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34LA Swamp Smith Airport
De Ridder, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 34LA
Lat/Long: 30-46-17.7050N 093-16-16.5880W
30-46.295083N 093-16.276467W
30.7715847,-93.2712744
(estimated)
Elevation: 180 ft. / 55 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 5 miles S of DE RIDDER, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70634

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1981
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at DRI (5 nm NW): 118.225 (337-463-8278)
WX ASOS at POE (17 nm N): 134.85 (726-780-1210)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FXUr185/(20.6)POLK VOR108.4002E
LCHr340/38.8LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SULPHUR009/35.227804EAUR .- ..- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: B.L. 'SWAMP' SMITH
1261 BALL ROAD
DE RIDDER, LA 70634
Phone 337-463-6689
Manager: B.L. 'SWAMP' SMITH
1261 BALL ROAD
DE RIDDER, LA 70634
Phone 337-463-6689

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MAKS APCH AT 726-780-0456.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 34LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (5 nm NW)
KPOE - Maks Army Air Field (17 nm N)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (22 nm SW)
L39 - Leesville Airport (24 nm N)
KACP - Allen Parish Airport (30 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4011:40
Sunrise07:0412:04
Sunset19:3000:30
Evening civil twilight19:5500:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Mar-2026 14:04:24
Local (UTC-5)  31-Mar-2026 09:04:24
 
METAR
KDRI 
5nm NW 		311355Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM 21/21 A3012 RMK AO2 T02090209 $
TAF
KPOE 
27nm NE 		292300Z 2923/3105 16006KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3015INS BECMG 3004/3005 19005KT 9999 BKN007 OVC010 QNH3019INS BECMG 3007/3008 17005KT 1600 BR BKN007 OVC010 QNH3016INS TEMPO 3009/3015 14004KT 0800 FG OVC004 BECMG 3015/3016 16005KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN030 QNH3021INS BECMG 3017/3018 18007KT 9999 SKC QNH3008INS TX28/3021Z TN17/3006Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 3005 NEXT 3015
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