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KPOE Polk Army Airfield
Fort Polk, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: POE
Lat/Long: 31-02-41.2165N / 093-11-29.9115W
31-02.686942N / 093-11.498525W
31.0447824 / -93.1916421
(estimated)
Elevation: 329 ft. / 100 m (estimated)
Variation: 02E (2010)
From city: 7 miles SE of FORT POLK, LA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 71459

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 1300-0400Z++
CLSD WKENDS AND FED HOLS.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

ATIS: 134.85 282.2
POLK GROUND: 121.8 239.25 [1300-0500Z++; CLSD SUN AND FED HOL.]
POLK TOWER: 119.0 257.75 41.5FM [1300-0500Z++; CLSD SUN AND FED HOL.]
POLK APPROACH: 123.7
POLK DEPARTURE: 123.7
FLT FLWG (ALL FLTS CTC POLK APCH 30: 123.7
FLT FLWG (ALL FLTS CTC POLK RADIO 30: 254.8
MEDEVAC OPS: 42.5
PMSV: 249.75 40.35
PMSV METRO: 134.1
POE OPS: 36.05 374.2
RNG CTL: 143.2 373.3 40.95
WX AWOS-3PT at DRI (15 nm SW): 118.225 (337-463-8278)
  • PAR RYS 15-33 LCTD AT LAT 31-02-57.45N LONG 093-11-40.47W. ELEV 328.8.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FXUr159/4.2POLK VORTAC108.4002E
AEXr247/37.7ALEXANDRIA VORTAC116.1003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GATOR339/1.135902EGUV --. ..- ...-
LEESVILLE112/8.524702EVED ...- . -..
DE RIDDER019/19.038504EDXB -.. -..- -...
OAKDALE310/35.437903ELRR .-.. .-. .-.
MANY146/36.327204EMMY -- -- -.--
NATCHITOCHES185/37.240704EOOC --- --- -.-.
DE QUINCY019/39.241002EDQU -.. --.- ..-

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4109 x 125 ft. / 1252 x 38 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 36 /F/A/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 31-03.006212N31-02.367670N
Longitude: 093-11.630367W093-11.366700W
Elevation: 329.4 ft.277.5 ft.
Gradient: 1.3%1.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 158 magnetic, 160 true338 magnetic, 340 true
Displaced threshold: 195 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.		2-light PAPI on left
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting systemALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear
4' SIDE FENCES 200' FM CNTRLN BOTH RWY ENDS.		trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: U.S.ARMY
AVIATION DIVISION DPTM
FT FOLK, LA 71459-5000
Phone 318-535-2314
Manager: AIRFIELD COMMANDER
AVIATION DIVISION DITM
FT POLK, LA 71459-5000
Phone 318-537-2314

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 245
Single engine airplanes: 3
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 120
Military aircraft: 120
    
Aircraft operations: avg 458/day *
96% military
2% air taxi
1% local general aviation
<1% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 23 December 1986

Additional Remarks

- TFC PAT: ALL PAT W OF FLD. F/W TFC 1800' R/W TFC 1000'.
- SERVICE - TRANSIENT ALERT: NO FOLLOW-ME.
- RSTD: CHARLIE & BRAVO TWY CLSD TO ALL F/W ACFT. ECHO TWY ADJ TO C-K ROWS CLSD TO C-130 ACFT.
- SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT INFO.
- CAUTION: OBSTACLE ERECTED; LGTD 40 FT WINDSOCK 355 FT WEST OF APCH END OF RWY 34.
- MISC: SFC VIS OBSN BLOCKED NW-SE BY HILLS, BLDG AND TREES.
- RSTD: PPR 24 HR DSN 863-7328, C337-531-4831/7328.
- FUEL: J8.
- OIL: O-156.
- TRAN ALERT: LTD SVC.
- MISC: WX FCST AVBL 26TH OWS, DSN 331-2651 C318-456-2651, 1-866-223-9328 TOLL FREE.
- MISC: R/W S-VFR DAYLT 500-1, NGT UNAIDED/NVD 500-2, F/W S-VFR NA.

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (227KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (222KB)
TACAN RWY 16   download (244KB)
TACAN RWY 34   download (246KB)
NDB RWY 16   download (240KB)
NDB RWY 34   download (221KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (80KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (67KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

L39 - Leesville Airport (11 nm NW)
KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (15 nm SW)
KACP - Allen Parish Airport (31 nm SE)
3R4 - Hart Airport (34 nm NW)
KAEX - Alexandria International Airport (37 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3312:33
Sunrise06:5812:58
Sunset17:5723:57
Evening civil twilight18:2100:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 03:42:53
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 21:42:53
 
METAR
KPOE 
12nm NE 		130255Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ CLR 03/M04 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP290 T00281039 50006
KDRI 
15nm SW 		130255Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 04/M05 A3038 RMK AO2 P0002
TAF
KPOE 
12nm NE 		1301/1401 06009KT 9999 FEW015 QNH3033INS TEMPO 1301/1305 BKN015 BECMG 1311/1312 08009KT 9999 BKN070 QNH3013INS T14/1319Z T02/1312Z LIMITED METWATCH 1304 TIL 1309
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