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LA79 Sycamore Airport
Amite, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: LA79
Lat/Long: 30-43-06.6700N 090-21-28.3190W
30-43.111167N 090-21.471983W
30.7185194,-90.3578664
(estimated)
Elevation: 180 ft. / 55 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1990)
From city: 8 miles E of AMITE, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70442

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/1993
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at HDC (12 nm S): PHONE 985-277-5670

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PCUr281/33.7PICAYUNE VOR/DME113.9505E
MCBr185/35.5MC COMB VORTAC116.7003E
RQRr016/39.7RESERVE VOR/DME110.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANGER026/7.521200EHP .... .--.
BOGALUSA249/27.435300WGVB --. ...- -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2400 x 60 ft. / 732 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no400 ft.
Obstructions: 20 ft. pline, 800 ft. from runway4 ft. fence

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: KEITH W. CAPPS
22222 E. BELL RD.
AMITE, LA 70422
Phone (985) 517-2249

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (12 nm S)
KBXA - George R Carr Memorial Air Field (26 nm E)
KMCB - Mc Comb (Pike County) Airport/John E Lewis Field (28 nm N)
KASD - Slidell Airport (36 nm SE)
KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (39 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3111:31
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset19:1700:17
Evening civil twilight19:4200:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 17:21:14
Local (UTC-5)  28-Mar-2024 12:21:14
 
METAR
KHDC 
12nm S 
281655Z AUTO 01010KT 10SM CLR 18/01 A3024 RMK AO2 T01820006
TAF
KHDC 
12nm S 
281121Z 2812/2912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM281500 36009KT P6SM SKC FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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