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5LA9 Ron Airport
Sunset, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5LA9
Lat/Long: 30-26-08.0000N 092-07-06.0000W
30-26.133333N 092-07.100000W
30.4355556,-92.1183333
(estimated)
Elevation: 55 ft. / 17 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles N of SUNSET, LA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 70584

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2010
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at OPL (7 nm N): 118.775 (337-948-8560)
WX ASOS at LFT (15 nm SE): 134.05 (337-262-2757)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LFTr333/15.9LAFAYETTE VORTAC109.8003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LAFFS306/14.037503ELF .-.. ..-.
ABBEVILLE359/22.523002EBNZ -... -. --..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2600 x 80 ft. / 792 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none363 ft. tower, 4200 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RON BURLEIGH
2259 HIGHWAY 178
SUNSET, LA 70584
Phone 337-280-1125
Manager: RON BURLEIGH
2259 HIGHWAY 178
SUNSET, LA 70584
Phone 337-280-1125

Additional Remarks

- OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.
- FOR CD CTC LAFAYETTE APCH AT 337-262-2729, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5LA9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport (7 nm N)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field (15 nm SE)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (16 nm W)
KARA - Acadiana Regional Airport (27 nm SE)
KIYA - Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (28 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3612:36
Sunrise07:0213:02
Sunset17:4223:42
Evening civil twilight18:0700:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Jan-2026 00:08:19
Local (UTC-6)  30-Jan-2026 18:08:19
 
METAR
KOPL 
7nm N 		302355Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3022 RMK AO2 T00841013 10130 20084
KLFT 
15nm SE 		302353Z 35012KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T01001006 10139 20100 53019
TAF
KLFT 
15nm SE 		301720Z 3018/3118 33014G23KT P6SM BKN250 FM310100 36010KT P6SM BKN250 FM311500 36019G27KT P6SM SKC
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