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5F5 Bluebird Hill Airport
Keithville, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 5F5
Lat/Long: 32-20-40.5600N / 093-47-59.6300W
32-20.676000N / 093-47.993833W
32.3446000 / -93.7998972
(estimated)
Elevation: 180 ft. / 55 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE of KEITHVILLE, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71047

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1972
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR LIRL RY 18/36 CALL 318-925-2302.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
FOR ROTG BCN CALL 318-925-2302.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at SHV (6 nm N): PHONE 318-636-5767
WX ASOS at DTN (12 nm N): 118.525 (318-425-7967)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EMGr245/10.9ELM GROVE VORTAC111.2007E
DTNr187/(12.1)DOWNTOWN VOR108.6007E
EICr172/25.6BELCHER VORTAC117.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MANSFIELD350/16.941404EMSD -- ... -..
CARTHAGE065/27.133204ERPF .-. .--. ..-.
MINDEN231/30.820104EMNE -- -. .
VIVIAN159/32.728402EVIV ...- .. ...-
AMASON026/35.634104ECZJ -.-. --.. .---
SPRINGHILL205/39.837505ESPH ... .--. ....

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3000 x 40 ft. / 914 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt/turf, in good condition
RY 36 FIRST 2570 FT GRASS, LAST 430 FT PAVED.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 32-20.923000N32-20.429000N
Longitude: 093-47.993833W093-47.993833W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 430 ft.
18/36 DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH ONE ORANGE CONE ON EACH SIDE.
850 ft.
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 620 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
43 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HUGH R HUNTON
2569 BARRON ROAD
KEITHVILLE, LA 71047
Phone 318-925-2302
Manager: HUGH R HUNTON
2569 BARRON ROAD
KEITHVILLE, LA 71047
Phone 318-925-2302
TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR HUGH HUNTON.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 22
Single engine airplanes: 13
Gliders airplanes: 4
Ultralights: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/month *
77% local general aviation
23% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 04 January 2012

Additional Remarks

RWY 18/36 VERY UNLEVEL GRADE FULL LENGTH; RWY ENDS STOP AT 50' TREES.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5F5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (6 nm N)
KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (12 nm NE)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (12 nm N)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (16 nm S)
4F2 - Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field (27 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo of 5F5 (Bluebird Hill Airport)
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Taken in April 2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4910:49
Sunrise06:1611:16
Sunset20:0701:07
Evening civil twilight20:3401:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 11:38:07
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 06:38:07
 
METAR
KSHV 
7nm N 
181019Z 16004KT 6SM BR OVC016 22/21 A2992 RMK AO2
KBAD 
12nm NE 
180958Z 17006KT 10SM OVC014 22/21 A2993 RMK AO2A SLP136 T02200210
KDTN 
13nm N 
181053Z AUTO 17006KT 8SM FEW012 OVC017 22/20 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02220200
TAF
KSHV 
7nm N 
180541Z 1806/1906 18008KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1807/1811 BKN012 FM181100 17005KT 6SM BR BKN012 FM181600 17010KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM181800 17010KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM190100 17009KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
KBAD 
12nm NE 
1810/1916 18009KT 8000 BR BKN010 BKN250 QNH2988INS BECMG 1814/1815 17010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT015 SCT250 QNH2986INS BECMG 1908/1909 18009KT 9999 SCT015 SCT190 QNH2984INS BECMG 1914/1915 17010G15KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2983INS T31/1821Z T21/1811Z
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Hotels near Bluebird Hill Airport

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COMFORT INN SHREVEPORT 4.7 99-104

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Hotels in other cities near Bluebird Hill Airport

22 in Bossier City
30 in Shreveport
 

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