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34LA Swamp Smith Airport
De Ridder, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 34LA
Lat/Long: 30-46-17.7050N 093-16-16.5880W
30-46.295083N 093-16.276467W
30.7715847,-93.2712744
(estimated)
Elevation: 180 ft. / 55 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 5 miles S of DE RIDDER, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70634

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1981
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at DRI (5 nm NW): 118.225 (337-463-8278)
WX ASOS at POE (17 nm N): 134.85 (337-531-4100)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FXUr185/(20.6)JOHNSON VOR108.4002E
LCHr340/38.8LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DE RIDDER066/3.538504EDXB -.. -..- -...
SULPHUR009/35.227804EAUR .- ..- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: B.L. 'SWAMP' SMITH
1261 BALL ROAD
DE RIDDER, LA 70634
Phone 337-463-6689
Manager: B.L. 'SWAMP' SMITH
1261 BALL ROAD
DE RIDDER, LA 70634
Phone 337-463-6689

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC POLK APCH AT 337-531-2352.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 34LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (5 nm NW)
KPOE - Maks Army Air Field (17 nm N)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (22 nm SW)
L39 - Leesville Airport (24 nm N)
KACP - Allen Parish Airport (30 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Jun-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4410:44
Sunrise06:1211:12
Sunset20:1801:18
Evening civil twilight20:4601:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Jun-2025 09:33:02
Local (UTC-5)  23-Jun-2025 04:33:02
 
METAR
KDRI 
5nm NW 		230915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/24 A3012 RMK AO2 T02410241 $
TAF
KPOE 
27nm NE 		222300Z 2223/2405 15010G15KT 9999 VCTS BKN045CB QNH3005INS TEMPO 2223/2301 VRB12G20KT 8000 -TSRA BECMG 2300/2301 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH3006INS TEMPO 2312/2314 8000 BR BECMG 2314/2315 12009KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3010INS BECMG 2319/2320 14010G15KT 9999 VCTS BKN045CB QNH3006INS TEMPO 2321/2401 VRB12G20KT 8000 -TSRA BKN035CB BECMG 2400/2401 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW040 QNH3008INS TX35/2321Z TN24/2310Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2305 NEXT 2315
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