FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5R8 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-26-27.9000N 093-28-25.0000W
30-26.465000N 093-28.416667W
30.4410833,-93.4736111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 82.8 ft. / 25.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of DE QUINCY, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70633 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | 5R8 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-THURS 0700-1600, ALL FRI 0700-1100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 16/34, REIL RYS 16 & 34 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 121.2 (337-786-1518) |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.35 |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.35 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (19 nm S): | 118.175 (337-558-5321) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL (LCH) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LCHr306/26.2 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SULPHUR | | 345/14.8 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| DE RIDDER | | 197/20.0 | | 385 | | 04E | | DXB | -.. -..- -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:SELF SERVICE FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR
EMERG AIRFRAME RPR AVBL CALL ARPT MGR FOR DETAILS. |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR
EMERG PWR PLANT RPR AVBL CALL ARPT MGR FOR DETAILS. |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4997 x 75 ft. / 1523 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 30-26.845035N | | 30-26.084465N |
| Longitude: | 093-28.600015W | | 093-28.232992W |
| Elevation: | 72.7 ft. | | 80.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 155 magnetic, 157 true | | 335 magnetic, 337 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. tree, 1468 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | 43 ft. trees, 1573 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DE QUINCY
PO BOX 968
DE QUINCY, LA 70633
Phone 337-786-8211 |
| Manager: | KYLE RAINWATER
PO BOX 968
DE QUINCY, LA 70633
Phone 337-660-3488 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
| - | COURTESY CAR AND PILOTS LOUNGE AVBL. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (167KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (19 nm S)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (22 nm SE)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (24 nm N)
KORG - Orange County Airport (28 nm SW)
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-May-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunset | | 19:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-May-2025 23:03:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-May-2025 18:03:34 |
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| METAR |
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| K5R8 | 062255Z AUTO 16010G22KT 10SM BKN017 BKN023 OVC034 24/23 A2974 RMK AO2 T02420227
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KUXL
19nm S | 062255Z AUTO 15017G26KT 10SM SCT015 BKN021 OVC034 26/24 A2974 RMK AO2 P0002 T02610236
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KLCH
23nm SE | 061739Z 0618/0718 13014G20KT P6SM VCTS SCT020 BKN030CB FM062100 15015G25KT P6SM VCTS BKN025CB FM070000 16014G20KT 5SM -SHRA BR VCTS BKN015CB TEMPO 0700/0704 VRB20G30KT 2SM TSRA OVC008CB FM070600 14008KT 6SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC007CB PROB30 0709/0715 2SM TSRA OVC015CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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