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3IL1

Silvercreek Gliderport
New Douglas, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	3IL1
Lat/Long:	38-55-31.0000N 089-39-44.0000W 38-55.516667N 089-39.733333W 38.9252778,-89.6622222 (estimated)
Elevation:	595 ft. / 181 m (estimated)
Variation:	00E (1995)
From city:	3 miles S of NEW DOUGLAS, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	62074

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1998
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Gliderport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at 3LF (14 nm N):	118.175 (217-324-4735)
WX AWOS-2 at GRE (14 nm E):	120.0 (618-664-1939)
WX AWOS-3PT at ALN (18 nm W):	128.0 (618-259-7231)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
TOYr043/16.4	TROY VORTAC	116.00	04E
ENLr318/38.4	CENTRALIA VORTAC	115.00	04E
STLr083/38.5	ST LOUIS VORTAC	117.40	01E

Gliderport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2500 x 200 ft. / 762 x 61 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	40 ft. bldg, 2300 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SILVERCREEK GLIDER CLUB 7410 ROCKWELL RD NEW DOUGLAS, IL 62074
Manager:	JIM PITCHER 7410 ROCKWELL NEW DOUGLAS, IL 62074 Phone 314-406-8810 INFO @SOARSGC.COM.

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1018.
-	COMMUNICATE WITH OWNER ON 122.775.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3IL1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3LF - Litchfield Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
KGRE - Greenville Airport (14 nm E)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (18 nm W)
KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (24 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:03	11:03
Sunrise	06:31	11:31
Sunset	19:30	00:30
Evening civil twilight	19:57	00:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Apr-2026 13:40:27
Local (UTC-5)	10-Apr-2026 08:40:27

METAR

K3LF 14nm N	101315Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM BKN100 16/10 A3020 RMK AO2 T01560100
KALN 18nm W	101245Z 22006KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3018
KBLV 25nm S	101255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01860123 $

TAF

KBLV
25nm S

100800Z 1008/1114 22012KT 9999 BKN100 QNH3010INS BECMG 1016/1017 35009KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 QNH3019INS TEMPO 1017/1019 4800 -TSRA OVC015CB TX21/1019Z TN12/1108Z

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