Tensas Flying Service Airport

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FAA: LA53

St. Joseph Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 31-58-39.0000N (31.9775)
Longitude: 
 091-15-50.0000W (-91.263889)
Elevation: 
 96.0 feet MSL (29 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.8 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. NW of St. Joseph, Louisiana
Found On: 
 Houston Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
CODY HILL
5791 LA HIGHWAY 608
NEWELLTON, LA 71357
318-766-1974		 TENSAS FLYING SERVICES, LLC
5791 LA HIGHWAY 608
NEWELLTON, LA 71357
318-766-1974

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 10/2009
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
FEB-OCT/MON-SAT/0700-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1096 feet (334 m)

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  2

Annual Operations (as of 01/12/2005)

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near LA53

    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
    21.9 Hardy-Anders Field/Natchez-Adams County Airport
    (HEZ KHEZ HEZ)    		 184 185 100LL, Jet A
    23.2 Vicksburg Municipal Airport
    (VKS KVKS VKS)    		 47 48 100LL, Jet A-1+
    24.5 Winnsboro Municipal Airport
    (F89)    		 295 296 100LL
    25.5 Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport
    (KTVR TVR)    		 28 29 100LL, Jet A
    27.8 Concordia Parish Airport
    (0R4)    		 206 207 100LL
    49.0 Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport
    (1R7)    		 116 117 100LL, Jet A+
    50.6 Monroe Regional Airport
    (MLU KMLU MLU)    		 309 309 100LL, Jet A
    57.1 Hawkins Field Airport
    (HKS KHKS HKS)    		 67 69 100LL, Jet A+
    62.7 Mc Comb/Pike County/John E Lewis Field Airport
    (MCB KMCB MCB)    		 139 140 100LL, Jet A-1+
    63.6 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
    (JAN KJAN JAN)    		 71 73 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    67.1 Marksville Municipal Airport
    (KMKV MKV)    		 218 218 100LL
    68.1 Pollock Municipal Airport
    (L66)    		 244 244 100LL
    71.3 Pineville Municipal Airport
    (2L0)    		 237 237 100LL, MOGAS
    75.0 Paul Pittman Meml Airport
    (T36)    		 131 132 100LL
    76.3 Alexandria International Airport
    (AEX KAEX AEX)    		 239 239 100, Jet A, MOGAS
    78.5 Z M Jack Stell Field Airport
    (CRT KCRT CRT)    		 336 336 100LL, Jet A
    78.8 Bunkie Municipal Airport
    (2R6)    		 219 219 100LL
    86.9 Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field Airport
    (BTR KBTR BTR)    		 176 177 100LL, Jet A
    94.6 Natchitoches Regional Airport
    (KIER IER)    		 261 261 100LL, Jet A-1+
    95.2 Indianola Municipal Airport
    (KIDL IDL)    		 17 18 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
    E111 PRVDD THE TENSAS FLYING SERVICE ARPT USE THE WEST SIDE OF THE ARPT TFC PAT AND THE TENSAS PARISH ARPT USE THE EAST SIDE OF THE ARPT TFC PAT.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 02/20
    Longest Runway: 02/20 is 3000 ft (914 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    LA53 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 02/20  3000 ft x 80 ft (914 m x 24 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 08/26/2008
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 02

    Runway 20
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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