FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IER |
| Lat/Long: | 31-44-08.5920N / 093-05-56.8910W 31-44.143200N / 093-05.948183W 31.7357200 / -93.0991364 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 121 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of NATCHITOCHES, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 71457 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IER (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 318-471-2106. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RY 17 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - CTAF. ODALS RY 35 PRESET LOW INTST CONTINUOUSLY; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (318-352-1575) |
| POLK APPROACH: | 125.4 [0600-2200] |
| POLK DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [0600-2200] |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SWBr234/25.8 | | SAWMILL VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 02E |
| FXUr004/37.9 | | POLK VORTAC | | 108.40 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NATCHITOCHES | | 343/4.8 | | 407 | | 04E | | OOC | --- --- -.-. |
| MANY | | 062/24.7 | | 272 | | 04E | | MMY | -- -- -.-- |
| WINNFIELD | | 235/26.3 | | 402 | | 04E | | IFJ | .. ..-. .--- |
| HODGE | | 210/33.8 | | 256 | | 04E | | JBL | .--- -... .-.. |
| MANSFIELD | | 116/39.2 | | 414 | | 04E | | MSD | -- ... -.. |
| LEESVILLE | | 014/40.0 | | 247 | | 04E | | VED | ...- . -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-44.380033N | | 31-43.577767N |
| Longitude: | 093-05.967400W | | 093-05.741333W |
| Elevation: | 116.4 ft. | | 120.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 166 true | | 342 magnetic, 346 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 1119 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear | | 45 ft. trees, 2200 ft. from runway, 360 ft. right of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 31-44.269767N | | 31-44.424183N |
| Longitude: | 093-06.442267W | | 093-05.691750W |
| Elevation: | 114.8 ft. | | 117.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 076 true | | 252 magnetic, 256 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NATCHITOCHES PO BOX 37 NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457 Phone 318-357-3839 |
| Manager: | LARRY COOPER 450 WALLENBURG DRIVE NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457 Phone 318-352-0994 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 43/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON 135.075 THRU FORT POLK APCH-4 CLICKS AND DERIDDER FSS-6 CLICKS. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (295KB) |
| LOC RWY 35 | |
download (223KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (266KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3R4 - Hart Airport (23 nm SW)
0R5 - David G Joyce Airport (26 nm NE)
F88 - Jonesboro Airport (34 nm NE)
L39 - Leesville Airport (36 nm S)
KAEX - Alexandria International Airport (37 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2009 09:08:19 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Dec-2009 03:08:19 |
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| METAR |
| KIER | 100900Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3015 RMK AO2
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KAQV 18nm W | 100856Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 00/M04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00001044 53012 FZRANO $
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| TAF |
KAEX 36nm SE | 100524Z 1006/1106 35008KT P6SM SCT070 OVC230 FM101500 04010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM110000 07006KT P6SM SCT070 BKN180
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| NOTAMs |
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