Covington-Vincent Airport

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FAA: LA87

Covington Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 30-30-34.6890N (30.509636)
Longitude: 
 090-09-10.2860W (-90.152857)
Elevation: 
 35.0 feet MSL (11 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.4 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NW of Covington, Louisiana
Found On: 
 New Orleans Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DANNY WARNER
74040 COVINGTON VINCENT AIRPORT RD
COVINGTON, LA 70435
(985) 966-3100		 COVINGTON-VINCENT PILOTS ASSOC
74040 COVINGTON VINCENT AIRPORT RD
COVINGTON, LA 70433

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1974
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1035 feet (315 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  18
Gliders:  1

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 504
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  De Ridder(DRI)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near LA87

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    9.3 St Tammany Regional Airport
    (L31)    		 114 116 100LL
    13.7 Hammond Northshore Regional Airport
    (KHDC HDC)    		 273 274 100LL, Jet A
    19.8 Slidell Airport
    (KASD ASD)    		 119 121 100LL, Jet A+
    23.5 George R Carr Meml Air Field Airport
    (BXA KBXA BXA)    		 39 41 100LL, Jet A
    28.8 Lakefront Airport
    (NEW KNEW NEW)    		 166 168 100LL, Jet A
    31.5 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
    (MSY KMSY MSY)    		 190 191 100LL, Jet A
    33.7 Port Of South Louisiana Exec Regional Airport
    (KAPS APS)    		 221 222 100LL, Jet A
    37.1 Stennis International Airport
    (KHSA HSA)    		 103 105 100LL, Jet A+
    37.4 Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport
    (M13)    		 63 65 100LL
    38.2 Paul Pittman Meml Airport
    (T36)    		 358 359 100LL
    40.6 Diamondhead Airport
    (66Y)    		 102 104 100LL
    43.4 Mc Comb/Pike County/John E Lewis Field Airport
    (MCB KMCB MCB)    		 337 338 100LL, Jet A-1+
    45.6 Louisiana Regional Airport
    (REG)    		 243 244 100LL, Jet A+
    51.6 Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field Airport
    (BTR KBTR BTR)    		 271 272 100LL, Jet A
    54.9 Dean Griffin Meml Airport
    (M24)    		 68 70 100LL
    56.3 Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
    (GPT KGPT GPT)    		 95 97 100LL, Jet A
    62.4 Houma-Terrebonne Airport
    (HUM KHUM HUM)    		 205 206 100LL, Jet A
    64.8 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport
    (HBG KHBG HBG)    		 45 47 100LL, Jet A
    67.1 Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport
    (1R7)    		 348 349 100LL, Jet A+
    71.1 Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport
    (PIB KPIB PIB)    		 35 37 100, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350.
    A14 ASST MANAGER - BILL BARNARD- 985-773-4422
    A16 OTHER 985-773-4422

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 3400 ft (1036 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    LA87 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  3400 ft x 200 ft (1036 m x 61 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 30 50
    Distance from End: 
    		 900 600
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 0 ft. left and right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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