FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | 5R8 |
Lat/Long: | 30-26-27.9000N 093-28-25.0000W 30-26.465000N 093-28.416667W 30.4410833,-93.4736111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 82.8 ft. / 25.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02E (2010) |
From city: | 2 miles SW of DE QUINCY, LA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 70633 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | 5R8 (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-THURS 0700-1600, ALL FRI 0700-1100 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RY 16/34, REIL RYS 16 & 34 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 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 121.2 (337-786-1518) |
LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.35 |
LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.35 |
WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (19 nm S): | 118.175 (337-558-5321) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL (LCH) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LCHr306/26.2 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
SULPHUR | | 345/14.8 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
DE RIDDER | | 197/20.0 | | 385 | | 04E | | DXB | -.. -..- -... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:SELF SERVICE FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR EMERG AIRFRAME RPR AVBL CALL ARPT MGR FOR DETAILS. |
Powerplant service: | MINOR EMERG PWR PLANT RPR AVBL CALL ARPT MGR FOR DETAILS. |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 4997 x 75 ft. / 1523 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 30-26.845035N | | 30-26.084465N |
Longitude: | 093-28.600015W | | 093-28.232992W |
Elevation: | 72.7 ft. | | 80.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 155 magnetic, 157 true | | 335 magnetic, 337 true |
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: | 59 ft. tree, 1468 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | 43 ft. trees, 1573 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF DE QUINCY PO BOX 968 DE QUINCY, LA 70633 Phone 337-786-8211 |
Manager: | KYLE RAINWATER PO BOX 968 DE QUINCY, LA 70633 Phone 337-660-3488 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 26/day * | 62% | local general aviation | 27% | transient general aviation | 10% | military | * for 12-month period ending 16 August 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
- | COURTESY CAR AND PILOTS LOUNGE AVBL. |
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (242KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (234KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (167KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (19 nm S)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (22 nm SE)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (24 nm N)
KORG - Orange County Airport (28 nm SW)
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
Sunset | | 19:42 | | 00:42 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Apr-2024 20:42:57 |
Local (UTC-5) | 17-Apr-2024 15:42:57 |
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METAR |
K5R8 | 171910Z AUTO 15008G15KT 10SM SCT025 SCT033 26/20 A3002 RMK AO2 T02580199
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KUXL 19nm S | 172015Z AUTO 15012G18KT 10SM SCT021 BKN031 26/22 A3001 RMK AO2 T02640216
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TAF |
KLCH 23nm SE | 171723Z 1718/1818 16012KT P6SM BKN030 FM180200 15006KT P6SM OVC025 FM180700 16006KT 5SM BR OVC015 TEMPO 1809/1813 2SM BR OVC007 FM181400 16012KT P6SM BKN025
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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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