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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
MLUr306/19.7MONROE VORTAC117.2003E
ELDr140/37.9EL DORADO VORTAC115.5007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RUSTON058/14.536803EROQ .-. --- --.-
STUCKEY031/22.935003ETUF - ..- ..-.
BASTROP263/23.032903EBQP -... --.- .--.
HOMER095/33.721202EHMQ .... -- --.-
MOLLY RIDGE302/34.033802EMRK -- .-. -.-
HODGE028/37.125604EJBL .--- -... .-..

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: 32-43.733567N32-43.261133N
Longitude: 092-20.316717W092-20.143183W
Elevation: 117.8 ft.121.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 158 magnetic, 163 true338 magnetic, 343 true
Displaced threshold: 130 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, 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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Aerial photo of F87 (Union Parish Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0812:08
Sunrise06:3412:34
Sunset17:1223:12
Evening civil twilight17:3823:38

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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