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LA87

Covington-Vincent Airport
Covington, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	LA87
Lat/Long:	30-30-34.6890N 090-09-10.2860W 30-30.578150N 090-09.171433W 30.5096358,-90.1528572 (estimated)
Elevation:	35 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation:	03E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NW of COVINGTON, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	70435

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3PT at HDC (14 nm W):	PHONE 985-277-5670
WX ASOS at ASD (20 nm SE):	132.475 (985-643-7263)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PCUr257/22.0		PICAYUNE VOR/DME		113.95		05E
RQRr040/33.9		RESERVE VOR/DME		110.80		02E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BOGALUSA		214/26.9		353		00W		GVB	--. ...- -...

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3400 x 200 ft. / 1036 x 61 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	30 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear	50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	COVINGTON-VINCENT PILOTS ASSOC 74040 COVINGTON VINCENT AIRPORT RD COVINGTON, LA 70433
Manager:	DANNY WARNER 74040 COVINGTON VINCENT AIRPORT RD COVINGTON, LA 70435 Phone (985) 966-3100 OTHER 985-773-4422

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		19
Single engine airplanes:		18
Gliders airplanes:		1

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KASD - Slidell Airport (20 nm SE)
KBXA - George R Carr Memorial Air Field (24 nm NE)
KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KNEW - Lakefront Airport (29 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:04	11:04
Sunrise	06:29	11:29
Sunset	19:30	00:30
Evening civil twilight	19:55	00:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 03:05:37
Local (UTC-5)	19-Apr-2024 22:05:37

METAR

KHDC 14nm W	200255Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3004 RMK AO2 T02400215
KASD 25nm SE	200253Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02440217 53012
KMJD 26nm E	200235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A3003 RMK AO2

TAF

KHDC
14nm W

191753Z 1918/2018 00000KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 FM200300 00000KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250 FM200800 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN008 FM201400 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN025

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