Herschel Hunter Airport (3LL1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSAR), 3LL1 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Herschel Hunter Airport in Marissa, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Herschel Hunter Airport (3LL1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marissa, IL at a field elevation of 470 ft. 3LL1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAR, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAR, 4.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSAR 281615Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3027 RMK AO2 T02160093
What changed at KSAR (nearest station)?
Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3LL1
Based on the nearest station (KSAR), 3LL1 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 470 ft). 3LL1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLV, about 20 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| S | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3LL1 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3LL1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP C182Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.Show raw report
UIN UA /OV UIN170030/TM 1238/FL120/TP S22T/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC FDC FN
UIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UIN170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP S22TAircraft type reporting.TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
EVV UA /OV PXV/TM 1222/FL240/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PXVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1222Reported at 12:22 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3LL1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSAR reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3LL1
- City
- Marissa
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 470 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.2238, -89.7067
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSAR
- TAF
- Nearest KBLV
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Herschel Hunter Airport (3LL1)
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