3IS4
Merkle Airport
Merkle Airport (3IS4) is a general-aviation airfield serving Hanover, Illinois. The field lies at 970 ft (296 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,900 ft (884 m), grass and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Heller Airport (22IL), 8 nm NNW.
Merkle Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 970 ft (296 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.2889, -90.3454
- Serving
- Hanover
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,900 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 18 points 180° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,900 ft884 m | 100 ft | Grass | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.