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3LL6 Bickel Airport
New Athens, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 3LL6
Lat/Long: 38-20-06.0000N 089-46-11.0000W
38-20.100000N 089-46.183333W
38.3350000,-89.7697222
(estimated)
Elevation: 530 ft. / 162 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles SE of NEW ATHENS, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 62255

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at SAR (12 nm S): 118.375 (618-443-3296)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TOYr160/25.2TROY VORTAC116.0004E
ENLr256/29.2CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GOOEY192/8.738502WJD .--- -..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2215 x 100 ft. / 675 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway100 ft. pline, 2200 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: PAUL BICKEL
2960 ECKERT RD
LENZBURG, IL 62255
Phone 618-660-9765
Manager: PAUL BICKEL
2960 ECKERT RD
LENZBURG, IL 62255
Phone 618-660-9765

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1018.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3LL6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSAR - Sparta Community Airport-Hunter Field (12 nm S)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (13 nm N)
KCPS - St Louis Downtown Airport (23 nm NW)
KPCD - Perryville Regional Airport (28 nm S)
KPJY - Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport (29 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4211:42
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset19:0700:07
Evening civil twilight19:3300:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Mar-2026 22:01:04
Local (UTC-5)  17-Mar-2026 17:01:04
 
METAR
KSAR 
12nm S 		172135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M14 A3024 RMK AO2 T00061137
KBLV 
12nm N 		172155Z AUTO 21007KT 8SM CLR 01/M15 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00111146 $
KCPS 
23nm NW 		172153Z 19005KT 10SM CLR 01/M15 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP233 T00111150 $
TAF
KBLV 
12nm N 		171600Z 1716/1822 28009KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3025INS BECMG 1719/1720 19006KT 9999 BKN100 QNH3015INS TEMPO 1804/1807 17012G18KT 9000 -SN BKN050 620505 BECMG 1808/1809 18010G15KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3005INS BECMG 1813/1814 22010G15KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3001INS TX08/1816Z TNM03/1716Z
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