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68LA

Pilkinton Airstrip
Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	68LA
Lat/Long:	32-19-50.0000N 093-31-02.0000W 32-19.833333N 093-31.033333W 32.3305556,-93.5172222 (estimated)
Elevation:	148 ft. / 45 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1990)
From city:	20 miles NE of BOSSIER CITY, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	71051

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (17 nm NW):	118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (17 nm NW):	128.45 (318-636-5767)
WX AWOS-3PT at 3F3 (20 nm SW):	119.125 (318-872-3537)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EMGr130/5.8		ELM GROVE VORTAC		111.20		07E
EICr144/30.3		BELCHER VORTAC		117.40		07E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3000 x 70 ft. / 914 x 21 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	20 ft. plines, 100 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854
Manager:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854 OTHER CONTACT: (CONTACT ONLY IF NECESSARY) AMY L. PILKINTON 225-932-5933 940-391-9633 CELL

Additional Remarks

-	USE EXTREME CARE WHEN RY WET.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (13 nm NW)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (17 nm NW)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (20 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (22 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	11:10
Sunrise	06:36	11:36
Sunset	19:49	00:49
Evening civil twilight	20:14	01:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2024 22:21:09
Local (UTC-5)	23-Apr-2024 17:21:09

METAR

KBAD 13nm NW	232155Z AUTO 17014KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02570125 $
KSHV 18nm NW	232156Z 18009G20KT 10SM FEW250 27/12 A2999 RMK SLPNO
KDTN 18nm NW	232153Z AUTO 18010G18KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02610117
K3F3 20nm SW	232155Z AUTO 18012G18KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A3004 RMK AO2 T02610127
KMNE 22nm NE	232155Z AUTO 20009KT 150V210 10SM CLR 25/07 A3000 RMK AO2

TAF

KBAD 13nm NW	231947Z 2320/2502 19012G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 2401/2402 18008KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3006INS BECMG 2413/2414 20006KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3011INS BECMG 2419/2420 03008KT 9999 VCTS OVC025CB QNH3007INS BECMG 2500/2501 04007KT 9999 NSW BKN035 QNH3007INS TX26/2321Z TN15/2412Z
KSHV 18nm NW	231728Z 2318/2418 19012G18KT P6SM FEW045 FM240000 18007KT P6SM SCT060 FM240600 19004KT P6SM BKN045 FM241400 23005KT P6SM BKN025

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