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LA81

Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 02-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:04	11:04
Sunrise	06:30	11:30
Sunset	20:11	01:11
Evening civil twilight	20:38	01:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Aug-2026 17:33:21
Local (UTC-5)	02-Aug-2026 12:33:21

METAR

KDTN 7nm SW	021653Z 33009KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03060189
KBAD 8nm S	021655Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03180176 $
KSHV 14nm SW	021656Z 35012G17KT 10SM FEW050 30/18 A2989 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 18nm E	021715Z AUTO 34009KT 290V350 10SM CLR 30/16 A2989 RMK AO2

TAF

KBAD 8nm S	021200Z 0212/0318 33008KT 9999 SKC QNH2977INS BECMG 0202/0203 33008KT 9999 SKC QNH2977INS BECMG 0215/0216 34012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2980INS BECMG 0223/0224 02005KT 9999 SKC QNH2981INS TX38/0221Z TN22/0212Z
KSHV 14nm SW	021137Z 0212/0312 35005KT P6SM FEW060 FM021500 34009KT P6SM SKC FM021700 35009KT P6SM FEW045 FM030000 01007KT P6SM SKC FM030600 09003KT P6SM SKC

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