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M79 John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport
Rayville, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

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
MLUr095/13.5MONROE VORTAC117.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BASTROP158/17.132903EBQP -... --.- .--.

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: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 32-29.449390N32-28.790492N
Longitude: 091-46.328873W091-46.354168W
Elevation: 82.3 ft.81.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 182 true000 magnetic, 002 true
Displaced threshold: no291 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 83 ft. trees, 2006 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear27 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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (214KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (214KB)
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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Photo taken 21-Oct-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0912:09
Sunrise06:3512:35
Sunset17:0723:07
Evening civil twilight17:3323:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Nov-2024 18:07:56
Local (UTC-6)  11-Nov-2024 12:07:56
 
METAR
KMLU 
13nm W 
111753Z 07007KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02440122 10244 20172 58011 $
KBQP 
17nm N 
111755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3004 RMK AO2 T02330097 10237 20151
TAF
KMLU 
13nm W 
111722Z 1118/1218 01005KT P6SM SKC FM120000 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM121500 05007KT P6SM SKC
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