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LA87

Covington-Vincent Airport
Covington, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
PCUr257/22.0		PICAYUNE VOR/DME		113.95		05E
RQRr040/33.9		RESERVE VOR/DME		110.80		02E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BOGALUSA		214/26.9		353		00W		GVB	--. ...- -...

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:	left	left
Obstructions:	30 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear	50 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

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)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:50	11:50
Sunrise	07:14	12:14
Sunset	19:06	00:06
Evening civil twilight	19:30	00:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Mar-2026 05:48:31
Local (UTC-5)	13-Mar-2026 00:48:31

METAR

KHDC 14nm W	130535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A3019 RMK AO2 T00680065
KASD 25nm SE	130453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00720061
KMJD 26nm E	130535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3017 RMK AO2

TAF

KHDC
14nm W

121737Z 1218/1318 01013G19KT P6SM SKC

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