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KRSN Ruston Regional Airport
Ruston, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: NRS & DSPLCD THLD 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 good 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
401 N. TRENTON
RUSTON, LA 71270
Phone 318-251-8620
Manager: JAMES E DAVISON JR
RUSTON AVIATION, 125 FLIGHTLINE DR
RUSTON, LA 71270
Phone 318-251-9098

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 32
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 235/day *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 17 April 2009

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 18   download (186KB)
GPS RWY 36   download (182KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (195KB)
NDB RWY 18   download (208KB)
NDB RWY 36   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 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0912:09
Sunrise06:3512:35
Sunset17:1323:13
Evening civil twilight17:3923:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 03:20:49
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 21:20:49
 
METAR
KRSN 090302Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A3015 RMK AO2
TAF
KMLU 
28nm E 
082325Z 0900/0924 07005KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250 FM090800 07004KT 4SM BR BKN150 BKN250 FM091400 05007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN110 FM091800 04007KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
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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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100LL Jet A
FS $3.90 $3.85 
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AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.4 45-65
 

Other hotels near Ruston Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES RUSTON 2.3 94-119
COMFORT INN RUSTON 2.3 80-81
FAIRFIELD INN N STES MARRIOTT 2.3 99-109
DAYS INN RUSTON 2.4 55-65
SLEEP INN AND SUITES RUSTON 3.3 98-99
HAMPTON INN RUSTON LA 3.5 99-144
SUPER 8 RUSTON LA 4.0 60-61

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