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 |
| MLUr267/27.9 | | MONROE VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 03E |
| SWBr006/32.8 | | SAWMILL VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| RUSTON | | 177/5.6 | | 368 | | 03E | | ROQ | .-. --- --.- |
| STUCKEY | | 357/6.3 | | 350 | | 03E | | TUF | - ..- ..-. |
| HODGE | | 016/20.1 | | 256 | | 04E | | JBL | .--- -... .-.. |
| HOMER | | 126/26.6 | | 212 | | 02E | | HMQ | .... -- --.- |
| WINNFIELD | | 002/33.3 | | 402 | | 04E | | IFJ | .. ..-. .--- |
| MINDEN | | 098/36.9 | | 201 | | 04E | | MNE | -- -. . |
| BASTROP | | 245/38.4 | | 329 | | 03E | | BQP | -... --.- .--. |
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: | 32-31.288418N | | 32-30.463790N |
| Longitude: | 092-35.306073W | | 092-35.307132W |
| Elevation: | 275.8 ft. | | 310.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 180 true | | 357 magnetic, 000 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 199 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 50 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 |
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| 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.
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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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 03:20:49 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 21:20:49 |
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| METAR |
| KRSN | 090302Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A3015 RMK AO2
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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