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L31 St. Tammany Regional Airport
Covington, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: L31
Lat/Long: 30-26-42.1950N / 089-59-19.9640W
30-26.703250N / 089-59.332733W
30.4450542 / -89.9888789
(estimated)
Elevation: 39 ft. / 11.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1995)
From city: 6 miles SE of COVINGTON, LA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 70471

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1971
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET MED INTST.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
NEW ORLEANS APPROACH: 133.15
NEW ORLEANS DEPARTURE: 133.15
WX ASOS at ASD (11 nm SE): 132.475 (985-643-7263)
WX AWOS-3 at MJD (18 nm E): 119.075 (601-798-4136)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PCUr237/15.1PICAYUNE VOR/DME112.2005E
HMUr098/(22.6)HAMMOND VOR109.6003E
HRVr359/35.7HARVEY VORTAC114.1002E
RQRr053/37.8RESERVE VOR/DME110.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FLORENVILLE278/8.937103EFNA ..-. -. .-
SLIDELL315/12.025603EDEF -.. . ..-.
PICAYUNE259/17.627601EMJD -- .--- -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2999 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 30-26.950717N30-26.455950N
Longitude: 089-59.334133W089-59.333033W
Elevation: 39.0 ft.38.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 178 magnetic, 180 true358 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box SAVASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
RYS 18 & 36 SAVASI OTS INDEFLY.
2-box SAVASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 1220 ft. from runway, 200 ft. both sides of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear60 ft. trees, 995 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ST TAMMANY PARISH
PO BOX 628
COVINGTON, LA 70434
Phone 985-898-2362
Manager: JAMES SMITH
PO BOX 628
COVINGTON, LA 70434
Phone 985-875-2601

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 18
Single engine airplanes: 13
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 70/day *
59% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 15 April 2009

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L31.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KASD - Slidell Airport (11 nm SE)
KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (23 nm W)
KBXA - George R Carr Memorial Air Field (23 nm N)
KNEW - Lakefront Airport (24 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of L31 (St. Tammany Regional Airport)
Photo by J. Shaw
Taken in December 2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1112:11
Sunrise06:3712:37
Sunset16:5822:58
Evening civil twilight17:2423:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Nov-2009 23:32:38
Local (UTC-6)  27-Nov-2009 17:32:38
 
METAR
KASD 
16nm SE 
272253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01170056
KHDC 
23nm W 
272321Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3018 RMK AO2
KNEW 
24nm S 
272253Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01500033 TSNO
KHSA 
28nm E 
272253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3014
KMSY 
30nm SW 
272253Z 25005KT 10SM OVC130 12/02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01220017
TAF
KMSY 
30nm SW 
271722Z 2718/2818 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Air Reldan, Inc. 985-893-0096
504-241-9400
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, ...

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into L31 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COVINGTON COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT 5.6 129-139
 

Other hotels near St. Tammany Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
RESIDENCE INN MARRIOTT COVINGTN 5.3 101-139
RESIDENCE INN MARRIOTT COVINGTON 5.3 
COMFORT INN AND STES COVINGTO 5.6 109-139
HOLIDAY INN COVINGTON 5.7 103-129
SUPER 8 COVINGTON LA 5.7 81-95
COUNTRY INN AND STES COVINGTON 5.7 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near St. Tammany Regional Airport

11 in Covington
10 in Slidell
 

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