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Bickel Airport (3LL6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSAR), 3LL6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Bickel Airport in Lenzburg, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bickel Airport (3LL6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lenzburg, IL at a field elevation of 530 ft. 3LL6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAR, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,215 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLV.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAR, 11.7 nm away.

Wind
190° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 24°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (74°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSAR 281715Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3026 RMK AO2 T02350088

What changed at KSAR (nearest station)?

Since the 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3LL6

Based on the nearest station (KSAR), 3LL6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 530 ft). 3LL6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLV, about 13 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV7 kt head1 kt right
367 kt tail1 kt left

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3LL6 runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,215 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3LL6
    Wind
    18
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    36
    7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061217Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3LL6 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3LL6

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 72 NM NW of 3LL6 · 9,000 ft MSL · C182
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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.
PIREP1238Z (7:38 AM CDT) · 91 NM NW of 3LL6 · 12,000 ft MSL · S22T
light rime icing
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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.
PIREP1222Z (7:22 AM CDT) · 98 NM E of 3LL6 · 24,000 ft MSL · PC12
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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 3LL6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSAR reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
55%
36
45%

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Live crosswind meter

3LL6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSAR, 12 nm away.

N18367 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,215 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bickel Airport (3LL6)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3LL6
City
Lenzburg
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
530 ft
Coordinates
38.3350, -89.7697
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,215 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSAR
TAF
Nearest KBLV
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bickel Airport (3LL6)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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