FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTN |
| Lat/Long: | 29-42-34.3670N 091-20-20.3230W
29-42.572783N 091-20.338717W
29.7095464,-91.3389786
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 8.5 ft. / 2.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of PATTERSON, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 70392 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET MED INTST, TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 134.575 (985-395-6735) |
| NEW ORLEANS APPROACH: | 124.3 |
| NEW ORLEANS DEPARTURE: | 124.3 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.3 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TBDr274/26.7 | | TIBBY VOR/DME | | 117.15 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5399 x 150 ft. / 1646 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 29-42.420437N | | 29-42.877778N |
| Longitude: | 091-20.820530W | | 091-19.944982W |
| Elevation: | 6.7 ft. | | 8.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 059 true | | 238 magnetic, 239 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 394 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 58 ft. trees, 1491 ft. from runway, 262 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 23:1 TO DTHR. | | none |
Runway 4W/22W
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | water, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 4W | | RUNWAY 22W |
| Latitude: | 29-42.265167N | | 29-42.695667N |
| Longitude: | 091-20.631833W | | 091-19.939717W |
| Elevation: | 1.0 ft. | | 1.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 054 magnetic, 055 true | | 234 magnetic, 235 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF LOUISIANA
DOTD AVIATION SECTION, PO BOX 94245
BATON ROUGE, LA 70804
Phone 225-379-3950 |
| Manager: | PAUL J. GOVERNAK
500 MAIN ST, 5TH FLOOR COURTHOUSE
FRANKLIN, LA 70538
Phone 337-828-4100 |
Additional Remarks
| - | 4500 FT BY 100 FT WATERWAY HDG 04/22 LCTD 1100 FT SOUTH OF CONC RWY. DUAL LAND/SEA OPERATION. |
| - | FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350 OR 124.3. |
| - | PILOTS CONDUCTING EFVS OPS; BE AWARE LED ALS IN USE RWY 24. |
| - | CTC ARPT MGR FOR DSNGD RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE AT 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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 24 | |
download (314KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (268KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (299KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (303KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
L83 - Thibodaux Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KARA - Acadiana Regional Airport (35 nm NW)
KREG - Louisiana Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KHUM - Houma-Terrebonne Airport (36 nm E)
KIYA - Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (42 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 26-Jul-2011
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 23:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2026 00:22:16 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Jan-2026 18:22:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTN | 072356Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02000194 10256 20200 56001 $
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| TAF |
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KARA
34nm NW | 071720Z 0718/0818 23009KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 0718/0721 5SM BR OVC003 FM072100 20008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM080600 18004KT 4SM BR OVC003 FM080900 18005KT 1/4SM FG OVC003 FM081500 17012KT P6SM OVC007
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KHUM
36nm E | 071724Z 0718/0818 24007KT P6SM SCT028 FM080300 16005KT 4SM BR BKN010 FM080900 17003KT 1/2SM FG OVC007 FM081700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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