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68LA

Pilkinton Airstrip
Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	68LA
Lat/Long:	32-19-50.0000N 093-31-02.0000W 32-19.833333N 093-31.033333W 32.3305556,-93.5172222 (estimated)
Elevation:	148 ft. / 45 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1990)
From city:	20 miles NE of BOSSIER CITY, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	71051

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (17 nm NW):	118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (17 nm NW):	128.45 (318-636-5767)
WX AWOS-3PT at 3F3 (20 nm SW):	119.125 (318-872-3537)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EMGr130/5.8		ELM GROVE VORTAC		111.20		07E
EICr144/30.3		BELCHER VORTAC		117.40		07E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3000 x 70 ft. / 914 x 21 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	20 ft. plines, 100 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854
Manager:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854 OTHER CONTACT: (CONTACT ONLY IF NECESSARY) AMY L. PILKINTON 225-932-5933 940-391-9633 CELL

Additional Remarks

-	USE EXTREME CARE WHEN RY WET.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (13 nm NW)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (17 nm NW)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (20 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (22 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:13	11:13
Sunrise	06:39	11:39
Sunset	19:47	00:47
Evening civil twilight	20:12	01:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 09:56:14
Local (UTC-5)	20-Apr-2024 04:56:14

METAR

KBAD 13nm NW	200936Z AUTO 04005KT 6SM BR OVC012 15/13 A3010 RMK AO2 DZB21E36 SLP196 $
KSHV 18nm NW	200856Z 01007KT 10SM OVC007 16/13 A3010 RMK SLPNO
KDTN 18nm NW	200252Z 05007KT 10SM OVC008 18/15 A3007
K3F3 20nm SW	200935Z AUTO 04003KT 5SM BR OVC002 15/15 A3012 RMK AO2 T01530150
KMNE 22nm NE	200935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC015 13/11 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE

TAF

KBAD 13nm NW	200200Z 2002/2102 36008KT 9999 OVC005 QNH2998INS BECMG 2003/2004 03010KT 9999 OVC007 QNH3009INS BECMG 2008/2009 04012G18KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS OVC005CB QNH3009INS BECMG 2017/2018 05014G20KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS OVC007CB QNH3011INS TX18/2002Z TN12/2012Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2002 NEXT 2012
KSHV 18nm NW	200541Z 2006/2106 03011KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC004 FM200900 03010KT 3SM BR VCSH OVC007 FM201200 05012KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC005 FM201500 03009KT 2SM -TSRA BR OVC004CB FM201800 05010KT 4SM -TSRA BR OVC007CB FM202100 04013KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC004

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