FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 NOVEMBER 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M79 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-29-07.5110N / 091-46-15.8390W
32-29.125183N / 091-46.263983W
32.4854197 / -91.7710664
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 82.7 ft. / 25.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of RAYVILLE, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 71269 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1950 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD
FOR SERVICES AFTER HRS CALL 318-537-0149. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| MONROE APPROACH: | 126.9 |
| MONROE DEPARTURE: | 126.9 |
| WX ASOS at MLU (14 nm W): | 125.05 (318-327-5675) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at BQP (17 nm N): | 118.375 (318-281-1443) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (MONROE RCAG) WHEN MONROE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MLUr095/13.5 | | MONROE VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BASTROP | | 158/17.1 | | 329 | | 03E | | BQP | -... --.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3998 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RY SFC HAVE SOME SEVERE LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE CRACKING GREATER THAN 1 INCH IN WIDTH. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 36 DSPLCD THLD MARKINGS ARE NSTD. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-29.449390N | | 32-28.790492N |
| Longitude: | 091-46.328873W | | 091-46.354168W |
| Elevation: | 82.3 ft. | | 81.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 182 true | | 000 magnetic, 002 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 291 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 372 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear
TREES AND BRUSH 172 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY PAVEMENT. | | 54 ft. trees, 307 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 7:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RAYVILLE
PO BOX 878
RAYVILLE, LA 71269
Phone 318-728-2011 |
| Manager: | JAMES SMITH
PO BOX 878
RAYVILLE, LA 71269
Phone 318-537-0149 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 September 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ROAD 367 FT & RR TRACK 467 FT FM APCH END RY 36. |
| - | RY 18/36 40-80 FT TREES WEST SIDE OF RY PENETRATE TRANSITION SLOPE. |
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 from 8 November 2018 at 0901Z to 6 December 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (195KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KBQP - Morehouse Memorial Airport (17 nm N)
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KRSN - Ruston Regional Airport (41 nm W)
KCRT - Z M Jack Stell Field Airport (42 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Burns
Photo taken 21-Oct-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Nov-2018
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:30 | | 23:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2018 03:56:48 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 20-Nov-2018 21:56:48 |
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| METAR |
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KMLU
13nm W | 210253Z 05003KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP275 T00610039 51010
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KBQP
17nm N | 210335Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 02/02 A3035 RMK AO2 T00200017
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KMLU
13nm W | 201724Z 2018/2118 01008KT P6SM SKC FM210000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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