FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
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| SWBr234/25.8 | | SAWMILL VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 02E |
| FXUr007/37.9 | | POLK VORTAC | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 | | 016/40.0 | | 247 | | 02E | | 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 | | 31-43.577667N |
| 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: | 43 ft. tree, 1463 ft. from runway, 29:1 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, 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: | 54 ft. trees, 1440 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. pline, 965 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 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 318-357-0994 |
| Manager: | LARRY COOPER
450 WALLENBURG DRIVE
NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457
Phone 318-352-0994 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 September 2011 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (293KB) |
| LOC RWY 35 | |
download (270KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (264KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jordan and Kirsten Eastridge
Photo taken 21-Apr-2010
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Natchitoches Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:56 | | 23:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 00:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 02:52:59 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 20:52:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KIER | 140155Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM BKN004 OVC011 07/07 A2990 RMK AO2
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KAQV
18nm W | 140156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN002 OVC022 08/07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP118 T00830072
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| TAF |
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KPOE
36nm S | 1401/1501 VRB06KT 6000 BR OVC015 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1402/1405 SCT015 OVC030 BECMG 1404/1405 VRB06KT 6000 BR OVC005 QNH2989INS BECMG 1407/1408 23006KT 3200 BR OVC003 540207 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1411/1415 0800 FG VV002 BECMG 1414/1415 25009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2994INS BECMG 1417/1418 25009KT 9999 BKN120 QNH2998INS T22/1422Z T07/1412Z LIMITED METWATCH 1404 TIL 1409
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KAEX
36nm SE | 132143Z 1322/1418 13012KT 6SM -RA FEW008 OVC025 TEMPO 1322/1324 4SM RA OVC008 FM140000 16006KT 2SM -RA OVC007 FM140600 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC003 TEMPO 1410/1414 1/4SM FG OVC001 FM141600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025
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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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