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3LL9

Compton Airport
Pocahontas, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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 30-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:06	10:06
Sunrise	05:37	10:37
Sunset	20:15	01:15
Evening civil twilight	20:46	01:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-May-2026 19:40:04
Local (UTC-5)	30-May-2026 14:40:04

METAR

KBLV 19nm SW	301855Z 11009KT 10SM FEW034 FEW140 28/22 A2994 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT S-W SLP138 T02810221 $
KALN 20nm W	301850Z 08009KT 10SM SCT120 26/19 A2997
K3LF 22nm N	301855Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM SCT075 BKN085 25/16 A3001 RMK AO2 T02520164
KCPS 29nm SW	301853Z 06008KT 10SM VCTS -RA FEW060 BKN075 OVC090 25/22 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-NW RAB04 SLP136 P0000 T02500222 $
KENL 29nm SE	301855Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 29/20 A2997 RMK AO2 T02850201
KSLO 31nm E	301855Z 10SM CLR 28/19 A2997 RMK AO2 T02830190
KSTL 36nm W	301851Z 08012KT 10SM BKN042 BKN100 BKN250 27/20 A2996 RMK AO2 TSB29E50 SLP133 VCSH S AND W T02720200 $

TAF

KBLV
19nm SW

301801Z 3018/3122 08009KT 9999 SCT025 BKN060 QNH2994INS TEMPO 3018/3022 16012G20KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 3021/3022 07009KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2991INS BECMG 3120/3121 12009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN040 QNH2999INS TX28/3020Z TN19/3108

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