Litchfield Municipal Airport (3LF)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	3LF
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	89°40'28.7000" W / 39°9'45.0000" N -89.674639 / 39.162500 (Estimated)
Elevation	690.50 ft / 210.46 m (Surveyed)
Land	415 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles SW of Litchfield, IL
Location	Montgomery County, IL
Magnetic Variation	01E (1990)

Owner & Manager

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

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	ST LOUIS
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZKC - KANSAS CITY
Tie-in FSS	STL - SAINT LOUIS
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	3LF (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
AWOS-3PT	3LF (217-324-4735)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AGRI,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 09/27

Dimensions	3900 x 75 ft (1189 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	09	27
Alignment	90°	270°
Physical elevation	681.90 ft	689.90 ft
Coordinates	39.167360 / -89.683884	39.167355 / -89.670128
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	4002 x 75 ft (1220 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	18	36
Alignment	179°	359°
Physical elevation	685.30 ft	680.00 ft
Coordinates	39.163238 / -89.672362	39.152250 / -89.672305
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
VLA	DME	VANDALIA	116Y	116.95		24.2 nm
CSX	DME	CARDINAL	111Y	116.45		40.4 nm
IJX	DME	JACKSONVILLE	23X	108.60		45.2 nm
SP	NDB	HUSKK		382.00	01W	36.9 nm
CJ	NDB	CALDE		240.00	01W	38.2 nm
JD	NDB	GOOEY		385.00	02W	41.3 nm
SYZ	NDB	SHELBYVILLE		365.00	02W	41.4 nm
CP	NDB	ACORE		350.00	00E	42.6 nm
LQ	NDB	LICOL		375.00	01W	45.2 nm
SKE	TACAN	SCOTT	59X	112.20	02W	38.0 nm
TOY	VORTAC	TROY	107X	116.00	04E	27.9 nm
SPI	VORTAC	SPINNER	74X	112.70	01W	40.7 nm
STL	VORTAC	ST LOUIS	121X	117.40	01E	41.9 nm
STL	VOT	ST LOUIS LAMBERT		111.00		41.0 nm

Remarks

• AEROBATIC AREA 1700 FT - 4200 FT MSL ABOVE ARPT.
• FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.