FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L83 |
| Lat/Long: | 29-44-52.0510N / 090-49-58.4360W 29-44.867517N / 090-49.973933W 29.7477919 / -90.8328989 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 9 ft. / 2.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of THIBODAUX, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70395 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| NEW ORLEANS APPROACH: | 118.9 |
| NEW ORLEANS DEPARTURE: | 118.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HUM (14 nm SE): | 120.25 (985-876-4055) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TBDr356/5.0 | | TIBBY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02E |
| RQRr210/24.0 | | RESERVE VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PATTERSON | | 085/26.3 | | 245 | | 01E | | PTN | .--. - -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2999 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 29-44.839333N | | 29-44.895050N |
| Longitude: | 090-50.256283W | | 090-49.692967W |
| Elevation: | 7.0 ft. | | 9.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 084 true | | 262 magnetic, 264 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 90 ft. THLD DSPLCD FOR DAY OPNS ONLY. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 794 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF THIBODAUX PO BOX 5418 THIBODAUX, LA 70302-5418 Phone 985-446-7218 |
| Manager: | KERMIT KRAEMER, JR. PO BOX 5418 THIBODAUX, LA 70302-5418 Phone 985-446-7223 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 09 January 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PAY PHONE ON ARPT 985-446-9817. |
| - | RY 08/26 AGRICULTURE WASHDOWN PAD 120' NORTH OF RY AT MIDFIELD. |
| - | RY 08/26 PONDING ALONG RY EDGES DURG WET CONDS. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (169KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHUM - Houma-Terrebonne Airport (14 nm SE)
1L0 - St John the Baptist Parish Airport (24 nm NE)
L38 - Louisiana Regional Airport (26 nm N)
KPTN - Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (26 nm W)
KMSY - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (33 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 08-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 13:00:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Sep-2008 08:00:36 |
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| METAR |
K7R3 14nm W | 080952Z 00000KT 5SM SCT120 24/23 A3001
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KHUM 14nm SE | 081250Z 09004KT 5SM BR SCT015 BKN100 28/ A3003
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KPTN 25nm W | 081255Z AUTO 07003KT 5SM CLR 24/23 A3005 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KMSY 34nm NE | 081140Z 081212 00000KT P6SM SCT035 BKN045 FM1500 09008KT P6SM SCT045 FM2100 11007KT P6SM BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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