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KIER Natchitoches Regional Airport
Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA

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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
SWBr234/25.8SAWMILL VOR/DME113.7502E
FXUr004/37.9POLK VORTAC108.4005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
NATCHITOCHES343/4.840704EOOC --- --- -.-.
MANY062/24.727204EMMY -- -- -.--
WINNFIELD235/26.340204EIFJ .. ..-. .---
HODGE210/33.825604EJBL .--- -... .-..
MANSFIELD116/39.241404EMSD -- ... -..
LEESVILLE014/40.024704EVED ...- . -..

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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 31-44.380033N31-43.577767N
Longitude: 093-05.967400W093-05.741333W
Elevation: 116.4 ft.120.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 162 magnetic, 166 true342 magnetic, 346 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 1119 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear45 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: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 31-44.269767N31-44.424183N
Longitude: 093-06.442267W093-05.691750W
Elevation: 114.8 ft.117.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 072 magnetic, 076 true252 magnetic, 256 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 85 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear40 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
    
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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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Area around KIER (Natchitoches Regional Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KIER (Natchitoches Regional Airport)
Photo by Carl Hennigan
Taken in May 2007
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Sectional chart
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From to KIER

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2112:21
Sunrise06:4712:47
Sunset17:1023:10
Evening civil twilight17:3623:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2009 11:05:30
Local (UTC-6)  21-Nov-2009 05:05:30
 
METAR
KIER 211040Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT035 OVC080 12/11 A3001 RMK AO2
KAQV 
18nm W 		211056Z AUTO 05003KT 9SM SCT005 OVC016 11/10 A2998 RMK AO2 RAE04 SLP153 P0000 T01110100 $
TAF
KAEX 
36nm SE 		210912Z 2109/2206 08007KT P6SM OVC080 TEMPO 2109/2112 2SM RA BR OVC030 FM211200 04004KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM212000 01008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM220200 01003KT P6SM OVC007
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Natchitoches (FBO) 318-352-0994
 no information available

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100LL Jet A
AS $3.74 $3.63 
 Updated 28-Oct-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Natchitoches Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Natchitoches Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KIER have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN NATCHITOCHES 3.7 180-181
HAMPTON INN NATCHITOCHES 3.6 107-155
 

Other hotels near Natchitoches Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
TRAVELODGE NATCHITOCHES 1.0 69-74
DAYS INN NATCHITOCHES 1.3 50-68
SUPER 8 MOTEL NATCHITOCHES 2.4 56-72
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES NATCHITOCHES 3.2 114-115
BEST WESTERN NATCHITOCHES INN 3.3 85-95
ECONO LODGE INN AND SUITES 3.6 90-100

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

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