FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 SVC CALL 318-352-0994. FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 318-792-6507. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - CTAF. RY 35 ODALS OPER 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 [0530-2300] |
| POLK DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [0530-2300] |
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 |
| CAMPI | | 343/4.8 | | 407 | | 04E | | IE | .. . |
| 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 HR SELF-SERVE; AFT HRS WITH CREDIT CARD OR CALL ARPT ATTENDANT 318-792-6507. |
| 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 3000 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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 | | 20 ft. trees, 700 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 318-357-3839 |
| Manager: | LARRY COOPER 450 WALLENBURG DRIVE NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457 Phone 318-352-0994 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 38 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 74% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 August 2007 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| LOC RWY 35 | |
download (221KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 35 | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 01:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 12:50:24 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 07:50:24 |
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| METAR |
| KIER | 241218Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3003 RMK AO2
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KAQV 18nm W | 241156Z AUTO 10003KT 1/2SM FG VV001 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02170211 10228 20217 53011 $
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| TAF |
KPOE 36nm S | 241008 12005KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2997INS TEMPO 1114 BKN015 BECMG 1415 14008KT 9999 SCT020 BKN040 BKN200 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1924 VRB12G18KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB T33/21Z T23/12Z AMD 1018 LIMITED METWATCH 2408 TIL 2411
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KAEX 36nm SE | 241137Z 241212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 16008KT P6SM SCT025 FM2100 17008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB PROB30 2124 2SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM0200 15003KT P6SM SCT070 SCT180
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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