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3LL6 Bickel Airport
New Athens, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 3LL6
Lat/Long: 38-20-06.0000N 089-46-11.0000W
38-20.100000N 089-46.183333W
38.3350000,-89.7697222
(estimated)
Elevation: 530 ft. / 162 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles SE of NEW ATHENS, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 62255

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at SAR (12 nm S): 118.375 (618-443-3296)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TOYr160/25.2TROY VORTAC116.0004E
ENLr256/29.2CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GOOEY192/8.738502WJD .--- -..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2215 x 100 ft. / 675 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway100 ft. pline, 2200 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: PAUL BICKEL
2960 ECKERT RD
LENZBURG, IL 62255
Phone 618-660-9765
Manager: PAUL BICKEL
2960 ECKERT RD
LENZBURG, IL 62255
Phone 618-660-9765

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1018.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3LL6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSAR - Sparta Community Airport-Hunter Field (12 nm S)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (13 nm N)
KCPS - St Louis Downtown Airport (23 nm NW)
KPCD - Perryville Regional Airport (28 nm S)
KPJY - Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport (29 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0412:04
Sunrise06:3112:31
Sunset17:5223:52
Evening civil twilight18:1800:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Mar-2026 09:53:04
Local (UTC-6)  02-Mar-2026 03:53:04
 
METAR
KSAR 
12nm S 		020935Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM -RA OVC007 02/02 A3025 RMK AO2 P0001 T00150015
KBLV 
12nm N 		020855Z 05006KT 6SM -DZ BR SCT005 BKN010 OVC036 02/01 A3026 RMK AO2A CIG 007V010 SLP253 P0001 60007 T00200013 58008 $
TAF
KBLV 
12nm N 		020800Z 0208/0314 05012KT 9000 -SHRA OVC007 640806 QNH3024INS BECMG 0214/0215 08009KT 9999 NSW OVC007 QNH3013INS BECMG 0306/0307 10009KT 9000 -SHRA OVC005 QNH3004INS TX06/0222Z TN01/0213Z
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