FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| 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 |
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| EICr272/7.5 | | BELCHER VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 07E |
| DTNr317/(18.6) | | DOWNTOWN VOR | | 108.60 | | 07E |
| EMGr315/29.7 | | ELM GROVE VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| VIVIAN | | 141/4.9 | | 284 | | 06E | | VIV | ...- .. ...- |
| ATLANTA | | 144/22.1 | | 347 | | 04E | | ATA | .- - .- |
| SPRINGHILL | | 249/28.6 | | 375 | | 05E | | SPH | ... .--. .... |
| MINDEN | | 281/34.2 | | 201 | | 04E | | MNE | -- -. . |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| 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: | 32-47.458333N | | 32-47.511667N |
| Longitude: | 093-57.674167W | | 093-57.110833W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear | | 60 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: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LIVESTOCK ON & INVOF RY. |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Carl Hennigan
Taken in May 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 18:26:36 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 13:26:36 |
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| METAR |
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KDTN
18nm SE | 131814Z 14008KT 9SM -RA BKN018 BKN041 23/20 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE TSE08RAB13 P0000
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KSHV
21nm S | 131756Z 14005KT 9SM -RA BKN016 OVC021 23/20 A2992 RMK AO2 TSB12E47RAB17 SLP130 TS MOV NE CB DSMT NE-SE MOV NE P0000 60000 T02280200 10239 20183 50005
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KBAD
23nm SE | 131812Z 16010KT 10SM BKN037 OVC120 23/20 A2993 RMK AO2A DSNT LTG N-NE TS MOV NE
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KSHV
21nm S | 131729Z 131818 16012KT 6SM -SHRA OVC014 TEMPO 1822 21015G25KT 3SM TSRA BKN015 OVC040CB FM2200 16012G22KT P6SM VCTS SCT025 BKN040CB OVC070 FM0000 15010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 FM0600 16010KT P6SM VCTS OVC015CB FM1100 15008KT 5SM BR OVC007 PROB30 1218 5SM
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KBAD
23nm SE | 131818 15012G18KT 5000 -TSRA BKN010CB OVC030 QNH2993INS BECMG 1920 15012G18KT 5000 -SHRA VCTS BKN010CB OVC030 QNH2987INS BECMG 2223 15012KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC030 QNH2985INS BECMG 0203 15010KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2988INS BECMG 1617 18008KT 9999 VCTS BKN01
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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