FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5R8 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-26-28.2200N / 093-28-24.5900W 30-26.470333N / 093-28.409833W 30.4411722 / -93.4734972 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 81 ft. / 24.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of DE QUINCY, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 70633 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 15/33 AND REIL RYS 15 & 33 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.35 |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.35 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UXL (19 nm S): | 118.175 (337-558-5321) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LCHr306/26.2 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DE QUINCY | | at field | | 410 | | 05E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| SULPHUR | | 345/14.8 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| DE RIDDER | | 197/20.0 | | 385 | | 04E | | DXB | -.. -..- -... |
| ORANGE | | 032/27.8 | | 211 | | 05E | | ORG | --- .-. --. |
| GATOR | | 198/38.2 | | 359 | | 05E | | GUV | --. ..- ...- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 30-26.845100N | | 30-26.084450N |
| Longitude: | 093-28.599483W | | 093-28.232500W |
| Elevation: | 72.0 ft. | | 80.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 157 true | | 332 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 |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1450 ft. from runway, 25:1 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: | MS MARY JO BAYLES PO BOX 968 DE QUINCY, LA 70633 Phone 337-786-8211 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 12% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 July 2009 | |
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 between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:56 | | 23:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 00:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 19:02:22 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 13:02:22 |
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| METAR |
KUXL 19nm S | 091840Z AUTO 35013G20KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A3017 RMK AO2
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KCWF 21nm SE | 091850Z 32017G21KT 10SM SKC 12/01 A3016
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KLCH 23nm SE | 091853Z 35015G23KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A3016 RMK AO2 PK WND 33026/1836 SLP220 T01171022
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KDRI 25nm N | 091840Z AUTO 31015G19KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3020 RMK AO2
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KORG 28nm SW | 091845Z AUTO 33017G22KT 10SM CLR 11/M05 A3020 RMK AO2 T01071054
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| TAF |
KLCH 23nm SE | 091724Z 0918/1018 36015G23KT P6SM SKC FM100000 36010KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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