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Columbia Airport F86
Columbia, Louisiana, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 AUGUST 2007

Location

FAA Identifier: F86 Lat/Long: 32-07-20.5610N / 092-03-10.4830W 32-07.342683N / 092-03.174717W 32.1223781 / -92.0529119 (estimated)
Elevation: 66 ft. / 20.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: “2 miles NE of COLUMBIA, LA”
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71418

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: Apr-64
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [337-460-2500]
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial / distance VOR name Freq Var
MLUr179/23.7 MONROE VORTAC 117.2 03E
SWBr072/33.0 SAWMILL VOR/DME 113.75 02E

Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB Name Hdg / Dist Freq Var ID
HOLLY RIDGE 218/22.2 338 02E MRK -- .-. -.-
WINNFIELD 069/32.2 402 04E IFJ .. ..-. .---
STUCKEY 119/32.2 350 03E TUF - ..- ..-.
HODGE 094/34.5 256 04E JBL .--- -... .-..
BASTROP 190/38.9 329 03E BQP -... --.- .--.
RUSTON 134/39.8 368 03E ROQ .-. --- --.-

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19 Dimensions: 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m
Surface: “asphalt, in good condition”
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 6000 lbs
Runway edge lights: medium intensity

RUNWAY 1
Gradient: 0.1
Traffic pattern: left
Markings: “basic, in good condition”
Visual slope indicator: 2-box SAVASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
SAVASI OTS INDEFLY.
Obstructions: “65 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 82 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear”
4 FT FENCE 197 FT FM END OF RY.

RUNWAY 19
Gradient: 0.1
Traffic pattern: left
Markings: “basic, in good condition”
Visual slopeindicator: 2-box SAVASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
SAVASI OTS INDEFLY.
Obstructions: “35 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 82 ft. 34:1 slope to clear”

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CALDWELL PARISH POLICE JURY PO BOX 1737 “COLUMBIA, LA 71418” Phone 318-649-2681
Manager: CHARLIE BROWN PO BOX 120 “GRAYSON, LA 71435” Phone 318-649-5997

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Aircraft operations: avg 31/day† *
Single engine airplanes: 12
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 09 August 2006

Additional Remarks

RY 19 DRAINAGE DITCH 110 FT END OF RY & 8 FT DEEP STARTING ABOUT 120 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at F86.

Aeronautical Chart Info

http://skyvector.com/#26-28-3-2926-3633

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Railroads

Northeast Louisiana has a wealth of rail services, with six rail companies serving the Northeast Louisiana Region. With a central location to railroads, this excellent rail distribution system makes for an extremely easy nationwide access.

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Ports and Waterways

The Mississippi River provides water access from Louisiana to 31 states and two Canadian Provinces. You can also view a chart of the ports in Louisiana.

Greater Ouachita Port, located on the Ouachita River, has KCS rail spur, warehouses, side loaders and crane. Visit www.ouachitaterminals.com for more information.

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Trucking and Freight

Over 50 companies in the motor freight trucking industry serve the Northeast Louisiana region. The following is a partial list.

  • AAA Cooper Transportation
  • ABF Freight System, Inc.
  • Burke Trucking
  • Cedar Creek of Louisiana
  • Central Freight Lines, Inc
  • Central Transport
  • Charles Lockwood Trucking
  • Consolidated Lines
  • Con-Way Freight
  • CTL Transportation, LLC
  • Dashound Deliveries
  • FedEx Freight
  • Fleetwood Transportation
  • Franks Trucking Co
  • Harper Truck Line, Inc.
  • Hercules Transportation
  • Hook N-Book Express Services
  • J.D. Frost Trucking Co.
  • JW Smith Trucking
  • Jones Truck Lines
  • Lazerspot
  • Littleton Truck Lines, Inc.
  • Louisiana Crane & Trucking
  • Monroe Packaging
  • Monroe Warehouse Co.
  • Old Dominion Freight Line
  • Red Ball
  • Roadway Express
  • SAIA Motor Freight Line, Inc.
  • Southwest Express, Inc
  • Sprinter Transport, Inc.
  • Tidwell Trucking, Inc.
  • Transport USA Brokers
  • Transport, USA
  • Will Transport
  • Yellow Freight Lines

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Town of Grayson
5228 Highway 126 E
Grayson, LA 71435
Telephone: (318) 649-7148