AirNav: 3IS4 - Merkle Airport

3IS4

Merkle Airport
Hanover, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	3IS4
Lat/Long:	42-17-20.0510N 090-20-43.4620W 42-17.334183N 090-20.724367W 42.2889031,-90.3454061 (estimated)
Elevation:	970 ft. / 296 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	3 miles W of HANOVER, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	61041

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	12/1983
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DBQ (18 nm NW):	PHONE 563-202-1292
WX AWOS-3PT at SFY (18 nm SE):	118.650 (815-273-4429)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DBQr109/17.5		DUBUQUE VORTAC		115.80		04E
CVAr006/35.4		DAVENPORT VORTAC		113.80		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2900 x 100 ft. / 884 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	300 ft.	no
Obstructions:	road, 300 ft. from runway	4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	NATHAN AND KAREN GREINER 6635 W BEATY HOLLOW ROAD HANOVER, IL 61041 Phone 815-281-0772
Manager:	NATHAN AND KAREN GREINER 6635 W BEATY HOLLOW ROAD HANOVER, IL 61041 Phone 815-281-0773

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3IS4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDBQ - Dubuque Regional Airport (18 nm NW)
KSFY - Tri-Township Airport (18 nm SE)
KOQW - Maquoketa Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
KPVB - Platteville Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
KCWI - Clinton Municipal Airport (27 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:18	11:18
Sunrise	06:47	11:47
Sunset	19:04	00:04
Evening civil twilight	19:32	00:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Sep-2026 07:17:19
Local (UTC-5)	19-Sep-2026 02:17:19

METAR

KDBQ 17nm NW	190655Z AUTO 04014KT 3SM BR BKN004 OVC010 17/16 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE RAE54 CIG 003V006 P0000 T01670161 $
KSFY 18nm SE	190655Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM OVC012 20/17 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW THRU NE T01950170
KPVB 24nm N	190655Z AUTO 05011G18KT 10SM SCT005 BKN019 OVC027 A3005 RMK AO1 P0022
KCWI 28nm S	190656Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM OVC008 20/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02000189
KFEP 34nm E	190655Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM VCTS OVC014 19/18 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW THRU NE T01900175

TAF

KDBQ
17nm NW

190530Z 1906/2006 11010KT P6SM OVC008 FM190900 09008KT 5SM BR BKN006 TEMPO 1909/1912 2SM -TSRA BR OVC004CB FM191200 13008KT 3SM -TSRA BR OVC009CB PROB30 1912/1915 2SM TSRA BR OVC004CB FM191600 17009KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN015 PROB30 1923/2002 2SM TSRA OVC008CB FM200200 32005KT 5SM -SHRA BKN006 PROB30 2002/2004 2SM TSRA OVC004CB FM200400 36008KT P6SM OVC007 PROB30 2004/2006 4SM -TSRA BR OVC004CB

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