FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MKV |
| Lat/Long: | 31-05-40.8000N / 092-04-08.6000W 31-05.680000N / 092-04.143333W 31.0946667 / -92.0690556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 79 ft. / 24.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of MARKSVILLE, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 71350 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1400 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| POLK APPROACH: | 125.4 |
| POLK DEPARTURE: | 125.4 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| AEXr111/24.2 | | ALEXANDRIA VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MARKSVILLE | | at field | | 347 | | 02E | | MKV | -- -.- ...- |
| BUNKIE | | 029/16.2 | | 397 | | 03E | | BWK | -... .-- -.- |
| ST LANDRY | | 359/26.4 | | 335 | | 04E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
| EUNICE | | 029/37.6 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3799 x 75 ft. / 1158 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 31-05.456558N | | 31-05.901805N |
| Longitude: | 092-04.399788W | | 092-03.887283W |
| Elevation: | 74.1 ft. | | 78.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 045 true | | 223 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box SAVASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) SAVSI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box SAVASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) SAVASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear | | 36 ft. trees, 827 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AVOYELLES PARISH AIRPORT AUTHORITY 312 NORTH MAIN ST MARKSVILLE, LA 71351 Phone 318-253-7291 |
| Manager: | NEWMAN DUBEA 304 SPRING BAYOU MARKSVILLE, LA 71351 Phone 318-253-9574 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 18 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NORTH RAMP CLSD TO ALL TRAFFIC & PARKING INDEFLY. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (170KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (169KB) |
| NDB RWY 04 | |
download (174KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2R6 - Bunkie Municipal Airport (12 nm SW)
KESF - Esler Regional Airport (21 nm NW)
KAEX - Alexandria International Airport (28 nm NW)
KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field (32 nm S)
KHZR - False River Regional Airport (38 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 20:50:41 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 15:50:41 |
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| METAR |
KESF 21nm NW | 242030Z AUTO 18013G18KT 10SM VCTS SCT047 SCT060 BKN090 33/21 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE TSB10E25B30
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KAEX 29nm NW | 241953Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 33/21 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP160 T03330211
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KACP 38nm SW | 241936Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM SCT041 SCT060 SCT085 31/24 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS
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| TAF |
KAEX 29nm NW | 241735Z 241818 16005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025CB FM2000 17008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB TEMPO 2024 VRB15G25KT 1SM TSRA BKN015CB FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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