT 9999 FEW150 WS020/21035KT QNH3016INS BECMG 2115/2116 18015G20KT 9999 OVC050 QNH3010INS BECMG 2119/2120 17012KT 9000 -RA OVC015 QNH3007INS BECMG 2201/2202 16009KT 9000 -DZ OVC007 QNH2999INS BECMG 2208/2209 16009KT 9999 NSW OVC015 QNH2999INS TX08/2119Z TN02/2112Z
|
KSTL 41nm SW | 210520Z 2106/2212 18014KT P6SM BKN250 FM211800 17013G24KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC011 FM220000 16015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 FM220700 17009KT P6SM VCSH OVC016
|
KSPI 41nm N | 210520Z 2106/2206 19014G21KT P6SM BKN250 FM211700 17015G23KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM212000 17015G24KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN027 FM212300 17016G26KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC009
|
KCPS 42nm SW | 210520Z 2106/2206 18010KT P6SM BKN250 FM211800 17013G24KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC011 FM220000 16015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC012
|
|
NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|