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LA81

Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	LA81
Lat/Long:	32-37-47.4500N 093-39-27.4600W 32-37.790833N 093-39.457667W 32.6298472,-93.6576278 (estimated)
Elevation:	165 ft. / 50 m
From city:	6 miles SE of BENTON, LA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	71006

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/2015
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (7 nm SW):	118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (14 nm SW):	128.45 (318-216-0546)
WX AWOS-3PT at MNE (18 nm E):	119.325 (318-371-7874)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EICr131/11.5		BELCHER VORTAC		117.40		07E
EMGr340/14.1		ELM GROVE VORTAC		116.65		07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ATLANTA		133/39.1		347		04E		ATA	.- - .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2200 x 75 ft. / 671 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	32-37.790833N
Longitude:	093-39.458000W
Elevation:	165.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ATKINS SONNIER FAMILY LDS, LLC PO BOX 72359 BOSSIER CITY, LA 71172-2369 Phone 318-746-7000
Manager:	DONALD SONNIER PO BOX 72359 BOSSIER CITY, LA 71172-2369 Phone 318-423-4360

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (7 nm SW)
KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (8 nm S)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (18 nm E)
3F4 - Vivian Airport (23 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	12:37
Sunrise	07:04	13:04
Sunset	17:08	23:08
Evening civil twilight	17:35	23:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Dec-2025 19:08:30
Local (UTC-6)	06-Dec-2025 13:08:30

METAR

KDTN 7nm SW	061853Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01220044
KBAD 8nm S	061855Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A2993 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/2 RWY33 SLP139 T01330057
KSHV 14nm SW	061856Z 15006KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A2993 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 18nm E	061855Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO TSNO

TAF

KBAD 8nm S	060111Z 0520/0702 14006KT 9999 SCT015 BKN140 QNH3006INS TEMPO 0520/0606 BKN015 OVC140 BECMG 0606/0608 VRB03KT 9999 BKN008 QNH3002INS BECMG 0619/0620 15006KT 9999 SCT012 OVC140 QNH2987INS TX12/0521Z TN02/0612Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0601 NEXT 0612
KSHV 14nm SW	061745Z 0618/0718 16005KT P6SM FEW250 FM070800 VRB03KT P6SM OVC005 FM071600 33005KT P6SM OVC008

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