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LA53 Tensas Flying Service Airport
St. Joseph, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 COUNTY005/17.338800EHAH .... .- ....
TALLULAH215/20.134402ETKH - -.- ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

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

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 29-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5511:55
Sunrise07:2012:20
Sunset18:1723:17
Evening civil twilight18:4223:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Oct-2026 16:22:56
Local (UTC-5)  29-Oct-2026 11:22:56
 
METAR
KHEZ 
22nm S 		291556Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP235 T02330128 $
KVKS 
23nm NE 		291555Z AUTO 14005KT CLR 24/09 A3022 RMK A01
KTVR 
25nm NE 		291553Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP246 T02440089
K0R4 
28nm SW 		291555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A3026 RMK AO2 T02510127
TAF
KHEZ 
22nm S 		291136Z 2912/3012 16005KT P6SM FEW250
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