FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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, REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 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 |
| MLUr095/13.5 | | MONROE VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 03E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity NUMEROUS RY EDGE LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway edge markings: | DSPLCD THLD MARKINGS NSTD - YELLOW. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-29.449390N | | 32-28.790492N |
| Longitude: | 091-46.328873W | | 091-46.354168W |
| Elevation: | 82.3 ft. | | 81.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 182 true | | 000 magnetic, 002 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no THLD DSPLCD 1200 FT INDEFLY. | | 291 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 909 ft. from runway, 331 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 50 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: | 32-29.136385N | | 32-29.132833N |
| Longitude: | 091-46.340903W | | 091-45.908293W |
| Elevation: | 82.4 ft. | | 81.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 091 true | | 269 magnetic, 271 true |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 365 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 30 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: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 December 2008 | |
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
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (247KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (242KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (173KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (50KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Mark Burns
Photo taken 21-Oct-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 17:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 18:53:13 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 12:53:13 |
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| METAR |
KMLU 13nm W | 081753Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02330139 10233 20100 58013
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KBQP 17nm N | 081823Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A3015 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMLU 13nm W | 081737Z 0818/0918 11006KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250 FM090100 05003KT P6SM BKN150 BKN250 FM090800 04004KT 4SM BR BKN150 BKN250 FM091400 05007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN110
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| NOTAMs |
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