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3LF Litchfield Municipal Airport
Litchfield, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3LF
Lat/Long: 39-09-45.0000N / 089-40-28.7000W
39-09.750000N / 089-40.478333W
39.1625000 / -89.6746389
(estimated)
Elevation: 690 ft. / 210.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1990)
From city: 2 miles SW of LITCHFIELD, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 62056

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: 3LF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 1490 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RWY 18/36 AND TAXIWAY C PRESET LOW INTST. INCREASE INTST & ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27, 18/36 PAPI, 09/27 VASI, TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND REILS - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.175 (217-324-4735)
SAINT LOUIS APPROACH: 124.2
SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE: 124.2

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VLAr276/24.2VANDALIA VORTAC114.3004E
TOYr020/27.8TROY VORTAC116.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LITCHFIELDat field37101ELTD .-.. - -..
CIVIC MEMORIAL046/24.126302ECVM -.-. ...- --
TAYLORVILLE216/27.739500ETAZ - .- --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SERV 100 LL FUEL AVAILABLE 24 HOURS.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 39-09.794310N39-09.135002N
Longitude: 089-40.341785W089-40.338377W
Elevation: 685.2 ft.680.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% DOWN0.1% UP
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 178 magnetic, 179 true358 magnetic, 359 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 62 ft. tank, 2615 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear59 ft. tree, 2680 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RUNWAY MARKINGS OBLITERATED.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 39-10.041523N39-10.041343N
Longitude: 089-41.033022W089-40.207650W
Elevation: 681.7 ft.689.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.2% UP0.2% DOWN
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 090 true269 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.45 degrees glide path)
RY 09 VASI OTS INDEFLY.
2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL RYS 09 & 27 OTS INDEFLY.
yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 14 ft. road, 464 ft. from runway, 289 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 33:1 TO RY END FM OVER C.O.
17 ft. road, 578 ft. from runway, 303 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LITCHFIELD ARPT AUTH
1201 US ROUTE 66 SOUTH, P.O. BOX 381
LITCHFIELD, IL 62056
Phone 217-324-6507
DAN LAMB, CHAIRMAN.
Manager: BILL STAMPER
1201US ROUTE 66 SOUTH, P.O. BOX 381
LITCHFIELD, IL 62056
Phone 217-556-4299

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 38
Single engine airplanes: 35
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 41/day *
66% local general aviation
26% transient general aviation
4% military
4% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2008

Additional Remarks

AEROBATIC AREA 1700 FT - 4200 FT MSL ABOVE ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (216KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (229KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (235KB)
NDB RWY 09   download (182KB)
NDB RWY 27   download (186KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (26KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (24 nm SW)
KGRE - Greenville Airport (24 nm SE)
KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
3K6 - St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (26 nm S)
KTAZ - Taylorville Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 3LF (Litchfield Municipal Airport)
Photo by Gail Birkenmeier
Photo taken 28-May-2008

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From to 3LF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2112:21
Sunrise06:5012:50
Sunset16:4022:40
Evening civil twilight17:0923:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2009 20:19:54
Local (UTC-6)  21-Nov-2009 14:19:54
 
METAR
K3LF 211945Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3008 RMK AO2
TAF
KSTL 
41nm SW 
211739Z 2118/2224 12006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM220600 12005KT 5SM BR SCT090 FM221600 12007KT P6SM SCT100
KSPI 
41nm N 
211733Z 2118/2218 12008KT P6SM BKN070 FM220400 13003KT 5SM BR SCT070 FM221400 14008KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Litchfield Airport Authority 217-556-4299
217-324-4731
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Courtesy transportation, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Public telephone, Internet access, ...

More info about Litchfield Airport Authority
Phillips 66
100LL
SS $3.75 
 Updated 04-Nov-2009
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Central Air Services 217-324-3620
no information available

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100LL Jet A
PS $3.75 $3.68 
 Updated 13-Oct-2009
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Litchfield Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Litchfield Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Litchfield Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LITCHFIELD 0.9 78-104
SUPER 8 MOTEL LITCHFIELD 1.1 46-54
HAMPTON INN LITCHFIELD 1.2 84-149
COMFORT INN LITCHFEILD 1.3 85-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Litchfield Municipal Airport

4 in Litchfield
1 in Staunton
 

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