FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3R2 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-09-42.2500N / 092-29-02.2600W 30-09.704167N / 092-29.037667W 30.1617361 / -92.4839611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 17 ft. / 5.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles SW of CROWLEY, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70534 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LFTr263/25.6 | | LAFAYETTE VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 03E |
| LLAr345/30.5 | | WHITE LAKE VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 04E |
| LCHr081/32.3 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| EUNICE | | 182/24.0 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| ALLEN PARISH | | 157/30.7 | | 379 | | 03E | | LRR | .-.. .-. .-. |
| ST LANDRY | | 210/35.7 | | 335 | | 04E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4307 x 150 ft. / 1313 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 47.0 | | Double tandem: | 87.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 30-09.340667N | | 30-09.847317N |
| Longitude: | 092-29.313117W | | 092-28.739767W |
| Elevation: | 13.6 ft. | | 16.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 045 true | | 221 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 150 ft. tower, marked and lighted, 5000 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4012 x 150 ft. / 1223 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 47.0 | | Double tandem: | 87.0 |
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| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 30-10.055650N | | 30-09.588983N |
| Longitude: | 092-29.319783W | | 092-28.779767W |
| Elevation: | 16.4 ft. | | 14.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 131 magnetic, 135 true | | 311 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 240 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 350 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 39:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ACADIA PARISH PO BOX A CROWLEY, LA 70527-6001 Phone 318-788-8800 |
| Manager: | RON LAWSON 167 RUE CHENE CROWLEY, LA 70526 Phone 337-788-1263 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 20 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 1790' PLUS TWR 8 MILES OUT 1000' RIGHT OF CNTRLN RY 31; 600' PLUS TWR 2 MILES OUT APCH END RY 13. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3R2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3R7 - Jennings Airport (11 nm NW)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (19 nm N)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (19 nm W)
0R3 - Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (24 nm SE)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport (26 nm E)
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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunset | | 19:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 13:34:33 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 08:34:33 |
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| METAR |
KLFT 25nm E | 121253Z 05004KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01610100
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K7R4 30nm SE | 111451Z 34010KT 7SM BKN015 27/19 A2990
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KARA 32nm E | 121253Z 07007KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01780089
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KCWF 35nm W | 121250Z 05007KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3003 AO2
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KACP 37nm N | 121320Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT001 SCT009 16/12 A3005 RMK AO2
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KLCH 38nm W | 121253Z 06010KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01670067
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KUXL 46nm W | 121320Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLFT 25nm E | 121127Z 121212 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 12010KT P6SM BKN200 FM0100 15005KT P6SM BKN100
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