AirNav: F87 - Union Parish Airport

F87

Union Parish Airport
Farmerville, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	F87
Lat/Long:	32-43-29.8410N / 092-20-13.7970W 32-43.497350N / 092-20.229950W 32.7249558 / -92.3371658 (estimated)
Elevation:	121 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05E (1980)
From city:	4 miles SE of FARMERVILLE, LA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	71241

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1964
Sectional chart:	MEMPHIS
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RY 34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at RSN (18 nm SW):	119.525 (318-242-0062)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MLUr306/19.7		MONROE VORTAC		117.20		03E
ELDr140/37.9		EL DORADO VORTAC		115.50		07E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
RUSTON	058/14.5	368	03E	ROQ	.-. --- --.-
STUCKEY	031/22.9	350	03E	TUF	- ..- ..-.
BASTROP	263/23.0	329	03E	BQP	-... --.- .--.
HOMER	095/33.7	212	02E	HMQ	.... -- --.-
MOLLY RIDGE	302/34.0	338	02E	MRK	-- .-. -.-
HODGE	028/37.1	256	04E	JBL	.--- -... .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:

2997 x 70 ft. / 913 x 21 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

8.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Operational restrictions:

RY CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS.

RUNWAY 16

RUNWAY 34

Latitude:

32-43.733567N

32-43.261133N

Longitude:

092-20.316717W

092-20.143183W

Elevation:

117.8 ft.

121.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

158 magnetic, 163 true

338 magnetic, 343 true

Displaced threshold:

130 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-box SAVASI on left (5.50 degrees glide path)
SAVASI OTS INDEFLY.

2-box SAVASI on left (4.50 degrees glide path)
SAVASI OTS INDEFLY.

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

60 ft. trees, 850 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

29 ft. trees, 1230 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	UNION PARISH POLICE JURY PO BOX 723 FARMERVILLE, LA 71241 Phone 318-368-3296
Manager:	GLEN BARRON 152 AIRPORT DR. FARMERVILLE, LA 71241 Phone 318-368-2981

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		15
Single engine airplanes:		14
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 42/day *
77%	local general aviation
23%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 10 December 2008

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at F87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRSN - Ruston Regional Airport (18 nm SW)
KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (20 nm SE)
KBQP - Morehouse Memorial Airport (23 nm E)
M79 - John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport (32 nm SE)
5F4 - Homer Municipal Airport (34 nm W)

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:08	12:08
Sunrise	06:34	12:34
Sunset	17:12	23:12
Evening civil twilight	17:38	23:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Nov-2009 01:20:49
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 19:20:49

METAR

KRSN 18nm SW	090102Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3014 RMK AO2
KMLU 20nm SE	090053Z 05004KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01830150
KBQP 23nm E	090103Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3014 RMK AO2

TAF

KMLU
20nm SE

082325Z 0900/0924 07005KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250 FM090800 07004KT 4SM BR BKN150 BKN250 FM091400 05007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN110 FM091800 04007KT P6SM VCSH OVC035

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