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LA81

Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	LA81
Lat/Long:	32-37-47.4500N 093-39-27.4600W 32-37.790833N 093-39.457667W 32.6298472,-93.6576278 (estimated)
Elevation:	165 ft. / 50 m
From city:	6 miles SE of BENTON, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	71006

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/2015
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (7 nm SW):	118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (14 nm SW):	128.45 (318-636-5767)
WX AWOS-3PT at MNE (18 nm E):	119.325 (318-371-7874)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EICr131/11.5		BELCHER VORTAC		117.40		07E
EMGr340/14.1		ELM GROVE VORTAC		111.20		07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ATLANTA		133/39.1		347		04E		ATA	.- - .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2200 x 75 ft. / 671 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	32-37.790833N
Longitude:	093-39.458000W
Elevation:	165.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ATKINS SONNIER FAMILY LDS, LLC PO BOX 72359 BOSSIER CITY, LA 71172-2369 Phone 318-746-7000
Manager:	DONALD SONNIER PO BOX 72359 BOSSIER CITY, LA 71172-2369 Phone 318-423-4360

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (7 nm SW)
KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (8 nm S)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (18 nm E)
3F4 - Vivian Airport (23 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	11:10
Sunrise	06:36	11:36
Sunset	19:50	00:50
Evening civil twilight	20:16	01:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2024 18:28:34
Local (UTC-5)	23-Apr-2024 13:28:34

METAR

KDTN 7nm SW	231753Z AUTO 16007G18KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02330100 10233 20111 58012
KBAD 8nm S	231755Z AUTO 17010G16KT 10SM FEW200 23/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02270105 10230 20087 58012 $
KSHV 14nm SW	231756Z 22009G18KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3009 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 18nm E	231815Z AUTO 17008G14KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3010 RMK AO2

TAF

KBAD 8nm S	231200Z 2312/2418 17007KT 9999 SKC QNH3008INS BECMG 2317/2318 19015G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS BECMG 2400/2401 19005KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3004INS BECMG 2414/2415 23007KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3014INS TX25/2321Z TN09/2312Z
KSHV 14nm SW	231728Z 2318/2418 19012G18KT P6SM FEW045 FM240000 18007KT P6SM SCT060 FM240600 19004KT P6SM BKN045 FM241400 23005KT P6SM BKN025

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