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3LF Litchfield Municipal Airport
Litchfield, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: RWY MARKINGS OBLITERATED.
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: 27
Single engine airplanes: 25
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
66% local general aviation
26% transient general aviation
4% military
4% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004

Additional Remarks

AEROBATIC AREA 1700 FT - 4200 FT MSL ABOVE ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (215KB)
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 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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From to 3LF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2210:22
Sunrise05:5110:51
Sunset19:5900:59
Evening civil twilight20:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2008 12:43:40
Local (UTC-5)  09-May-2008 07:43:40
 
METAR
K3LF 091225Z AUTO 04005KT 7SM BKN010 BKN015 BKN070 10/07 A2977 RMK AO2
TAF
KBLV 
38nm S 
090808 01009KT 9999 OVC010 QNH2972INS TEMPO 0812 OVC030 BECMG 1718 01009KT 8000 -RA SCT009 OVC020 QNH2983INS BECMG 0102 03009KT 9999 NSW SCT020 OVC050 QNH2980INS T20/21Z T08/10Z
KSTL 
41nm SW 
091128Z 091212 VRB04KT P6SM OVC020 TEMPO 1317 5SM -SHRA BR FM1700 02008KT P6SM BKN025 FM0100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
KSPI 
41nm N 
091135Z 091212 01006KT P6SM BKN025 OVC045 TEMPO 1417 6SM -RA BR FM1700 02010KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC045 FM1900 01008KT P6SM BKN050 OVC120 FM0000 01006KT 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, Courtesy transportation, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Public telephone, Internet access, Restrooms

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Litchfield Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 1.0 
SUPER 8 MOTEL LITCHFIELD 1.1 50-55
COMFORT INN LITCHFEILD 1.5 

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

3 in Litchfield
1 in Staunton
 

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