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LA53 Tensas Flying Service Airport
St. Joseph, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: LA53
Lat/Long: 31-58-39.0000N 091-15-50.0000W
31-58.650000N 091-15.833333W
31.9775000,-91.2638889
(estimated)
Elevation: 96 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
Variation: 01E (2010)
From city: 5 miles NW of ST. JOSEPH, LA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 71366

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2009
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: FEB-OCT MON-SAT 0700-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY005/17.338800EHAH .... .- ....
TALLULAH215/20.134402ETKH - -.- ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 3000 x 80 ft. / 914 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern: leftright

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TENSAS FLYING SERVICES, LLC
5791 LA HIGHWAY 608
NEWELLTON, LA 71357
Phone 318-766-1974
Manager: CODY HILL
5791 LA HIGHWAY 608
NEWELLTON, LA 71357
Phone 318-766-1974

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHEZ - Hardy-Anders Field/Natchez-Adams County Airport (22 nm S)
KVKS - Vicksburg Municipal Airport (23 nm NE)
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
0R4 - Concordia Parish Airport (28 nm SW)
M79 - John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport (40 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3612:36
Sunrise07:0313:03
Sunset17:0423:04
Evening civil twilight17:3123:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Dec-2025 10:38:40
Local (UTC-6)  21-Dec-2025 04:38:40
 
METAR
KHEZ 
22nm S 		210956Z AUTO 14006KT 7SM OVC009 18/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01830172 $
KVKS 
23nm NE 		211015Z AUTO 16004KT 8SM OVC010 19/18 A3008 RMK A01
KTVR 
25nm NE 		210953Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM BKN012 BKN041 OVC080 17/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01720161
K0R4 
28nm SW 		211015Z AUTO 14003KT 4SM BR OVC004 19/17 A3012 RMK AO2 T01860172
TAF
KHEZ 
22nm S 		210520Z 2106/2206 18009KT P6SM SCT018 BKN040 FM210800 18005KT 5SM BR OVC015 FM211100 18003KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM211300 18003KT 4SM BR OVC003 FM211600 06004KT 6SM BR OVC007 FM212000 01007KT P6SM OVC015 FM220100 04002KT 6SM BR OVC007
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