FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RSN |
| Lat/Long: | 32-30-52.5663N / 092-35-18.3962W 32-30.876105N / 092-35.306603W 32.5146018 / -92.5884434 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 311 ft. / 95 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of RUSTON, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 71270 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1994 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RSN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1311 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.525 (318-242-0062) |
| MONROE APPROACH: | 126.9 |
| MONROE DEPARTURE: | 126.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.8 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (MONROE RCAG) WHEN MONROE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MLUr267/28.0 | | MONROE VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 03E |
| SWBr006/32.8 | | SAWMILL VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| RUSTON | | 177/5.6 | | 368 | | 03E | | ROQ | .-. --- --.- |
| STUCKEY | | 357/6.3 | | 350 | | 03E | | TUF | - ..- ..-. |
| HODGE | | 016/19.9 | | 256 | | 04E | | JBL | .--- -... .-.. |
| HOMER | | 126/26.6 | | 212 | | 02E | | HMQ | .... -- --.- |
| WINNFIELD | | 002/33.3 | | 402 | | 04E | | IFJ | .. ..-. .--- |
| MINDEN | | 098/36.9 | | 201 | | 04E | | MNE | -- -. . |
| BASTROP | | 245/38.4 | | 329 | | 03E | | BQP | -... --.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-31.288418N | | 32-30.463790N |
| Longitude: | 092-35.306073W | | 092-35.307132W |
| Elevation: | 275.8 ft. | | 310.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 180 true | | 357 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 1985 ft. from runway, 38:1 slope to clear | | 84 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RUSTON 401 N. TRENTON RUSTON, LA 71270 Phone 318-251-8620 |
| Manager: | JOEY SUTTON RUSTON AVIATION, 125 FLIGHTLINE DR RUSTON, LA 71270 Phone 318-251-9098 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 49 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 36 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 235/day * | | 93% | local general aviation | | 7% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 July 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NUMEROUS TRNG ACFT IN VICINITY. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (168KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 | |
download (174KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
F88 - Jonesboro Airport (20 nm S)
KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (28 nm E)
0R5 - David G Joyce Airport (33 nm S)
KMNE - Minden Airport (37 nm W)
KBQP - Morehouse Memorial Airport (39 nm E)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:01 | | 00:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:00:51 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 11:00:51 |
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| METAR |
| KRSN | 161435Z AUTO 04004KT 7SM DZ OVC006 18/18 A3004 RMK AO2 P0002 T01800180
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| TAF |
KMLU 28nm E | 161147Z 1612/1712 03007KT 5SM -RA BR BKN006 BKN020 OVC050 FM161800 02006KT 5SM RA BR BKN008 OVC020 FM170000 35004KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN010 OVC025 FM170900 34004KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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