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3LL6 Bickel Airport
New Athens, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 10-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1410:14
Sunrise05:4510:45
Sunset20:2401:24
Evening civil twilight20:5501:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Jul-2026 23:16:11
Local (UTC-5)  10-Jul-2026 18:16:11
 
METAR
KBLV 
12nm N 		102155Z 21004KT 10SM FEW030 SCT180 31/25 A2989 RMK LTG DSNT N SLP120 T03090252 $
KCPS 
23nm NW 		102253Z 16005KT 10SM SCT039 SCT055 BKN090 29/24 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW SLP112 T02940244 $
TAF
KBLV 
12nm N 		101725Z 1017/1122 19009KT 9999 FEW030 BKN150 QNH2985INS BECMG 1023/1024 20009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN040 QNH2991INS TEMPO 1103/1107 27020G38KT 3200 +TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 1110/1111 19009KT 9999 NSW SCT050 BKN100 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1120/1122 22015G28KT 6000 -TSRA BKN040CB TX33/1021Z TN23/1111Z
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