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3LL6 Bickel Airport
New Athens, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 23-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3311:33
Sunrise06:5911:59
Sunset19:1300:13
Evening civil twilight19:3900:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Mar-2026 12:22:59
Local (UTC-5)  23-Mar-2026 07:22:59
 
METAR
KSAR 
12nm S 		231155Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3032 RMK AO2 T00191026 10073 20019
KBLV 
12nm N 		231155Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP272 T00331018 10090 20032 52033 $
KCPS 
23nm NW 		231153Z 01012G21KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP275 T00331028 10083 20033 53032 $
TAF
KBLV 
12nm N 		230800Z 2308/2414 01010G15KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3018INS BECMG 2310/2311 06012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3027INS BECMG 2322/2323 06009KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3033INS BECMG 2402/2403 09006KT 9999 BKN100 OVC200 QNH3031INS BECMG 2411/2412 11012KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3032INS TX12/2320Z TN05/2408Z
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