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KIER Natchitoches Regional Airport
Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: IER
Lat/Long: 31-44-08.5920N / 093-05-56.8910W
31-44.143200N / 093-05.948183W
31.7357200 / -93.0991364
(estimated)
Elevation: 121 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1995)
From city: 2 miles S of NATCHITOCHES, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71457

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IER (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAWN-DUSK
FOR SVC CALL 318-352-0994. FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 318-792-6507.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - CTAF. RY 35 ODALS OPER LOW INTST CONTINUOUSLY; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.025 (318-352-1575)
POLK APPROACH: 125.4 [0530-2300]
POLK DEPARTURE: 125.4 [0530-2300]

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SWBr234/25.8SAWMILL VOR/DME113.7502E
FXUr004/37.9POLK VORTAC108.4005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPI343/4.840704EIE .. .
MANY062/24.727204EMMY -- -- -.--
WINNFIELD235/26.340204EIFJ .. ..-. .---
HODGE210/33.825604EJBL .--- -... .-..
MANSFIELD116/39.241404EMSD -- ... -..
LEESVILLE014/40.024704EVED ...- . -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
FUEL AVBL 24 HR SELF-SERVE; AFT HRS WITH CREDIT CARD OR CALL ARPT ATTENDANT 318-792-6507.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5003 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 31-44.380033N31-43.577767N
Longitude: 093-05.967400W093-05.741333W
Elevation: 116.4 ft.120.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 162 magnetic, 166 true342 magnetic, 346 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 3000 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 31-44.269767N31-44.424183N
Longitude: 093-06.442267W093-05.691750W
Elevation: 114.8 ft.117.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 072 magnetic, 076 true252 magnetic, 256 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 85 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear20 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF NATCHITOCHES
PO BOX 37
NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457
Phone 318-357-3839
Manager: LARRY COOPER
450 WALLENBURG DRIVE
NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457
Phone 318-352-0994

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 38
Single engine airplanes: 33
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 41/day *
74% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 02 August 2007

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON 135.075 THRU FORT POLK APCH-4 CLICKS AND DERIDDER FSS-6 CLICKS.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
LOC RWY 35   download (221KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 35   download (217KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3R4 - Hart Airport (23 nm SW)
0R5 - David G Joyce Airport (26 nm NE)
F88 - Jonesboro Airport (34 nm NE)
L39 - Leesville Airport (36 nm S)
KAEX - Alexandria International Airport (37 nm SE)
 
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Area around KIER (Natchitoches Regional Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KIER (Natchitoches Regional Airport)
Photo by Carl Hennigan
Taken in May 2007

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Sectional chart
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From to KIER

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5810:58
Sunrise06:2511:25
Sunset20:1201:12
Evening civil twilight20:3901:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2008 00:51:11
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 19:51:11
 
METAR
KIER 260018Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 32/24 A3004 RMK AO2
KAQV 
18nm W 
252356Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 34/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T03390178 10367 20322 56007
TAF
KPOE 
36nm S 
251616 21007KT 9999 SCT020 SCT150 QNH3003INS BECMG 1920 VRB12G18KT 9999 VCTS SCT035CB SCT250 QNH3001INS BECMG 2324 21006KT 9999 NSW FEW250 QNH3002INS BECMG 0809 21006KT 9999 SCT010 SCT250 QNH3006INS T34/21Z T23/12Z
KAEX 
36nm SE 
252322Z 260024 16006KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1114 4SM BR
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Natchitoches (FBO) 318-352-0994
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Natchitoches Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA INN NATCHITOCHES 1.0 60-65
DAYS INN NATCHITOCHES 1.3 50-68
SUPER 8 MOTEL NATCHITOCHES 2.4 53-70
ECONO LODGE INN AND SUITES 3.6 58-80

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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