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LA81 Sonlef Air Strip
Benton, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 VORTAC116.6507E

 
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 15-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1912:19
Sunrise06:4612:46
Sunset17:1323:13
Evening civil twilight17:3923:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Nov-2025 12:57:35
Local (UTC-6)  15-Nov-2025 06:57:35
 
METAR
KDTN 
7nm SW 		151253Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01610144
KBAD 
8nm S 		151255Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01410131
KSHV 
14nm SW 		151156Z 17005KT 10SM FEW003 17/14 A3000 RMK SLPNO
KMNE 
18nm E 		151235Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3002 RMK AO2
TAF
KBAD 
8nm S 		140230Z 1320/1502 20008KT 9999 SCT045 QNH3012INS WND 14003KT AFT 1400 BECMG 1415/1416 19009KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3005INS BECMG 1423/1424 17005KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3005INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1402 NEXT 1412 TX27/1321Z TN13/1412Z
KSHV 
14nm SW 		151149Z 1512/1612 19007KT P6SM SCT040 FM151500 21008KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 1515/1518 SCT035 FM151800 22012G20KT P6SM SCT035 FM160000 20008KT P6SM FEW050 FM160300 23004KT P6SM FEW200
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