FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RSN |
| Lat/Long: | 32-30-47.6090N 092-35-18.4010W
32-30.793483N 092-35.306683W
32.5132247,-92.5884447
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 316.8 ft. / 97 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of RUSTON, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 71270 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1994 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RSN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1316.8 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | REIL RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.525 (318-242-0062) |
| MONROE APPROACH: | 126.9 |
| MONROE DEPARTURE: | 126.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.8 |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (MONROE RCAG) WHEN MONROE APCH CTL (MLU) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MLUr267/28.0 | | MONROE VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BASTROP | | 245/38.5 | | 329 | | 03E | | BQP | -... --.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL IN ADVANCE DURING WORKING HOURS 318-251-9098. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6002 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN PCN/30 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 78.0 | | Double wheel: | 119.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-31.288370N | | 32-30.298597N |
| Longitude: | 092-35.306015W | | 092-35.307367W |
| Elevation: | 276.2 ft. | | 316.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 180 true | | 357 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 2383 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RUSTON
401 N. TRENTON
RUSTON, LA 71270
Phone 318-251-8620 |
| Manager: | JOHN FREEMAN
701 E. TENNESSEE AVE, PO BOX 2069
RUSTON, LA 71270
Phone 318-242-7703
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS |
Additional Remarks
| - | NUMEROUS TRNG ACFT IN VICINITY. |
| - | MEN AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING NEAR THE RUNWAY MARCH-OCTOBER |
| - | FOR CD CTC MONROE APCH AT 318-327-5641 OR 118.8, IF UNAVBL, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584 |
| - | ADDTL AIRPORT MANAGER CONTACT - JOEY SUTTON OFFICE # 318-251-9098 | MOBILE # 318-265-1415 |
| - | CTC ARPT MGR FOR DSNGD RAMP SPACE FOR PU USE AT ARPT |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (216KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (144KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (309KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
F88 - Jonesboro Airport (20 nm S)
KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (28 nm E)
0R5 - David G Joyce Airport (33 nm S)
KMNE - Minden Airport (37 nm W)
KBQP - Morehouse Memorial Airport (39 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Oct-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 18:51 | | 23:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:15 | | 00:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Oct-2026 16:12:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Oct-2026 11:12:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KRSN | 041555Z AUTO 36006KT 7SM -RA OVC006 21/21 A3010 RMK AO2 P0000 T02070207 $
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| TAF |
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KMLU
28nm E | 041125Z 0412/0512 02007KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 TEMPO 0412/0416 2SM TSRA BR OVC008CB FM041700 04008KT P6SM BKN025 OVC080 FM042000 03008KT P6SM BKN035 BKN150 FM050000 02006KT P6SM BKN040 BKN150 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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