AirNav: LA79 - Sycamore Airport

LA79

Sycamore Airport
Amite, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	LA79
Lat/Long:	30-43-06.6700N 090-21-28.3190W 30-43.111167N 090-21.471983W 30.7185194,-90.3578664 (estimated)
Elevation:	180 ft. / 55 m (estimated)
Variation:	03E (1990)
From city:	8 miles E of AMITE, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	70442

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at HDC (12 nm S):

PHONE 985-277-5670

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PCUr281/33.7	PICAYUNE VOR/DME	113.95	05E
MCBr185/35.5	MC COMB VORTAC	116.70	03E
RQRr016/39.7	RESERVE VOR/DME	110.80	02E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ANGER		026/7.5		212		00E		HP	.... .--.
BOGALUSA		249/27.4		353		00W		GVB	--. ...- -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2400 x 60 ft. / 732 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	400 ft.
Obstructions:	20 ft. pline, 800 ft. from runway	4 ft. fence

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KEITH W. CAPPS 22222 E. BELL RD. AMITE, LA 70422 Phone (985) 517-2249

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (12 nm S)
KBXA - George R Carr Memorial Air Field (26 nm E)
KMCB - Mc Comb (Pike County) Airport/John E Lewis Field (28 nm N)
KASD - Slidell Airport (36 nm SE)
KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (39 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:21	11:21
Sunrise	06:45	11:45
Sunset	19:22	00:22
Evening civil twilight	19:47	00:47

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Apr-2025 00:15:43
Local (UTC-5)	06-Apr-2025 19:15:43

METAR

KHDC
12nm S

062355Z AUTO 34010KT 5SM BR BKN007 OVC014 15/15 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU S T01530149 10177 20153

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