FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 SVCS AFT HRS CALL 318-235-3177. |
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 (13 nm W): | PHONE 318-327-5675 |
WX AWOS-3PT at BQP (17 nm N): | 118.375 (318-281-1443) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (MONROE RCAG) WHEN MONROE APCH CTL (MLU) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MLUr095/13.5 | | MONROE VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 03E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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 good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 182 true | | 000 magnetic, 002 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 291 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 83 ft. trees, 2006 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. trees, 465 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear APCH SLP 12:1 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: | CHARLIE ADAMS 12 ELLIS LANE RAYVILLE, LA 71269 Phone 318-235-0187 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 2 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | 67% | local general aviation | 33% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 27 September 2023 | |
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. |
- | FOR CD CTC MONROE APCH AT 318-327-5641, IF UNAVBL, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (238KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (215KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (215KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (303KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (13 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Burns
Photo taken 21-Oct-2006
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2024 16:39:20 |
Local (UTC-5) | 25-Apr-2024 11:39:20 |
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METAR |
KMLU 13nm W | 251611Z VRB04KT 10SM BKN029 26/18 A3011 RMK AO2 T02610183
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KBQP 17nm N | 251615Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT027 25/18 A3012 RMK AO2 T02510177
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TAF |
KMLU 13nm W | 251140Z 2512/2612 VRB03KT P6SM OVC070 FM251600 17008KT P6SM BKN035 BKN070 BKN250 FM252100 18009KT P6SM SCT045 BKN150 OVC250 FM260000 16005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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