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LA81 Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 (318-636-5767)
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 VORTAC111.2007E

 
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 25-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0811:08
Sunrise06:3411:34
Sunset19:5100:51
Evening civil twilight20:1701:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Apr-2024 06:46:18
Local (UTC-5)  25-Apr-2024 01:46:18
 
METAR
KDTN 
7nm SW 		250553Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02170183 10261 20211 402720200 58000
KBAD 
8nm S 		250555Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01990180 10256 20198 402760189 50000 $
KSHV 
14nm SW 		250556Z 17006KT 10SM SCT250 22/19 A3007 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 
18nm E 		250635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3009 RMK AO2
TAF
KBAD 
8nm S 		250400Z 2504/2610 12006KT 9999 FEW065 QNH3008INS BECMG 2514/2515 17010KT 9999 BKN015 OVC200 QNH3010INS BECMG 2518/2519 18014G22KT 9999 BKN020 OVC200 QNH3008INS BECMG 2601/2602 16010KT 9999 SCT040 OVC200 QNH2992INS BECMG 2609/2610 17012KT 9999 OVC015 OVC200 QNH3000INS TX27/2521Z TN18/2512Z
KSHV 
14nm SW 		250540Z 2506/2606 14003KT P6SM FEW045 BKN250 TEMPO 2508/2512 BKN040 FM251200 16007KT P6SM BKN040 BKN150 BKN250 FM251800 18011G17KT P6SM SCT045 BKN150 OVC250 FM260000 17010KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
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