FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IER |
| Lat/Long: | 31-44-08.5268N 093-05-56.9868W
31-44.142113N 093-05.949780W
31.7357019,-93.0991630
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 121 ft. / 37 m (estimated) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IER (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 318-471-2106. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ODALS RWY 35; REIL RWY 07 AND RWY 17 PRESET LOW INTST CONSLY, TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. MIRL RWY 17/35 AND RWY 7/25 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK TO DAWN, TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (318-352-1575) |
| POLK APPROACH: | 125.4 [0600-2200] |
| POLK DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [0600-2200] |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SWBr234/25.8 | | SAWMILL VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 02E |
| FXUr007/(38.0) | | POLK VOR | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| NATCHITOCHES | | 343/4.8 | | 407 | | 04E | | OOC | --- --- -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-44.380033N | | 31-43.577667N |
| Longitude: | 093-05.967400W | | 093-05.741333W |
| Elevation: | 116.4 ft. | | 120.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 166 true | | 342 magnetic, 346 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. tree, 3600 ft. from runway, 41:1 slope to clear | | 106 ft. trees, 3612 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 31-44.269000N | | 31-44.423633N |
| Longitude: | 093-06.444550W | | 093-05.693683W |
| Elevation: | 115.5 ft. | | 118.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 076 true | | 252 magnetic, 256 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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 | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. trees, 2049 ft. from runway, 142 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 82 ft. tree, 2091 ft. from runway, 23:1 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 318-352-0994 |
| Manager: | JUSTIN FOSHEE
450 WALLENBERG DRIVE
NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457
Phone 318-352-0994 |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU FORT POLK APCH - 4 CLICKS; AND FSS - 6 CLICKS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC POLK APCH AT 337-531-2352. |
| - | CTC ARPT MGR FOR DSNGD RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE AT ARPT |
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 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (282KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (280KB) |
| LOC RWY 35 | |
download (277KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (258KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0R7 - The Red River Airport (19 nm NW)
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)
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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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Natchitoches 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 10-Apr-2025
| | Local
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Apr-2025 23:21:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Apr-2025 18:21:21 |
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| METAR |
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| KIER | 102255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/15 A3008 RMK AO2 T02700151
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KAQV
18nm W | 102247Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02780122
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KPOE
36nm S | 101500Z 1015/1121 22009KT 9999 FEW045 QNH3007INS TEMPO 1015/1019 22010G15KT BECMG 1023/1024 22006KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS BECMG 1106/1107 02006KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3015INS BECMG 1114/1115 35009KT 9999 SKC QNH3022INS BECMG 1117/1118 34012G20KT 9999 FEW075 QNH3013INS TEMPO 1118/1121 34015G25KT TX28/1021Z TN13/1110Z
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KAEX
36nm SE | 101736Z 1018/1118 23008KT P6SM SKC FM110100 25005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM110800 32005KT P6SM SCT250 FM111200 35004KT P6SM SKC
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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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