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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | | yes |
| 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: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| 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
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Burns
Photo taken 21-Oct-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 01:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 01:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 03:12:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Jul-2008 22:12:12 |
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| METAR |
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KMLU
13nm W | 240253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 60000 T02560233 53013
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KBQP
17nm N | 240304Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A3000 RMK AO2
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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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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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