St Francis Hospital - Litchfield Heliport

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METAR: K3LF 281935Z AUTO 21010G18KT 10SM CLR 15/M01 A3013 RMK AO2 T01451007

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: K3LF (2.0 NM at True Heading of 231)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1020.4
Temperature: 14.5 C (58.1 F)
Dewpoint: -0.7 C (30.74 F)

Location

Latitude: 
39-10-52.8800N (39.181356)
Longitude: 
089-38-24.9300W (-89.640258)
Elevation: 
690.0 feet MSL (210 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
2.4 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
01 N.M. E of Litchfield, Illinois
Found On: 
St Louis Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
BRYON MEYER
BOX 1215
LITCHFIELD, IL 62056-1215
217-324-8590
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL
BOX 1215
LITCHFIELD, IL 62056-1215
217-324-2191

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Heliport
Activation Date: 
02/2000
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1690 feet (515 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 217

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 73IL

    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
    2.0 Litchfield Municipal Airport
    (3LF)
    234 236 100LL, Jet A
    24.0 Greenville Airport
    (GRE KGRE GRE)
    149 152 100LL, Jet A
    24.8 Vandalia Municipal Airport
    (VLA KVLA VLA)
    117 120 100LL, Jet A
    25.5 Taylorville Municipal Airport
    (KTAZ TAZ)
    34 37 100LL, Jet A
    25.8 St Louis Regional Airport
    (ALN KALN ALN)
    227 229 100LL, Jet A
    28.0 St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport
    (IL48)
    196 198 100LL
    39.8 St Charles County Regional/Smartt Field Airport
    (KSET SET)
    247 249 100LL
    39.8 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
    (SPI KSPI SPI)
    357 359 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
    42.8 St Louis Lambert International Airport
    (STL KSTL STL)
    232 234 100LL, Jet A
    43.8 St Louis Downtown Airport
    (CPS KCPS CPS)
    213 215 100LL, Jet A
    45.1 Jacksonville Municipal Airport
    (IJX KIJX IJX)
    322 324 100LL, Jet A
    47.5 Centralia Municipal Airport
    (ENL KENL ENL)
    147 150 100LL, Jet A
    48.8 Creve Coeur Airport
    (1H0)
    236 238 100LL, Jet A
    51.9 Effingham County Meml Airport
    (1H2)
    97 100 100LL, Jet A
    53.1 Decatur Airport
    (DEC KDEC DEC)
    42 45 100LL, Jet A
    56.6 Spirit Of St Louis Airport
    (SUS KSUS SUS)
    236 238 100LL, Jet A
    59.5 Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport
    (KPPQ PPQ)
    297 299 100LL, Jet A
    60.3 Logan County Airport
    (KAAA AAA)
    13 16 100LL
    62.0 Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport
    (SAR KSAR SAR)
    182 184 100LL, Jet A
    63.2 Mount Vernon Airport
    (MVN KMVN MVN)
    144 147 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
    A81-APT FOR PERIMETER LGTS RADIO REQUEST ON FREQ 155.34.
    A81-BCN 24 HRS
    E111 PRVDD ALL APCH/DEP 085-095 & 215-225, AREA IS MKD, WIND INDICATOR MAINTAINED & CMPLY WITH PART 91.126(B)(2).

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 50 ft (15 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    73IL Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  50 ft x 50 ft (15 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1

    Elevation: 
    690.0
    Latitude: 
    39-10-52.8800N
    Longitude: 
    089-38-24.9300W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

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