FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MNE |
| Lat/Long: | 32-38-45.7000N / 093-17-53.1000W 32-38.761667N / 093-17.885000W 32.6460278 / -93.2980833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 278 ft. / 84.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of MINDEN, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 71055 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1955 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1800 FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 318-377-2144. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1300 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 01/19, REIL RYS 01 & 19 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.325 (318-371-7874) |
| SHREVEPORT APPROACH: | 118.6 |
| SHREVEPORT DEPARTURE: | 118.6 |
- DURG HRS FROM 0000-0600 APCH/DEP SVC IS PRVDD ON FREQS 121.4/381.6; OTHER TIMES PRIMARY APCH/DEP FREQS APPLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EMGr039/21.0 | | ELM GROVE VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 07E |
| DTNr067/(23.3) | | DOWNTOWN VOR | | 108.60 | | 07E |
| EICr099/26.9 | | BELCHER VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MINDEN | | at field | | 201 | | 04E | | MNE | -- -. . |
| HOMER | | 238/17.3 | | 212 | | 02E | | HMQ | .... -- --.- |
| SPRINGHILL | | 156/17.4 | | 375 | | 05E | | SPH | ... .--. .... |
| RUSTON | | 271/35.9 | | 368 | | 03E | | ROQ | .-. --- --.- |
| VIVIAN | | 108/38.1 | | 284 | | 02E | | VIV | ...- .. ...- |
| STUCKEY | | 289/38.6 | | 350 | | 03E | | TUF | - ..- ..-. |
| HODGE | | 308/39.4 | | 256 | | 04E | | JBL | .--- -... .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 32-38.364918N | | 32-39.157498N |
| Longitude: | 093-18.021113W | | 093-17.749650W |
| Elevation: | 277.6 ft. | | 261.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 012 magnetic, 016 true | | 192 magnetic, 196 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.15 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.15 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1470 ft. from runway, 288 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1450 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MINDEN PO BOX 580 MINDEN, LA 71055-0580 Phone 318-377-2144 |
| Manager: | GEORGE ROLFE 341 METHODIST CAMP ROAD MINDEN, LA 71055 Phone 318-371-7862 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 14% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 February 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU BAD APCH AND DRI AFSS. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 01 | |
download (182KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (175KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (20 nm SW)
KSPH - Springhill Airport (21 nm N)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (23 nm W)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (29 nm SW)
KAGO - Magnolia Municipal Airport (35 nm N)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:39:46 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:39:46 |
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| METAR |
| KMNE | 181035Z AUTO 13003KT 5SM BR OVC014 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 T02160200
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| TAF |
KBAD 21nm SW | 1810/1916 18009KT 8000 BR BKN010 BKN250 QNH2988INS BECMG 1814/1815 17010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT015 SCT250 QNH2986INS BECMG 1908/1909 18009KT 9999 SCT015 SCT190 QNH2984INS BECMG 1914/1915 17010G15KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2983INS T31/1821Z T21/1811Z
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| NOTAMs |
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