FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IER |
| Lat/Long: | 31-44-08.5268N 093-05-56.9868W
31-44.142113N 093-05.949780W
31.7357019,-93.0991630
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 121 ft. / 37 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of NATCHITOCHES, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 71457 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IER (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 318-471-2106. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ODALS RWY 35; REIL RWY 07 AND RWY 17 PRESET LOW INTST CONSLY, TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. MIRL RWY 17/35 AND RWY 7/25 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK TO DAWN, TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (318-352-1575) |
| POLK APPROACH: | 125.4 [0600-2200] |
| POLK DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [0600-2200] |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FXUr007/(38.0) | | POLK VOR | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| NATCHITOCHES | | 343/4.8 | | 407 | | 04E | | OOC | --- --- -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-44.380033N | | 31-43.577667N |
| Longitude: | 093-05.967400W | | 093-05.741333W |
| Elevation: | 116.4 ft. | | 120.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 166 true | | 342 magnetic, 346 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. tree, 3600 ft. from runway, 41:1 slope to clear | | 106 ft. trees, 3612 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 31-44.269000N | | 31-44.423633N |
| Longitude: | 093-06.444550W | | 093-05.693683W |
| Elevation: | 115.5 ft. | | 118.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 076 true | | 252 magnetic, 256 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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 | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. trees, 2049 ft. from runway, 142 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 82 ft. tree, 2091 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NATCHITOCHES
PO BOX 37
NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457
Phone 318-352-0994 |
| Manager: | JUSTIN FOSHEE
450 WALLENBERG DRIVE
NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457
Phone 318-352-0994 |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU FORT POLK APCH - 4 CLICKS; AND FSS - 6 CLICKS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC POLK APCH AT 337-531-2352. |
| - | CTC ARPT MGR FOR DSNGD RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE AT ARPT |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (281KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (279KB) |
| LOC RWY 35 | |
download (277KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (257KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (331KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0R7 - The Red River Airport (19 nm NW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (23 nm SW)
0R5 - David G Joyce Airport (26 nm NE)
F88 - Jonesboro Airport (34 nm NE)
L39 - Leesville Airport (36 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jordan and Kirsten Eastridge
Photo taken 21-Apr-2010
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Natchitoches Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2025
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunset | | 17:18 | | 23:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:43 | | 23:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2025 01:29:59 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2025 19:29:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KIER | 080115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC049 20/19 A2979 RMK AO2 T01990191
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KAQV
18nm W | 080047Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 18/17 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP083 T01780172
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KPOE
36nm S | 072342Z 0723/0905 18006KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2975INS BECMG 0800/0801 17006KT 9999 BKN035 QNH2978INS BECMG 0804/0805 20006KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2981INS BECMG 0807/0808 VRB06KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2981INS BECMG 0809/0810 VRB06KT 8000 BR OVC005 QNH2981INS TEMPO 0811/0814 0800 FG VV001 BECMG 0814/0815 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT005 BKN015 QNH2986INS BECMG 0817/0818 24006KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2982INS BECMG 0823/0824 30006KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS TX28/0721Z TN18/0812Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0806 NEXT 1215
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KAEX
36nm SE | 071741Z 0718/0818 22008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM080000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM080900 00000KT 5SM BR BKN008 TEMPO 0809/0812 2SM BR FM081600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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