FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MKV |
| Lat/Long: | 31-05-40.8000N / 092-04-08.6000W 31-05.680000N / 092-04.143333W 31.0946667 / -92.0690556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 79 ft. / 24.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of MARKSVILLE, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 71350 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1400 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| POLK APPROACH: | 125.4 |
| POLK DEPARTURE: | 125.4 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| AEXr111/24.2 | | ALEXANDRIA VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MARKSVILLE | | at field | | 347 | | 02E | | MKV | -- -.- ...- |
| BUNKIE | | 029/16.2 | | 397 | | 03E | | BWK | -... .-- -.- |
| ST LANDRY | | 359/26.4 | | 335 | | 04E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
| EUNICE | | 029/37.6 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3799 x 75 ft. / 1158 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 31-05.456558N | | 31-05.901805N |
| Longitude: | 092-04.399788W | | 092-03.887283W |
| Elevation: | 74.1 ft. | | 78.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 045 true | | 223 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box SAVASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) SAVSI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box SAVASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) SAVASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear | | 36 ft. trees, 827 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AVOYELLES PARISH AIRPORT AUTHORITY 312 NORTH MAIN ST MARKSVILLE, LA 71351 Phone 318-253-7291 |
| Manager: | NEWMAN DUBEA 304 SPRING BAYOU MARKSVILLE, LA 71351 Phone 318-253-9574 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 18 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NORTH RAMP CLSD TO ALL TRAFFIC & PARKING INDEFLY. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (170KB) |
| VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (169KB) |
| NDB RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (174KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2R6 - Bunkie Municipal Airport (12 nm SW)
KESF - Esler Regional Airport (21 nm NW)
KAEX - Alexandria International Airport (28 nm NW)
KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field (32 nm S)
KHZR - False River Regional Airport (38 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 19:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 12:32:35 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2008 07:32:35 |
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| METAR |
KESF 21nm NW | 051153Z AUTO A2985 RMK AO2 SLPNO 6//// 7//// 52007 PWINO FZRANO $
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KAEX 29nm NW | 051153Z 8SM BKN020 BKN024 OVC044 22/21 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 7//// T02220211 10222 20217 53007 $
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KACP 38nm SW | 051220Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC043 22/22 A2987 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KAEX 29nm NW | 051130Z 051212 34003KT P6SM BKN022 OVC045 FM1800 36006KT P6SM BKN040 FM0000 01003KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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