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0R3 Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 0R3
Lat/Long: 29-58-32.7390N / 092-05-02.9460W
29-58.545650N / 092-05.049100W
29.9757608 / -92.0841517
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 4.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (2005)
From city: 3 miles E of ABBEVILLE, LA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 70510

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1948
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Pattern altitude: TPA FOR FIXED WING 1000 FT MSL, HELICOPTER 500 FT MSL WITHIN 3 MILES OF ARPT & ULTRALIGHT 300 FT MSL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 15/33 & REIL RYS 15 & 33 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.875 (337-892-0526)
LAFAYETTE APPROACH: 121.1
LAFAYETTE DEPARTURE: 121.1
WX ASOS at ARA (11 nm E): 133.325 (337-365-0128)
WX ASOS at LFT (15 nm N): PHONE 337-237-8153
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 126.35/338.25 (LAFAYETTE RCAG) WHEN LAFAYETTE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LFTr197/13.9LAFAYETTE VORTAC109.8003E
LLAr035/24.1WHITE LAKE VOR/DME110.4004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ACADI273/11.526903EAR .- .-.
DURALDE150/39.826302EECY . -.-. -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
RY HAS SOME SMALL CRACKS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 29-58.930360N29-58.162205N
Longitude: 092-05.226162W092-04.880952W
Elevation: 16.0 ft.16.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 157 magnetic, 159 true337 magnetic, 339 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 4 ft. fence, 357 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear60 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ABBEVILLE
BOX 269
ABBEVILLE, LA 70510
Phone 337-893-5841
Manager: MIKE MOUTON
112 REVEIS SIRMON LOOP
ABBEVILLE, LA 70510
Phone 337-898-2268

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 67
Single engine airplanes: 32
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 27
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 253/day *
53% air taxi
27% local general aviation
19% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 24 June 2009

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU LFT APCH & DRI AFSS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (167KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (177KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (167KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (184KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KARA - Acadiana Regional Airport (11 nm E)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport (15 nm N)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (34 nm NW)
3R7 - Jennings Airport (35 nm NW)
KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field (35 nm N)
 
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From to 0R3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0412:04
Sunrise06:2912:29
Sunset17:1623:16
Evening civil twilight17:4123:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 14:13:29
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 08:13:29
 
METAR
K0R3  118.875
081400Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A3011 RMK AO2
KARA 
11nm E 
081353Z 07011KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01780161
K7R4 
13nm S 
071700Z 05008KT 7SM FEW024 24/19 A3018
KLFT 
14nm N 
081353Z 06006KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01780156
TAF
KARA 
11nm E 
081142Z 0812/0912 08007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN200 FM081400 09012G18KT P6SM BKN040 BKN180 FM090100 07012KT P6SM OVC100 FM091000 04014KT P6SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC030
KLFT 
14nm N 
081142Z 0812/0912 09005KT 5SM BR BKN035 BKN200 FM081400 09012G18KT P6SM BKN040 BKN180 FM090100 06010KT P6SM OVC100 FM091000 05012G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC030
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Vector Aviation, LLC
337-898-2268
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Catering, Rental cars, Courtesy transportation, Pilots lounge / snooze room, ...

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100LL Jet A
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