FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 VORTAC | | 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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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Photo by Jordan and Kirsten Eastridge
Photo taken 21-Apr-2010
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:40:09 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:40:09 |
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| METAR |
| KIER | 181055Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC019 22/21 A2996 RMK AO2 T02200210
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KAQV 18nm W | 181023Z AUTO VRB05KT 7SM OVC016 23/21 A2994 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KPOE 36nm S | 1808/1914 17009KT 9000 BR BKN010 BKN020 QNH2990INS BECMG 1815/1816 18010G15KT 9999 NSW FEW015 SCT180 QNH2993INS BECMG 1817/1818 18012G18KT 9999 SCT035 SCT180 QNH2995INS BECMG 1823/1824 18009KT 9999 SCT180 QNH2996INS BECMG 1905/1906 17007KT 8000 BR FEW010 BKN030 QNH2997INS BECMG 1909/1910 17007KT 6000 BR BKN009 OVC020 QNH2997INS T31/1820Z T21/1811Z
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KAEX 36nm SE | 180520Z 1806/1906 17005KT P6SM SCT035 FM180800 17004KT 6SM BR SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 1810/1814 3SM BR OVC015 FM181500 18010KT P6SM SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
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