FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | M79 |
Lat/Long: | 32-29-07.5110N 091-46-15.8390W 32-29.125183N 091-46.263983W 32.4854197,-91.7710664 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 82.7 ft. / 25.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02E (2000) |
From city: | 1 mile NW of RAYVILLE, LA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 71269 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1950 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD FOR SVCS AFT HRS CALL 318-235-3177. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 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 |
MONROE APPROACH: | 126.9 |
MONROE DEPARTURE: | 126.9 |
WX ASOS at MLU (13 nm W): | PHONE 318-327-5675 |
WX AWOS-3PT at BQP (17 nm N): | 118.375 (318-281-1443) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (MONROE RCAG) WHEN MONROE APCH CTL (MLU) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MLUr095/13.5 | | MONROE VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 03E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
BASTROP | | 158/17.1 | | 329 | | 03E | | BQP | -... --.- .--. |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 3998 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 32-29.449390N | | 32-28.790492N |
Longitude: | 091-46.328873W | | 091-46.354168W |
Elevation: | 82.3 ft. | | 81.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 182 true | | 000 magnetic, 002 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 291 ft. |
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: | 83 ft. trees, 2006 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. trees, 465 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear APCH SLP 12:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF RAYVILLE PO BOX 878 RAYVILLE, LA 71269 Phone 318-728-2011 |
Manager: | CHARLIE ADAMS 12 ELLIS LANE RAYVILLE, LA 71269 Phone 318-235-0187 |
Additional Remarks
- | ROAD 367 FT & RR TRACK 467 FT FM APCH END RY 36. |
- | RY 18/36 40-80 FT TREES WEST SIDE OF RY PENETRATE TRANSITION SLOPE. |
- | FOR CD CTC MONROE APCH AT 318-327-5641, IF UNAVBL, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (238KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (214KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (215KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (323KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMLU - Monroe Regional Airport (13 nm W)
KBQP - Morehouse Memorial Airport (17 nm N)
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KRSN - Ruston Regional Airport (41 nm W)
KCRT - Z M Jack Stell Field Airport (42 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Burns
Photo taken 21-Oct-2006
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 03-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 10:53 |
Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
Sunset | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 01:15 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 03-May-2025 07:40:08 |
Local (UTC-5) | 03-May-2025 02:40:08 |
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METAR |
KMLU 13nm W | 030653Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM OVC007 19/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01890178
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KBQP 17nm N | 030715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN004 OVC009 17/17 A2991 RMK AO2 T01710169 PWINO
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TAF |
KMLU 13nm W | 030521Z 0306/0406 28003KT P6SM OVC045 FM031200 32006KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM031500 35011G18KT P6SM BKN100 FM031800 33012KT P6SM SKC FM040000 33008KT P6SM BKN250
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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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