FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
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| LCHr306/26.2 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DE QUINCY | | at field | | 410 | | 05E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| SULFY | | 345/14.8 | | 278 | | 04E | | UX | ..- -..- |
| 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. brush, 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: | MR. LARRY SMITH
PO BOX 968
DE QUINCY, LA 70633
Phone 337-786-8211 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | 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 31 July 2007 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (178KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (191KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 | |
download (204KB) |
| NDB RWY 15 | |
download (185KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 19:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 09:27:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Sep-2008 04:27:37 |
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| METAR |
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KUXL
19nm S | 070920Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM OVC037 23/21 A2999 RMK AO2
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KCWF
21nm SE | 070921Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM BKN038 21/21 A2999 RMK AO2
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KLCH
23nm SE | 070853Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM OVC038 22/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02220200 58005
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KDRI
25nm N | 070920Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3002 RMK AO2
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KORG
28nm SW | 070905Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 19/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T01850177 TSNO
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KLCH
23nm SE | 070528Z 070606 06003KT P6SM SKC FM1000 06004KT 5SM BR SKC FM1300 10008KT P6SM SCT035 FM2300 11003KT P6SM SCT050 SCT190
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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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