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L31
Airport
St. Tammany Regional
Covington, Louisiana

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 07/31/2008 - 9/25/2008

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:L31 (Lima-Three-One)
Lat/Lng: 30.4450541667, -89.9888788889
30-26-42.1950N, 089-59-19.9640W
Estimated by ADAM
Elevation: 39 feet Surveyed
Magnetic Variation: 02E, (1995), [0W (2008)]
Sectional: NEW ORLEANS
From City: 6nm SE of Covington

Operations

Use: Open to the public
Ownership: Publicly owned
Activation: 02/1971
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Houston Center (ZHU)
FSS: De Ridder FSS (DRI)
NOTAMs and Weather: DRI NOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: no
Lights: Dusk-Dawn (local time), MIRL Runway 18/36 Preset Medium Intensity.
Beacon: Clear-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 122.800
UNICOM: 122.800
Approach:
Contact 'NEW ORLEANS' Approach
133.15, 290.3
Departure:
Contact 'NEW ORLEANS' Departure
133.15, 290.3
Master Airport: MSY (LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL)

Services

Fuel: Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Self Service Fuel Available 24 Hrs with Credit Card.
Transient Storage: Tie-Down

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA: 19
Multi Engine GA: 3
Helicopter GA: 2
Ultralights: 1
Total: 25

Annual Operations

For year ending: 04/15/2008
AirTaxi: 500
Local GA (< 20 miles): 15000
Non-local GA: 10000
Military Operations: 100
Total: 25600

Ownership

Owner: St Tammany Parish
Po Box 628
Covington, La 70434
985-898-2362
Manager: James Smith
Po Box 628
Covington, La 70434
985-875-2601

Runways

Runways: 18/36

Runway 18/36

Length: 2999 feet
Width: 75 feet
Surface: Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Weight Capacity: Single Wheel aircraft: 18,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: Med Intensity
End 18 End 36
True Alignment: 180, (180 Magnetic) 360, (360 Magnetic)
Runway Markings: Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition
Elevation at End: 39.0' MSL 38.0' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 19' AGL 21' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 4.00° 4.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 2-Box SAVASI on left side of runway
Runways 18 & 36 Savasi out of Service Indefinitely.
2-Box SAVASI on left side of runway
Objects: Trees Trees
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Utility runway with a nonprecision approach Utility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope: 17:1 13:1
Object Height: 60' AGL 60' AGL
Object Distance: 1220' Along centerline
200' Right of centerline
995' Along centerline
180' Right of centerline

Procedures

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.

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