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 |
| MLUr267/27.9 | | 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: | RY 18/36 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 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 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 |
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| 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 01:03:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2008 20:03:36 |
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| METAR |
| KRSN | 060040Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM SCT070 30/21 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMLU 28nm E | 052340Z 060024 23007KT P6SM SCT250 FM0600 20003KT P6SM FEW250 FM1500 26007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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