Star Dusters Airport

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FAA: 8TA9

Washington Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 30-38-37.7400N (30.643817)
Longitude: 
 092-03-31.1800W (-92.058661)
Elevation: 
 37.0 feet MSL (11 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.2 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. N of Washington, Louisiana
Found On: 
 Houston Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
LEX THISTLETHWAITE
230 MEGHAN DR
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
337-290-0807		 LEX THISTLETHWAITE
230 MEGHAN DR
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
337-418-9727

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1037 feet (316 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  3

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 318
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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 8TA9

    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
    5.5 St Landry Parish Airport
    (OPL KOPL OPL)    		 202 202 100LL, Jet A+
    16.4 Kibs Air Park Airport
    (7LA4)    		 195 195 100LL, MOGAS
    20.8 Bunkie Municipal Airport
    (2R6)    		 334 334 100LL
    21.7 Eunice Airport
    (UCE 4R7)    		 240 240 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    26.6 Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field Airport
    (LFT KLFT LFT)    		 172 172 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    27.1 Marksville Municipal Airport
    (KMKV MKV)    		 358 358 100LL
    37.5 Acadiana Regional Airport
    (ARA KARA ARA)    		 165 165 100LL, Jet A
    39.9 Jennings Airport
    (3R7)    		 233 233 100LL, Jet A
    40.1 Abbeville Chris Crusta Meml Airport
    (KIYA IYA)    		 181 181 100LL, Jet A
    46.3 Pineville Municipal Airport
    (2L0)    		 334 334 100LL, MOGAS
    46.7 Welsh Airport
    (6R1)    		 239 239 100LL, Jet A
    47.4 Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field Airport
    (BTR KBTR BTR)    		 97 98 100LL, Jet A
    48.1 Alexandria International Airport
    (AEX KAEX AEX)    		 328 328 100, Jet A, MOGAS
    54.1 Pollock Municipal Airport
    (L66)    		 337 337 100LL
    61.8 Chennault International Airport
    (CWF KCWF CWF)    		 245 245 100LL, Jet A-1+
    62.0 Concordia Parish Airport
    (0R4)    		 27 28 100LL
    64.4 Louisiana Regional Airport
    (REG)    		 115 116 100LL, Jet A+
    67.0 Beauregard Regional Airport
    (DRI KDRI DRI)    		 280 279 100LL, Jet A
    67.3 Harry P Williams Meml Airport
    (PTN KPTN PTN)    		 146 147 100LL, Jet A
    67.8 Lake Charles Regional Airport
    (LCH KLCH LCH)    		 243 242 100LL, Jet A-1+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A11 LESSEE-OWNER IS THISTLETHWAITE PLANTINA CO. 398 HWY 745 WASHINGTON LA 70589. 225-776-4321
    A110-1 FOR CD CTC LAFAYETTE APCH AT 337-262-2729, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 10/28
    Longest Runway: 10/28 is 2100 ft (640 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    8TA9 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 10/28  2100 ft x 125 ft (640 m x 38 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 10

    Runway 28
    Elevation: 
    		 37.0 34.0
    Latitude: 
    		 30-38-39.7100N 30-38-35.7700N
    Longitude: 
    		 092-03-42.9900W 092-03-19.3700W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 101 281
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A-1+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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