FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | IER |
Lat/Long: | 31-44-08.5268N 093-05-56.9868W 31-44.142113N 093-05.949780W 31.7357019,-93.0991630 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 121 ft. / 37 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 04E (1995) |
From city: | 2 miles S of NATCHITOCHES, LA |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 71457 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | IER (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 318-471-2106. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ODALS RWY 35; REIL RWY 07 AND RWY 17 PRESET LOW INTST CONSLY, TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. MIRL RWY 17/35 AND RWY 7/25 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK TO DAWN, TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (318-352-1575) |
POLK APPROACH: | 125.4 [0600-2200] |
POLK DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [0600-2200] |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SWBr234/25.8 | | SAWMILL VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 02E |
FXUr007/(38.0) | | POLK VOR | | 108.40 | | 02E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
NATCHITOCHES | | 343/4.8 | | 407 | | 04E | | OOC | --- --- -.-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5003 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 31-44.380033N | | 31-43.577667N |
Longitude: | 093-05.967400W | | 093-05.741333W |
Elevation: | 116.4 ft. | | 120.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 166 true | | 342 magnetic, 346 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
Obstructions: | 82 ft. tree, 3600 ft. from runway, 41:1 slope to clear | | 106 ft. trees, 3612 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 31-44.269000N | | 31-44.423633N |
Longitude: | 093-06.444550W | | 093-05.693683W |
Elevation: | 115.5 ft. | | 118.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 076 true | | 252 magnetic, 256 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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 | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 98 ft. trees, 2049 ft. from runway, 142 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 82 ft. tree, 2091 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF NATCHITOCHES PO BOX 37 NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457 Phone 318-352-0994 |
Manager: | JUSTIN FOSHEE 450 WALLENBERG DRIVE NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457 Phone 318-352-0994 |
Additional Remarks
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU FORT POLK APCH - 4 CLICKS; AND FSS - 6 CLICKS. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC POLK APCH AT 337-531-2352. |
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (282KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (280KB) |
LOC RWY 35 | |
download (277KB) |
NDB RWY 35 | |
download (258KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0R7 - The Red River Airport (19 nm NW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (23 nm SW)
0R5 - David G Joyce Airport (26 nm NE)
F88 - Jonesboro Airport (34 nm NE)
L39 - Leesville Airport (36 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jordan and Kirsten Eastridge
Photo taken 21-Apr-2010
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 12-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 12:03 |
Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
Sunset | | 18:17 | | 00:17 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:41 | | 00:41 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 12-Mar-2025 22:06:17 |
Local (UTC-6) | 12-Mar-2025 16:06:17 |
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METAR |
KIER | 122155Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A2980 RMK AO2 T02750133
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KAQV 18nm W | 122147Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW050 26/12 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02610122
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TAF |
KPOE 36nm S | 121900Z 1219/1321 18012G20KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2979INS BECMG 1223/1224 19010G15KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2980INS BECMG 1302/1303 20012G18KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN012CB OVC020 QNH2979INS TEMPO 1304/1305 21015G25KT 3200 +TSRA BR OVC007CB BECMG 1305/1306 19007KT 8000 BR OVC005 QNH2981INS BECMG 1308/1309 19007KT 8000 BR OVC004 QNH2985INS TEMPO 1310/1312 3200 BR OVC002 BECMG 1312/1313 22009KT 9999 NSW SCT012 QNH2986INS BECMG 1314/1315 23010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS TX26/1220Z TN15/1308Z
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KAEX 36nm SE | 121743Z 1218/1318 19011G20KT P6SM FEW025 FM130100 17010KT P6SM SCT250 FM130300 17011KT P6SM BKN015 FM131400 21008KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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