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34LA Swamp Smith Airport
De Ridder, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 34LA
Lat/Long: 30-46-17.7050N 093-16-16.5880W
30-46.295083N 093-16.276467W
30.7715847,-93.2712744
(estimated)
Elevation: 180 ft. / 55 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 5 miles S of DE RIDDER, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70634

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1981
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at DRI (5 nm NW): 118.225 (337-463-8278)
WX ASOS at POE (17 nm N): 134.85 (337-531-4100)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FXUr185/(20.6)POLK VOR108.4002E
LCHr340/38.8LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DE RIDDER066/3.538504EDXB -.. -..- -...
SULPHUR009/35.227804EAUR .- ..- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: B.L. 'SWAMP' SMITH
1261 BALL ROAD
DE RIDDER, LA 70634
Phone 337-463-6689
Manager: B.L. 'SWAMP' SMITH
1261 BALL ROAD
DE RIDDER, LA 70634
Phone 337-463-6689

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC POLK APCH AT 337-531-2352.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 34LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (5 nm NW)
KPOE - Maks Army Air Field (17 nm N)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (22 nm SW)
L39 - Leesville Airport (24 nm N)
KACP - Allen Parish Airport (30 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2111:21
Sunrise06:4511:45
Sunset19:4100:41
Evening civil twilight20:0501:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Apr-2025 00:50:11
Local (UTC-5)  16-Apr-2025 19:50:11
 
METAR
KDRI 
5nm NW 		170035Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3002 RMK AO2 T02320069 $
TAF
KPOE 
27nm NE 		162300Z 1623/1805 16006KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 1706/1707 16006KT 9999 BKN015 OVC020 QNH3004INS BECMG 1707/1708 15006KT 4800 BR OVC005 QNH3002INS BECMG 1713/1714 15006KT 9999 NSW OVC005 QNH3005INS BECMG 1715/1716 18012G18KT 9999 BKN010 BKN015 QNH3005INS BECMG 1716/1717 18015G25KT 9999 BKN020 BKN030 QNH2995INS BECMG 1722/1723 18012G18KT 9999 SCT050 SCT200 QNH2994INS BECMG 1800/1801 17012KT 9999 SKC QNH2996INS BECMG 1804/1805 17009KT 9999 BKN015 BKN025 QNH2999INS TX28/1720Z TN16/1706Z
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