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LA81 Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
EICr131/11.5BELCHER VORTAC117.4007E
EMGr340/14.1ELM GROVE VORTAC116.6507E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ATLANTA133/39.134704EATA .- - .-

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: leftleft

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 16-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1411:14
Sunrise06:4011:40
Sunset19:5800:58
Evening civil twilight20:2401:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Aug-2025 08:26:07
Local (UTC-5)  16-Aug-2025 03:26:07
 
METAR
KDTN 
7nm SW 		160753Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02670233 $
KBAD 
8nm S 		160755Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02460228
KSHV 
14nm SW 		160756Z 15006KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3008 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 
18nm E 		160815Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3010 RMK AO2
TAF
KBAD 
8nm S 		152219Z 1520/1702 18009KT 9999 VCTS BKN050CB QNH3003INS BECMG 1601/1602 15005KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH3004INS BECMG 1614/1615 24007KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2996INS TX37/1521Z TN24/1612Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1522 NEXT 1812
KSHV 
14nm SW 		160520Z 1606/1706 15003KT P6SM SKC FM161000 18003KT P6SM FEW250 FM161800 27005KT P6SM SCT050 FM162100 25007KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM170200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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