AirNav   Duncan Aviation - Near you to keep you flying
 
 1366 users online  

LA87 Covington-Vincent Airport
Covington, Louisiana, USA

GOING TO COVINGTON?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: LA87
Lat/Long: 30-30-34.6890N 090-09-10.2860W
30-30.578150N 090-09.171433W
30.5096358,-90.1528572
(estimated)
Elevation: 35 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NW of COVINGTON, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70435

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3PT at HDC (14 nm W): PHONE 985-277-5670
WX ASOS at ASD (20 nm SE): 132.475 (985-643-7263)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PCUr257/22.0PICAYUNE VOR/DME113.9505E
RQRr040/33.9RESERVE VOR/DME110.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BOGALUSA214/26.935300WGVB --. ...- -...

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3400 x 200 ft. / 1036 x 61 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COVINGTON-VINCENT PILOTS ASSOC
74040 COVINGTON VINCENT AIRPORT RD
COVINGTON, LA 70433
Manager: DANNY WARNER
74040 COVINGTON VINCENT AIRPORT RD
COVINGTON, LA 70435
Phone (985) 966-3100
OTHER 985-773-4422

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 19
Single engine airplanes: 18
Gliders airplanes: 1
    

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KASD - Slidell Airport (20 nm SE)
KBXA - George R Carr Memorial Air Field (24 nm NE)
KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KNEW - Lakefront Airport (29 nm S)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes


 
Area around LA87 (Covington-Vincent Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of LA87 (Covington-Vincent Airport)
Photo by Chris Mills
Photo taken 07-Oct-2006

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Covington-Vincent Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Covington-Vincent Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to LA87

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3011:30
Sunrise06:5411:54
Sunset19:1700:17
Evening civil twilight19:4100:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 12:54:47
Local (UTC-5)  28-Mar-2024 07:54:47
 
METAR
KHDC 
14nm W 
281235Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3019 RMK AO2 T00700047
KBXA 
24nm NE 
281235Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3018 RMK AO2 T00640029
KASD 
25nm SE 
281153Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP208 T00720044 10117 20072 53015 $
KMJD 
26nm E 
281235Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3016 RMK AO2
TAF
KHDC 
14nm W 
281121Z 2812/2912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM281500 36009KT P6SM SKC FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Covington-Vincent Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Covington-Vincent Airport

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact