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68LA

Pilkinton Airstrip
Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	68LA
Lat/Long:	32-19-50.0000N 093-31-02.0000W 32-19.833333N 093-31.033333W 32.3305556,-93.5172222 (estimated)
Elevation:	148 ft. / 45 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1990)
From city:	20 miles NE of BOSSIER CITY, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	71051

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (17 nm NW):	118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (17 nm NW):	128.45 (318-216-0546)
WX AWOS-3PT at 3F3 (20 nm SW):	119.125 (318-872-3537)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EMGr130/5.8		ELM GROVE VORTAC		116.65		07E
EICr144/30.3		BELCHER VORTAC		117.40		07E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3000 x 70 ft. / 914 x 21 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	20 ft. plines, 100 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854
Manager:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854 OTHER CONTACT: (CONTACT ONLY IF NECESSARY) AMY L. PILKINTON 225-932-5933 940-391-9633 CELL

Additional Remarks

-	USE EXTREME CARE WHEN RY WET.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (13 nm NW)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (17 nm NW)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (20 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (22 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-May-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:50	10:50
Sunrise	06:17	11:17
Sunset	20:04	01:04
Evening civil twilight	20:31	01:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-May-2025 05:50:21
Local (UTC-5)	15-May-2025 00:50:21

METAR

KBAD 13nm NW	150455Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM BKN210 24/19 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP049 T02410191
KSHV 18nm NW	150456Z 19008KT 10SM BKN190 26/18 A2967 RMK SLPNO
KDTN 18nm NW	150453Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP047 T02500183
K3F3 20nm SW	150535Z AUTO 16012G19KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2974 RMK AO2 T02410211
KMNE 22nm NE	150535Z AUTO 10SM CLR 23/17 A2969 RMK AO2

TAF

KBAD 13nm NW	150145Z 1420/1602 16015G25KT 9999 FEW280 QNH2962INS FM150200 15014KT 9999 BKN280 QNH2962INS FM150600 14012KT 9999 BKN180 OVC270 WS017/22050KT QNH2967INS FM151200 15010G15KT 9999 BKN015 OVC150 WS020/22048KT QNH2971INS FM151400 16015G25KT 9999 BKN020 OVC150 QNH2974INS FM160200 15014KT 9999 OVC180 QNH2977INS TX28/1501Z TN22/1512Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1501 NEXT 1612
KSHV 18nm NW	141720Z 1418/1518 21016G24KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250 FM150000 19010KT P6SM SCT250 FM151200 19011KT P6SM BKN250

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