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LA53

Tensas Flying Service Airport
St. Joseph, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	LA53
Lat/Long:	31-58-39.0000N 091-15-50.0000W 31-58.650000N 091-15.833333W 31.9775000,-91.2638889 (estimated)
Elevation:	96 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (2010)
From city:	5 miles NW of ST. JOSEPH, LA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	71366

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/2009
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	FEB-OCT MON-SAT 0700-1700
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY		005/17.3		388		00E		HAH	.... .- ....
TALLULAH		215/20.1		344		02E		TKH	- -.- ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	3000 x 80 ft. / 914 x 24 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern:	left	right

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	TENSAS FLYING SERVICES, LLC 5791 LA HIGHWAY 608 NEWELLTON, LA 71357 Phone 318-766-1974
Manager:	CODY HILL 5791 LA HIGHWAY 608 NEWELLTON, LA 71357 Phone 318-766-1974

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHEZ - Hardy-Anders Field/Natchez-Adams County Airport (22 nm S)
KVKS - Vicksburg Municipal Airport (23 nm NE)
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
0R4 - Concordia Parish Airport (28 nm SW)
M79 - John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport (40 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:26	12:26
Sunrise	06:53	12:53
Sunset	17:00	23:00
Evening civil twilight	17:26	23:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Dec-2025 09:48:55
Local (UTC-6)	06-Dec-2025 03:48:55

METAR

KHEZ 22nm S	060916Z AUTO 34003KT 3SM BR OVC002 05/05 A3006 RMK AO2 $
KVKS 23nm NE	060935Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR SCT006 BKN010 OVC090 05/05 A3004 RMK A01
KTVR 25nm NE	060853Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC008 05/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP186 60000 T00500044 57001
K0R4 28nm SW	060935Z AUTO 36004KT 7SM OVC004 06/05 A3008 RMK AO2 T00560053

TAF

KHEZ
22nm S

060531Z 0606/0706 00000KT 6SM BR BKN006 FM060900 00000KT 3/4SM BR BKN003 FM061500 VRB02KT P6SM BKN007 FM061700 VRB02KT P6SM BKN007 FM061900 VRB02KT P6SM SCT015

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