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3LL9

Compton Airport
Pocahontas, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	3LL9
Lat/Long:	38-48-15.0000N 089-36-32.0000W 38-48.250000N 089-36.533333W 38.8041667,-89.6088889 (estimated)
Elevation:	535 ft. / 163 m
From city:	2 miles SW of POCAHONTAS, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	62275

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/2004
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-2 at GRE (11 nm E):

120.0 (618-664-1939)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TOYr071/15.0		TROY VORTAC		116.00		04E
ENLr314/31.2		CENTRALIA VORTAC		115.00		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	45 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway	24 ft. pline, 366 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DELMAR D. COMPTON JR. 14229 LANDOLT ROAD POCAHONTAS, IL 62275 Phone (618) 567-1237
Manager:	DELMAR D. COMPTON JR. 14229 LANDOLT ROAD POCAHONTAS, IL 62275 Phone (618) 567-1237

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3LL9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRE - Greenville Airport (11 nm E)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (19 nm SW)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (21 nm W)
3LF - Litchfield Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport (24 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	11:38
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	19:08	00:08
Evening civil twilight	19:35	00:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Mar-2026 14:19:28
Local (UTC-5)	19-Mar-2026 09:19:28

METAR

KBLV 19nm SW	191355Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01120055 $
KALN 20nm W	191350Z 13003KT 10SM SCT100 09/04 A3006
K3LF 22nm N	191355Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM SCT100 09/04 A3007 RMK AO2 T00910036
KCPS 29nm SW	191353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01060039 $
KENL 29nm SE	191355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A3009 RMK AO2 T01180040
KSLO 31nm E	191355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3009 RMK AO2 T01130036
KSTL 36nm W	191351Z 00000KT 10SM FEW100 SCT160 BKN250 13/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01280044 $

TAF

KBLV
19nm SW

190800Z 1908/2014 18003KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2999INS BECMG 1917/1918 19006KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS TX24/1921Z TN07/1912Z

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