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5F8 Thackers Airport
Oil City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 5F8
Lat/Long: 32-47-29.1000N / 093-57-23.5500W
32-47.485000N / 093-57.392500W
32.7914167 / -93.9565417
(estimated)
Elevation: 202 ft. / 61.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of OIL CITY, LA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 71082

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1959
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at DTN (18 nm SE): 118.525 (318-425-7967)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EICr272/7.5BELCHER VORTAC117.4007E
DTNr317/(18.6)DOWNTOWN VOR108.6007E
EMGr315/29.7ELM GROVE VORTAC111.2007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VIVIAN145/4.928402EVIV ...- .. ...-
ATLANTA144/22.134704EATA .- - .-
SPRINGHILL249/28.637505ESPH ... .--. ....
MINDEN281/34.220104EMNE -- -. .

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2900 x 50 ft. / 884 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 32-47.458333N32-47.511667N
Longitude: 093-57.674167W093-57.110833W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear60 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MS. JAMES DEWEY THACKER
ROUTE 1 BOX 575
OIL CITY, LA 71061
Phone 318-995-6459
Manager: MS. JAMES DEWEY THACKER
8798 CRAWFORD RD.
OIL CITY, LA 71061
Phone 318-995-6459

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 29/week *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 09 June 2009

Additional Remarks

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Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5F8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3F4 - Vivian Airport (5 nm NW)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (18 nm SE)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (22 nm S)
KATA - Hall-Miller Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (23 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo of 5F8 (Thackers Airport)
Photo by Carl Hennigan
Taken in May 2007

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From to 5F8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3412:34
Sunrise07:0113:01
Sunset17:0823:08
Evening civil twilight17:3523:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 09:12:34
Local (UTC-6)  01-Dec-2009 03:12:34
 
METAR
KDTN 
18nm SE 
010853Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00610017 56006
KSHV 
21nm S 
010856Z 06005KT 10SM FEW150 OVC200 06/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00560017 56007
KBAD 
23nm SE 
010855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00470024 56006
TAF
KSHV 
21nm S 
010549Z 0106/0206 05006KT P6SM SCT150 OVC250 FM011400 07008KT P6SM BKN100 FM011800 06006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC090
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