FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| FXUr007/(37.9) | | POLK VOR | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| 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 | | 210/34.0 | | 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: | 82 ft. tree, 3600 ft. from runway, 41:1 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 318-352-0994 |
| Manager: | LARRY COOPER 450 WALLENBURG DRIVE NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457 Phone 318-352-0994 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | 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 09 October 2012 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (245KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (255KB) |
| LOC RWY 35 | |
download (245KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (241KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (116KB) |
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 Jordan and Kirsten Eastridge
Photo taken 21-Apr-2010
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:15:39 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 03:15:39 |
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| METAR |
| KIER | 130755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2997 RMK AO2 T02600238
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KAQV 18nm W | 130756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02610244
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| TAF |
KPOE 36nm S | 1300/1406 17009KT 9999 FEW040 SCT150 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1300/1301 20010G15KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 1302/1303 VRB06KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3006INS BECMG 1311/1312 VRB06KT 8000 BR SCT010 SCT080 QNH3001INS BECMG 1314/1315 20009KT 9999 NSW FEW030 SCT050 QNH2996INS BECMG 1320/1321 21012KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB QNH2993INS BECMG 1402/1403 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT040 BKN150 QNH2998INS T35/1320Z T23/1311Z
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KAEX 36nm SE | 130520Z 1306/1406 16003KT P6SM FEW200 FM131000 VRB02KT 5SM BR FEW200 FM131400 27006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT200 FM131800 25008KT P6SM VCTS FEW040CB SCT100
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