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KRSN Ruston Regional Airport
Ruston, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: RSN
Lat/Long: 32-30-52.5663N / 092-35-18.3962W
32-30.876105N / 092-35.306603W
32.5146018 / -92.5884434
(estimated)
Elevation: 311 ft. / 95 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1995)
From city: 3 miles E of RUSTON, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71270

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1994
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RSN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAWN-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1311 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 119.525 (318-242-0062)
MONROE APPROACH: 126.9
MONROE DEPARTURE: 126.9
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 118.8
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (MONROE RCAG) WHEN MONROE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MLUr267/27.9MONROE VORTAC117.2003E
SWBr006/32.8SAWMILL VOR/DME113.7502E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RUSTON177/5.636803EROQ .-. --- --.-
STUCKEY357/6.335003ETUF - ..- ..-.
HODGE016/20.125604EJBL .--- -... .-..
HOMER126/26.621202EHMQ .... -- --.-
WINNFIELD002/33.340204EIFJ .. ..-. .---
MINDEN098/36.920104EMNE -- -. .
BASTROP245/38.432903EBQP -... --.- .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 18/36 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 32-31.288418N32-30.463790N
Longitude: 092-35.306073W092-35.307132W
Elevation: 275.8 ft.310.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 177 magnetic, 180 true357 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: no199 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none50 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF RUSTON
PO BOX 3181 TECH STATION
RUSTON, LA 71272-3181
Phone 318-257-2691
Manager: JAMES E DAVISON JR
LOUISIANA AIRCRAFT INC, 125 FLIGHTLINE DR
RUSTON, LA 71270
Phone 318-251-9098
PRESIDENT, LA AIRCRAFT INC.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 37
Single engine airplanes: 30
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 235/day *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 12 September 2007

Additional Remarks

NUMEROUS TRNG ACFT IN VICINITY.

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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 18   download (186KB)
GPS RWY 36 **CHANGED**   download (182KB)
VOR/DME-A **CHANGED**   download (195KB)
NDB RWY 18 **CHANGED**   download (208KB)
NDB RWY 36 **CHANGED**   download (215KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

F88 - Jonesboro Airport (20 nm S)
5F4 - Homer Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (28 nm E)
0R5 - David G Joyce Airport (33 nm S)
F24 - Minden-Webster Airport (37 nm W)
 
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From to KRSN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4210:42
Sunrise06:1011:10
Sunset20:2001:20
Evening civil twilight20:4901:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jul-2008 01:03:36
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2008 20:03:36
 
METAR
KRSN 060040Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM SCT070 30/21 A2996 RMK AO2
TAF
KMLU 
28nm E 
052340Z 060024 23007KT P6SM SCT250 FM0600 20003KT P6SM FEW250 FM1500 26007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Ruston Flying Service 318-251-9098
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$6.01 
Jet A 
$5.88 
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AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.4 45-55
 

Other hotels near Ruston Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN RUSTON 2.3 67-75
FAIRFIELD INN N STES MARRIOTT 2.3 99-154
DAYS INN RUSTON 2.4 63-70
HOWARD JOHNSON - RUSTON 3.2 48-87
SLEEP INN AND SUITES 3.3 84-85
HAMPTON INN RUSTON 3.5 94-104
SUPER 8 RUSTON LA 4.0 60-61

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