FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ESF |
| Lat/Long: | 31-23-41.6550N 092-17-44.7830W
31-23.694250N 092-17.746383W
31.3949042,-92.2957731
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 111.8 ft. / 34.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2010) |
| From city: | 10 miles NE of ALEXANDRIA, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 71360 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1941 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ESF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | TUE-FRI 0700-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; REIL RWY 09, 14/32; MIRL RWY 14/32; HIRL RWY 9/27; TWY LGTS TWYS A, B, C, D & E - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.425 (318-484-9031) |
| POLK APPROACH: | 125.4 |
| POLK DEPARTURE: | 125.4 |
| WX ASOS at AEX (14 nm W): | 123.975 (318-442-6583) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AEXr049/13.4 | | ALEXANDRIA VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 03E |
| SWBr149/39.8 | | SAWMILL VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL TUE-FRI 0700-1700; SAT-MON ON CALL IN ADVANCE CALL 318-443-5566. 100LL SELF SERVE 24HRS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5998 x 150 ft. / 1828 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 220.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 31-23.666300N | | 31-23.651325N |
| Longitude: | 092-18.360000W | | 092-17.206783W |
| Elevation: | 96.2 ft. | | 89.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 091 true | | 270 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
RWY 09 REILS OTS | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. trees, 3080 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5600 x 150 ft. / 1707 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 220.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS SEVERELY FADED |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 31-24.110117N | | 31-23.354217N |
| Longitude: | 092-18.016217W | | 092-17.397295W |
| Elevation: | 111.6 ft. | | 87.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 144 magnetic, 145 true | | 324 magnetic, 325 true |
| Markings: | precision, in poor condition | | precision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 14 PAPI OTS | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
RWY 14 REIL OTS | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 116 ft. trees, 2056 ft. from runway, 1324 ft. both sides of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. fence, 185 ft. from runway
FENCE 100 FT 0B AND SMALL TREE 14 FT TALL 232 FT FM END OF RY. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY
PO BOX 1150
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71309
Phone 318-767-2536 |
| Manager: | LOUIS BUSBY
7625 ESLER FIELD RD
PINEVILLE, LA 71360
Phone 985-750-0485 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT SEASONALLY. |
| - | PAEW ADJ RYS & TWYS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POLK APCH AT 337-531-2352. |
| A25 | PL 85-204/SPECIAL ACT OF CONGRESS |
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 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (261KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (284KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAEX - Alexandria International Airport (14 nm W)
KMKV - Marksville Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
2R6 - Bunkie Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
0R5 - David G Joyce Airport (39 nm NW)
0R4 - Concordia Parish Airport (42 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jordan and Kirsten Eastridge
Photo taken 21-Apr-2010
from the northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Esler Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Dec-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Dec-2024 08:30:06 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Dec-2024 02:30:06 |
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| METAR |
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| KESF | 201853Z AUTO 33011G20KT 10SM CLR 18/00 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T01830000
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KAEX
14nm W | 210753Z 04005KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00331011
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KAEX
14nm W | 210520Z 2106/2206 04004KT P6SM SKC FM211500 03008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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