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M79 John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport
Rayville, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: M79
Lat/Long: 32-29-07.5110N / 091-46-15.8390W
32-29.125183N / 091-46.263983W
32.4854197 / -91.7710664
(estimated)
Elevation: 83 ft. / 25.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (2000)
From city: 1 mile NW of RAYVILLE, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71269

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1950
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
MONROE APPROACH: 126.9
MONROE DEPARTURE: 126.9
WX AWOS-3 at BQP (17 nm N): 118.375 (318-281-1443)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (MONROE RCAG) WHEN MONROE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MLUr095/13.5MONROE VORTAC117.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MOLLY RIDGE002/4.633802EMRK -- .-. -.-
BASTROP158/17.132903EBQP -... --.- .--.
LAKE PROVIDENCE232/35.927803EBLE -... .-.. .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3998 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: DSPLCD THLD MARKINGS NSTD - YELLOW.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 32-29.449390N32-28.790492N
Longitude: 091-46.328873W091-46.354168W
Elevation: 82.3 ft.81.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 182 true000 magnetic, 002 true
Displaced threshold: no
THLD DSPLCD 1200 FT INDEFLY.
291 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 909 ft. from runway, 331 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear50 ft. trees, 531 ft. from runway, 231 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2224 x 100 ft. / 678 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 32-29.136385N32-29.132833N
Longitude: 091-46.340903W091-45.908293W
Elevation: 82.4 ft.81.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 091 true269 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 365 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear30 ft. pline, marked, 100 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF RAYVILLE
PO BOX 878
RAYVILLE, LA 71269
Phone 318-728-2011
Manager: ROBERT ADAMS
127 ASHEY AVE
RAYVILLE, LA 71269
Phone 318-728-2108

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 23
Single engine airplanes: 21
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 49/day *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 16 October 2007

Additional Remarks

ROAD 367 FT & RR TRACK 467 FT FM APCH END RY 36.
RY 18/36 40-60 FT TREES WEST SIDE OF RY PENETRATE TRANSITION SLOPE.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (188KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (182KB)
NDB RWY 36   download (189KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KBQP - Morehouse Memorial Airport (17 nm N)
0M8 - Byerley Airport (36 nm NE)
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KRSN - Ruston Regional Airport (41 nm W)
 
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Photo taken 21-Oct-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5010:50
Sunrise06:1711:17
Sunset20:1001:10
Evening civil twilight20:3701:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 03:12:12
Local (UTC-5)  23-Jul-2008 22:12:12
 
METAR
KMLU 
13nm W 
240253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 60000 T02560233 53013
KBQP 
17nm N 
240304Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KMLU 
13nm W 
240004Z 240024 VRB10G20KT 1/4SM +TSRA FG OVC007CB TEMPO 0001 VRB04KT P6SM NSW BKN040CB FM0100 16005KT P6SM BKN120 TEMPO 0102 -SHRA BKN060 FM1600 18010KT P6SM SCT060
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