FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | UNATNDD
FOR SERVICES AFTER HRS CALL 318-537-0149. |
| 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)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| MONROE APPROACH: | 126.9 |
| MONROE DEPARTURE: | 126.9 |
| WX AWOS-3PT 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
| Parking: | 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 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 | | 291 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. trees, 912 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. trees, 606 ft. from runway, 45 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 14:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
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: | JAMES SMITH
PO BOX 878
RAYVILLE, LA 71269
Phone 318-537-0149 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 08 January 2013 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (192KB) |
| VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (164KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KBQP - Morehouse Memorial Airport (17 nm N)
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KRSN - Ruston Regional Airport (41 nm W)
KCRT - Z M Jack Stell Field Airport (42 nm N)
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:00:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 11:00:29 |
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| METAR |
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KMLU
13nm W | 161431Z 33005KT 10SM BKN005 BKN030 OVC039 19/18 A3001 RMK AO2 RAE25 P0002
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KBQP
17nm N | 161435Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM DZ 20/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED T01980185
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KMLU
13nm W | 161147Z 1612/1712 03007KT 5SM -RA BR BKN006 BKN020 OVC050 FM161800 02006KT 5SM RA BR BKN008 OVC020 FM170000 35004KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN010 OVC025 FM170900 34004KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC025
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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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