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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 07-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:08	11:08
Sunrise	06:35	11:35
Sunset	19:26	00:26
Evening civil twilight	19:53	00:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Apr-2026 11:23:43
Local (UTC-5)	07-Apr-2026 06:23:43

METAR

KBLV 19nm SW	071055Z AUTO 02012KT 10SM BKN080 OVC090 08/M01 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP284 T00781007 $
KALN 20nm W	071055Z AUTO 05009G14KT 10SM OVC065 05/00 A3040 RMK AO2 T00541002
K3LF 22nm N	071055Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM -RA OVC075 03/00 A3040 RMK AO2 P0002 T00300000
KCPS 29nm SW	071053Z AUTO 02013KT 10SM OVC090 08/M02 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP285 T00781017 $
KENL 29nm SE	071055Z AUTO 03008G15KT 10SM OVC070 07/M02 A3037 RMK AO2 T00731018
KSLO 31nm E	071055Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM OVC070 07/00 A3037 RMK AO2 T00660001
KSTL 36nm W	071051Z 03013KT 10SM BKN046 BKN060 OVC080 07/M02 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP288 T00671017 $

TAF

KBLV
19nm SW

070800Z 0708/0814 03010G15KT 9999 FEW045 SCT060 OVC090 QNH3031INS BECMG 0714/0715 08009KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 QNH3024INS BECMG 0807/0808 14012G18KT 9999 FEW150 SCT200 QNH3032INS TX14/0720Z TN08/0808Z

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