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5F5 Bluebird Hill Airport
Keithville, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010

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: PHONE REQ
FOR ROTG BCN CALL 318-925-2302.
FOR LIRL RY 18/36 CALL 318-925-2302.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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
FIRST 430 FT RY 18 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 21:1 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 105/week *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 June 2009

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 20-Mar-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5511:55
Sunrise07:2012:20
Sunset19:2600:26
Evening civil twilight19:5000:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Mar-2010 10:29:28
Local (UTC-5)  20-Mar-2010 05:29:28
 
METAR
KSHV 
7nm N 
200956Z 14004KT 10SM FEW130 SCT270 10/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01000078
KBAD 
12nm NE 
200955Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00910072
KDTN 
13nm N 
200953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01060083 TSNO
TAF
KSHV 
7nm N 
200531Z 2006/2106 17006KT P6SM FEW070 FM201000 16008KT P6SM BKN070 FM201600 15010KT P6SM BKN035 FM201900 16010KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 2019/2023 3SM TSRA BKN015CB FM202300 30012G20KT P6SM BKN015
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Hotels near Bluebird Hill Airport

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COMFORT INN SHREVEPORT 4.7 112-115

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Hotels in other cities near Bluebird Hill Airport

23 in Bossier City
24 in Shreveport
 

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