FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 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-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 18:00 | | 24:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:25 | | 00:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Feb-2025 19:17:15 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Feb-2025 13:17:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KESF | 211853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC095 04/M11 A3054 RMK AO2 SLP343 T00441111
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KAEX
14nm W | 211853Z 34003KT 10SM SCT075 OVC090 03/M09 A3056 RMK AO2 SLP353 T00331094
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KAEX
14nm W | 211720Z 2118/2218 05008KT P6SM SCT120 OVC200 FM220000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 OVC080 FM221200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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