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34LA Swamp Smith Airport
De Ridder, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 34LA
Lat/Long: 30-46-17.7050N 093-16-16.5880W
30-46.295083N 093-16.276467W
30.7715847,-93.2712744
(estimated)
Elevation: 180 ft. / 55 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 5 miles S of DE RIDDER, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70634

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1981
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at DRI (5 nm NW): 118.225 (337-463-8278)
WX ASOS at POE (17 nm N): 134.85 (726-780-1210)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FXUr185/(20.6)POLK VOR108.4002E
LCHr340/38.8LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SULPHUR009/35.227804EAUR .- ..- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: B.L. 'SWAMP' SMITH
1261 BALL ROAD
DE RIDDER, LA 70634
Phone 337-463-6689
Manager: B.L. 'SWAMP' SMITH
1261 BALL ROAD
DE RIDDER, LA 70634
Phone 337-463-6689

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MAKS APCH AT 726-780-0456.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 34LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (5 nm NW)
KPOE - Maks Army Air Field (17 nm N)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (22 nm SW)
L39 - Leesville Airport (24 nm N)
KACP - Allen Parish Airport (30 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5210:52
Sunrise06:1911:19
Sunset20:0001:00
Evening civil twilight20:2701:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2026 03:19:26
Local (UTC-5)  16-May-2026 22:19:26
 
METAR
KDRI 
5nm NW 		170255Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM 24/21 A2994 RMK AO2 T02400210 $
TAF
KPOE 
27nm NE 		162300Z 1623/1805 17010G18KT 9999 SCT035 QNH2989INS BECMG 1700/1701 17009KT 9999 FEW025 QNH2991INS BECMG 1705/1706 15009KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2989INS BECMG 1709/1710 15009KT 9999 BKN008 OVC015 QNH2990INS BECMG 1714/1715 16010G18KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2994INS BECMG 1717/1718 17012G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1719/1724 17015G25KT 6000 -SHRA VCTS BKN030CB BECMG 1800/1801 17009KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2990INS TX31/1721Z TN22/1708Z
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