FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LA79 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-43-06.6700N / 090-21-28.3190W
30-43.111167N / 090-21.471983W
30.7185194 / -90.3578664
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 180 ft. / 55 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1990) |
| From city: | 8 miles E of AMITE, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 70442 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 05/1993 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3PT at HDC (12 nm S): | 118.325 (985-542-3433) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HMUr014/(12.3) | | HAMMOND VOR | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| PCUr281/33.7 | | PICAYUNE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 05E |
| MCBr185/35.5 | | MC COMB VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 03E |
| RQRr016/39.7 | | RESERVE VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BOGALUSA | | 247/27.4 | | 353 | | 02E | | GVB | --. ...- -... |
| FLORENVILLE | | 300/33.2 | | 371 | | 03E | | FNA | ..-. -. .- |
| SLIDELL | | 310/37.1 | | 256 | | 03E | | DEF | -.. . ..-. |
| PICAYUNE | | 289/38.8 | | 276 | | 01E | | MJD | -- .--- -.. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2400 x 60 ft. / 732 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 400 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. pline, 800 ft. from runway | | 4 ft. fence |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | KEITH W. CAPPS
22222 E. BELL RD.
AMITE, LA 70422
Phone 504-748-8830 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at LA79.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (12 nm S)
KBXA - George R Carr Memorial Air Field (26 nm E)
KMCB - Mc Comb (Pike County) John E Lewis Field Airport (28 nm N)
KASD - Slidell Airport (36 nm SE)
KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (39 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dan McCormack
Photo taken 23-Jul-2007
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 23:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 00:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 00:09:02 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 18:09:02 |
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| METAR |
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KHDC
12nm S | 122355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M07 A3040 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMCB
28nm N | 121740Z 1218/1318 02009KT P6SM SKC FM130000 03003KT P6SM SCT200 FM131400 12007KT P6SM OVC100
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