Litchfield Municipal Airport

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FAA: 3LF

Litchfield Weather

METAR: K3LF 171315Z AUTO 24018G29KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A2975 RMK AO2 T01920072

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: K3LF (0.1 NM at True Heading of 170)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1007.5
Temperature: 19.2 C (66.56 F)
Dewpoint: 7.2 C (44.96 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 39-09-45.0000N (39.1625)
Longitude: 
 089-40-28.7000W (-89.674639)
Elevation: 
 690.5 feet MSL (210 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.4 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. SW of Litchfield, Illinois
Found On: 
 St Louis Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
NICHOLAS WEATHERFORD
1201US ROUTE 66 SOUTH, P.O. BOX 381
LITCHFIELD, IL 62056
217-556-4299		 LITCHFIELD ARPT AUTH
1201 US ROUTE 66 SOUTH, P.O. BOX 381
LITCHFIELD, IL 62056
217-324-6507

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1690 feet (515 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 3LF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  26

Annual Operations (as of 03/31/2023)

Total Operations:  15000
Air Taxi:  600 4.0%
GA Local:  9900 66.0%
GA Itinerant:  3900 26.0%
Military Aircraft:  600 4.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  SAINT LOUIS
124.2
124.2
Departure:  SAINT LOUIS
124.2
124.2
AWOS-3PT:  118.175 (217-324-4735)

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 217
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    J-Mar Aero Service, Inc.
       Update FBO info    		 Unicom 122.8 324-6444 100LL
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Saint Louis(STL)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


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    Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
    Last Cycle
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 EC-3
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 EC-3
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 EC-3
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 EC-3
    MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS EC-3
    MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-3
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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 3LF

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    23.8 St Louis Regional Airport
    (ALN KALN ALN)    		 226 228 100LL, Jet A
    23.9 Greenville Airport
    (GRE KGRE GRE)    		 144 147 100LL, Jet A
    25.8 Vandalia Municipal Airport
    (VLA KVLA VLA)    		 113 116 100LL, Jet A
    26.5 St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport
    (IL48)    		 193 195 100LL
    27.3 Taylorville Municipal Airport
    (KTAZ TAZ)    		 35 38 100LL, Jet A
    37.9 St Charles County Regional/Smartt Field Airport
    (KSET SET)    		 248 250 100LL
    40.9 St Louis Lambert International Airport
    (STL KSTL STL)    		 232 234 100LL, Jet A
    40.9 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
    (SPI KSPI SPI)    		 359 361 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
    42.0 St Louis Downtown Airport
    (CPS KCPS CPS)    		 212 214 100LL, Jet A
    45.1 Jacksonville Municipal Airport
    (IJX KIJX IJX)    		 324 326 100LL, Jet A
    46.9 Creve Coeur Airport
    (1H0)    		 236 238 100LL, Jet A
    47.5 Centralia Municipal Airport
    (ENL KENL ENL)    		 144 147 100LL, Jet A
    53.4 Effingham County Meml Airport
    (1H2)    		 95 98 100LL, Jet A
    54.6 Spirit Of St Louis Airport
    (SUS KSUS SUS)    		 236 238 100LL, Jet A
    55.0 Decatur Airport
    (DEC KDEC DEC)    		 42 45 100LL, Jet A
    58.6 Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport
    (KPPQ PPQ)    		 299 301 100LL, Jet A
    60.8 Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport
    (SAR KSAR SAR)    		 181 183 100LL, Jet A
    61.8 Logan County Airport
    (KAAA AAA)    		 14 17 100LL
    63.2 Mount Vernon Airport
    (MVN KMVN MVN)    		 142 145 100LL, Jet A
    64.4 Flora Municipal Airport
    (KFOA FOA)    		 117 120 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A11 BILL FLEMING, CHAIRMAN.
    A110-2 AEROBATIC AREA 1700 FT - 4200 FT MSL ABOVE ARPT.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.
    A15 EMAIL ADDRESS: AIRPORT@LITCHFIELDIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)
    A57-09 APCH RATIO 33:1 TO RY END FM OVER C.O.
    A70-FUEL-A SELF SERV 100 LL FUEL AVAILABLE 24 HOURS.
    A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 09, 27, 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 09, 27, 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 18/36; TWY LGTS - CTAF. MIRL RWY 18/36 & TWY C PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 4002 ft (1220 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    3LF Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  3900 ft x 75 ft (1189 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 10/05/2011
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway 09

    Runway 27
    Elevation: 
    		 681.9 689.9
    Latitude: 
    		 39-10-02.4943N 39-10-02.4782N
    Longitude: 
    		 089-41-01.9812W 089-40-12.4603W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 090 270
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 ROAD
    Object Height: 
    		 14
    Distance from End: 
    		 464
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 289 ft. left of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    		 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    		 Yes Yes
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    		 25 24

    Runway 18/36  4002 ft x 75 ft (1220 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 10/05/2011
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Elevation: 
    		 685.3 680.0
    Latitude: 
    		 39-09-47.6564N 39-09-08.1008N
    Longitude: 
    		 089-40-20.5041W 089-40-20.2994W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 179 359
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair Fair
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 289 ft. left of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    		 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    		 Yes Yes
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    		 23 25

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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