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KPOE Polk Army Airfield
Fort Polk, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: POE
Lat/Long: 31-02-41.4000N / 093-11-30.0000W
31-02.690000N / 093-11.500000W
31.0448333 / -93.1916667
(estimated)
Elevation: 330 ft. / 101 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 7 miles SE of FORT POLK, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: 134.85 234.3
POLK GROUND: 121.8 248.0
POLK TOWER: 119.0 248.2 41.5FM
POLK APPROACH: 123.7 261.3
POLK DEPARTURE: 123.7 261.3
FLT FLWG (ALL FLTS CTC POLK APCH 30: 123.7
FLT FLWG (ALL FLTS CTC POLK RADIO 30: 261.3
MEDEVAC OPS: 42.5
PMSV: 342.5 40.35
PMSV METRO: 135.0
POE OPS: 36.05 374.2
RNG CTL: 143.2 373.3 40.95
WX AWOS-3 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
FXUr156/4.2POLK VORTAC108.4005E
AEXr247/37.7ALEXANDRIA VORTAC116.1003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GATOR336/1.135905EGUV --. ..- ...-
LEESVILLE110/8.524704EVED ...- . -..
ALLEN PARISH310/35.437903ELRR .-.. .-. .-.
MANY146/36.327204EMMY -- -- -.--
DE QUINCY016/39.241005EDQU -.. --.- ..-

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 4109 x 125 ft. / 1252 x 38 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 38 /F/A/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 31-03.006700N31-02.368067N
Longitude: 093-11.630450W093-11.366617W
Elevation: 330.0 ft.278.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.3%1.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 155 magnetic, 160 true335 magnetic, 340 true
Displaced threshold: 197 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-light PAPI on left
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

A17 1 24 HR OPS DURING JRTC ROTATIONS.
- TFC PAT: ALL PAT W OF FLD. F/W TFC 1800' R/W TFC 1000'.
- 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: R/W S-VFR DAYLT 500-1, NGT UNAIDED/NGT VISION GOGGLES 700-2, F/W S-VFR NA.
- MISC: WX FCST AVBL 26TH OWS, DSN 781-4775, C1-866-223-9328 (TOLL FREE).
- MISC: R/W S-VFR RECOVERY ONLY DAYLT 300-1/2, NGT UNAIDED/NVD 500-1, F/W S-VFR RECOVERY 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR TACAN OR GPS RWY 15   download (227KB)
VOR OR TACAN OR GPS RWY 33   download (169KB)
NDB RWY 15   download (243KB)
NDB RWY 33   download (171KB)
COPTER NDB 156   download (137KB)
COPTER NDB 336   download (139KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (41KB)

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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From to KPOE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0011:00
Sunrise06:2611:26
Sunset20:1201:12
Evening civil twilight20:3901:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 13:13:24
Local (UTC-5)  24-Jul-2008 08:13:24
 
METAR
KPOE 
12nm NE 		241255Z 12004KT 10SM BKN004 BKN150 24/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02390222
KDRI 
15nm SW 		241300Z AUTO 11003KT 5SM BR OVC002 25/25 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW
TAF
KPOE 
12nm NE 		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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