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LA81

Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	LA81
Lat/Long:	32-37-47.4500N 093-39-27.4600W 32-37.790833N 093-39.457667W 32.6298472,-93.6576278 (estimated)
Elevation:	165 ft. / 50 m
From city:	6 miles SE of BENTON, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	71006

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/2015
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (7 nm SW):	118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (14 nm SW):	128.45 (318-216-0546)
WX AWOS-3PT at MNE (18 nm E):	119.325 (318-371-7874)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EICr131/11.5		BELCHER VORTAC		117.40		07E
EMGr340/14.1		ELM GROVE VORTAC		116.65		07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ATLANTA		133/39.1		347		04E		ATA	.- - .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2200 x 75 ft. / 671 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	32-37.790833N
Longitude:	093-39.458000W
Elevation:	165.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ATKINS SONNIER FAMILY LDS, LLC PO BOX 72359 BOSSIER CITY, LA 71172-2369 Phone 318-746-7000
Manager:	DONALD SONNIER PO BOX 72359 BOSSIER CITY, LA 71172-2369 Phone 318-423-4360

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (7 nm SW)
KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (8 nm S)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (18 nm E)
3F4 - Vivian Airport (23 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:03	12:03
Sunrise	07:28	12:28
Sunset	18:29	23:29
Evening civil twilight	18:54	23:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Oct-2026 12:12:59
Local (UTC-5)	26-Oct-2026 07:12:59

METAR

KDTN 7nm SW	261153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01170089 10144 20117 53009
KBAD 8nm S	261055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP254 T01330079 $
KSHV 14nm SW	261156Z 00000KT 10SM FEW100 BKN250 12/08 A3029 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 18nm E	261155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/06 A3030 RMK AO2

TAF

KBAD 8nm S	252200Z 2522/2702 15008KT 9999 SKC QNH3028INS TX27/2521Z TN14/2612Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2522 NEXT 2612
KSHV 14nm SW	261122Z 2612/2712 12006KT P6SM BKN250 FM270000 10003KT P6SM OVC250

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