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LA81 Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: LA81
Lat/Long: 32-37-47.4500N 093-39-27.4600W
32-37.790833N 093-39.457667W
32.6298472,-93.6576278
(estimated)
Elevation: 165 ft. / 50 m
From city: 6 miles SE of BENTON, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71006

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/2015
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (7 nm SW): 118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (14 nm SW): 128.45 (318-216-0546)
WX AWOS-3PT at MNE (18 nm E): 119.325 (318-371-7874)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EICr131/11.5BELCHER VORTAC117.4007E
EMGr340/14.1ELM GROVE VORTAC111.2007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ATLANTA133/39.134704EATA .- - .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2200 x 75 ft. / 671 x 23 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 32-37.790833N
Longitude: 093-39.458000W
Elevation: 165.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ATKINS SONNIER FAMILY LDS, LLC
PO BOX 72359
BOSSIER CITY, LA 71172-2369
Phone 318-746-7000
Manager: DONALD SONNIER
PO BOX 72359
BOSSIER CITY, LA 71172-2369
Phone 318-423-4360

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (7 nm SW)
KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (8 nm S)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (18 nm E)
3F4 - Vivian Airport (23 nm NW)
  
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From to LA81

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2611:26
Sunrise06:5111:51
Sunset19:4000:40
Evening civil twilight20:0601:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Apr-2025 08:55:08
Local (UTC-5)  11-Apr-2025 03:55:08
 
METAR
KDTN 
7nm SW 		110753Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01830133
KBAD 
8nm S 		110755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01700139
KSHV 
14nm SW 		110756Z 36008KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A3015 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 
18nm E 		110835Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3016 RMK AO2
TAF
KBAD 
8nm S 		101945Z 1020/1202 25008KT 9999 SCT180 QNH3009INS BECMG 1103/1104 33006KT 9999 SKC QNH3014INS BECMG 1117/1118 34014G22KT 9999 SKC QNH3022INS BECMG 1123/1124 34006KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS TX28/1021Z TN11/1112Z
KSHV 
14nm SW 		110543Z 1106/1206 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM110900 34005KT P6SM SKC FM111700 34010KT P6SM SKC
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