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LA81 Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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
EICr131/11.5BELCHER 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 15-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3312:33
Sunrise06:5912:59
Sunset17:5923:59
Evening civil twilight18:2400:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Feb-2026 11:48:23
Local (UTC-6)  15-Feb-2026 05:48:23
 
METAR
KDTN 
7nm SW 		151108Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT013 SCT085 OVC110 16/13 A2974 RMK AO2 T01560133
KBAD 
8nm S 		150022Z 27014G26KT 1 1/2SM TSRA OVC020 17/16 A2976 RMK TSB2356 PRESRR SLPNO WND DATA ESTMD ALSTG ESTMD
KSHV 
14nm SW 		151056Z 30004KT 10SM FEW009 FEW090 SCT100 14/13 A2972 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 
18nm E 		151135Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM OVC060 15/13 A2974 RMK AO2 P0001
TAF
KSHV 
14nm SW 		150953Z 1510/1606 29010KT P6SM VCSH FEW008 SCT090 BKN110 FM151100 29010G15KT P6SM OVC010 FM151900 32012G19KT P6SM BKN020 FM160000 34006KT P6SM SCT025 FM160300 36005KT P6SM SKC
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