Litchfield Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3LF) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Litchfield, in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Litchfield Airport Authority.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Litchfield Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Litchfield, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (-6) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 691 ft / 211 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°09′45″N 089°40′29″W / 39.16250°N 89.67472°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.litchfieldil.com/airport/ | ||||||||||||||
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The airport is host to a regular airshow that showcases RC planes.[3]
Facilities and aircraft edit
Litchfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 415 acres (168 ha) at an elevation of 691 feet (211 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 18/36 is 4,002 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m) (PAPI - REIL) and 9/27 measures 3,900 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m) (VASI - REIL).[1][2]
In 2009, the airport received nearly $800,000 to rehabilitate its runway and extend the runway's useful life.[4]
The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel and offers limited services and amenities such as courtesy transportation, internet, and snooze rooms.[5]
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2023, the airport had 15,000 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day: 92% general aviation, 4% air taxi, 4% military. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: all single-engine.[1]
Accidents and incidents edit
- On September 10, 2019, a Cessna 337 Skymaster landed gear-up at the Litchfield Municipal Airport.[6]
- On June 11, 2020 a Storm Rally LSA aircraft experienced a nosegear collapse while practicing touch-and-go landings at Litchfield Municipal Airport.[7][8]
- On August 12, 2023, a Vans RV-14 crashed soon after departing the Litchfield Municipal Airport.[9][10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3LF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b Litchfield Municipal Airport, official site
- ^ "Durbin Announces More Than $5.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Illinois Airports | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois". www.durbin.senate.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Durbin Announces More Than $5.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Illinois Airports | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois". www.durbin.senate.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Litchfield Airport Authority FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Litchfield Muni (3LF)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Cessna 337D, N337LF: Incident occurred September 08, 2019 at Litchfield Municipal Airport (3LF), Montgomery County, Illinois". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Incident Storm Rally LSA N871SP,". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Storm Rally LSA, N871SP: Incident occurred June 11, 2020 at Litchfield Municipal Airport (KLJF), Montgomery County, Illinois". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Spearie, Steven. "Raymond man dies in plane crash outside of Virden". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Accident Van's RV-14A N6161,". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
External links edit
- Aerial photo as of 29 March 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 3LF, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 3LF
- AirNav airport information for 3LF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3LF