FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5R8 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-26-28.2200N / 093-28-24.5900W
30-26.470333N / 093-28.409833W
30.4411722 / -93.4734972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 81 ft. / 24.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of DE QUINCY, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70633 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 15/33 AND REIL RYS 15 & 33 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.35 |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.35 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UXL (19 nm S): | 118.175 (337-558-5321) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LCHr306/26.2 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DE QUINCY | | at field | | 410 | | 05E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| SULFY | | 345/14.8 | | 278 | | 04E | | UX | ..- -..- |
| ORANGE | | 032/27.8 | | 211 | | 05E | | ORG | --- .-. --. |
| GATOR | | 198/38.2 | | 359 | | 05E | | GUV | --. ..- ...- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 30-26.845100N | | 30-26.084450N |
| Longitude: | 093-28.599483W | | 093-28.232500W |
| Elevation: | 72.0 ft. | | 80.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 157 true | | 332 magnetic, 337 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. brush, 1600 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1450 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DE QUINCY
PO BOX 968
DE QUINCY, LA 70633
Phone 337-786-8211 |
| Manager: | MR. LARRY SMITH
PO BOX 968
DE QUINCY, LA 70633
Phone 337-786-8211 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 12% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (178KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (191KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 | |
download (204KB) |
| NDB RWY 15 | |
download (185KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (19 nm S)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (22 nm SE)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (24 nm N)
KORG - Orange County Airport (28 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:47:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 15:47:45 |
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| METAR |
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KUXL
19nm S | 132040Z AUTO 15015G21KT 10SM SCT024 SCT032 SCT039 28/24 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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KCWF
21nm SE | 131952Z 15016KT 10SM SCT025 BKN030 OVC060 29/23 A2992 AO2
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KLCH
23nm SE | 131953Z 16014G21KT 10SM FEW023 28/21 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 14027/1923 SLP136 T02830206
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KDRI
25nm N | 132040Z AUTO 14007KT 7SM VCTS SCT011 BKN022 OVC070 27/26 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW
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KORG
28nm SW | 132026Z AUTO 12013G17KT 7SM SCT016 BKN034 OVC041 26/23 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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KLCH
23nm SE | 131855Z 131918 17015G20KT P6SM OVC035 FM2000 16015G20KT P6SM OVC035 FM0300 15010G15KT P6SM OVC025 FM0900 15010KT P6SM OVC015 FM1500 15010KT P6SM VCTS BKN025CB
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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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