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LA71 O'Brien Flying Service Airport
Iowa, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: LA71
Lat/Long: 30-13-27.7460N 093-00-00.5400W
30-13.462433N 093-00.009000W
30.2243739,-93.0001500
(estimated)
Elevation: 26 ft. / 8 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of IOWA, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70647

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1991
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 0700-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CWF (7 nm W): 120.0 (337-214-2134)
WX ASOS at LCH (13 nm SW): PHONE 337-240-9596
WX AWOS-3PT at 3R7 (17 nm E): 121.150 (337-824-0517)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LCHr041/7.4LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MOSSY116/11.341800ECW -.-. .--
SULPHUR082/21.927804EAUR .- ..- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: A
Airframe service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 3800 x 100 ft. / 1158 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: O'BRIEN FLYING SERVICE INC.
PO DRAWER 607
IOWA, LA 70647
Phone 337-582-3700
Manager: DWAYNE O'BRIEN
PO DRAWER 607
IOWA, LA 70647
Phone 337-582-3700

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA71.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCWF - Chennault International Airport (7 nm W)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (9 nm E)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (13 nm SW)
3R7 - Jennings Airport (17 nm E)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (20 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0611:06
Sunrise06:3211:32
Sunset19:4700:47
Evening civil twilight20:1201:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Apr-2026 14:41:42
Local (UTC-5)  29-Apr-2026 09:41:42
 
METAR
KCWF 
8nm W 		291353Z 00000KT 6SM BR BKN013 OVC024 24/23 A2995
KLCH 
12nm SW 		291353Z 21005KT 7SM OVC023 26/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02560222
K3R7 
17nm E 		291415Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM OVC030 24/22 A2996 RMK AO2 T02430218
TAF
KLCH 
12nm SW 		291139Z 2912/3012 20008KT P6SM OVC015 FM291800 20010KT P6SM OVC050 FM292100 18005KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB OVC050 PROB30 2922/3001 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM300100 16006KT P6SM BKN018 PROB30 3001/3004 4SM TSRA BR OVC008CB FM300600 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC010 PROB30 3006/3009 2SM -SHRA BR OVC004
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