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3LL9 Compton Airport
Pocahontas, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 3LL9
Lat/Long: 38-48-15.0000N 089-36-32.0000W
38-48.250000N 089-36.533333W
38.8041667,-89.6088889
(estimated)
Elevation: 535 ft. / 163 m
From city: 2 miles SW of POCAHONTAS, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 62275

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2004
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-2 at GRE (11 nm E): 120.0 (618-664-1939)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TOYr071/15.0TROY VORTAC116.0004E
ENLr314/31.2CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway24 ft. pline, 366 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DELMAR D. COMPTON JR.
14229 LANDOLT ROAD
POCAHONTAS, IL 62275
Phone (618) 567-1237
Manager: DELMAR D. COMPTON JR.
14229 LANDOLT ROAD
POCAHONTAS, IL 62275
Phone (618) 567-1237

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3LL9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRE - Greenville Airport (11 nm E)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (19 nm SW)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (21 nm W)
3LF - Litchfield Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport (24 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5611:56
Sunrise06:2312:23
Sunset17:5623:56
Evening civil twilight18:2300:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Mar-2026 00:12:25
Local (UTC-6)  07-Mar-2026 18:12:25
 
METAR
KBLV 
19nm SW 		080000Z 30010KT 10SM OVC019 09/06 A3001 RMK AO2A SLP166
KALN 
20nm W 		072350Z 29010KT 10SM OVC018 08/04 A3005
K3LF 
22nm N 		072355Z AUTO 27010KT 10SM OVC015 07/04 A3003 RMK AO2 T00680041 10158 20068
KENL 
29nm SE 		072355Z AUTO 30013G16KT 10SM OVC015 09/06 A3001 RMK AO2 T00930058 10187 20093
KSLO 
31nm E 		072355Z AUTO 28011G14KT 10SM OVC015 10/07 A3000 RMK AO2 T00960067 10186 20096
KSTL 
36nm W 		072351Z 31010KT 10SM OVC018 07/04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 60000 T00720044 10106 20072 53015 $
TAF
KBLV 
19nm SW 		071715Z 0717/0822 19015G25KT 9999 FEW013 FEW016 BKN130 OVC190 QNH2982INS WND 180V290 BECMG 0717/0718 29015G25KT 9999 BKN010 OVC050 QNH2987INS BECMG 0721/0722 31012G18KT 9999 BKN020 BKN050 QNH2992INS BECMG 0801/0802 31009KT 8000 BR FEW020 BKN050 QNH2998INS BECMG 0807/0808 28006KT 4800 BR SCT050 QNH2998INS BECMG 0813/0814 25006KT 9999 NSW FEW050 QNH2989INS TX18/0717Z TN04/0812Z
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