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Jena Airport 1R1
Jena, Louisiana, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 AUGUST 2007

Location

FAA Identifier: 1R1
Lat/Long: 31-39-24.8700N / 092-09-26.9800W 31-39.414500N / 092-09.449667W 31.6569083 / -92.1574944 (estimated)
Elevation: 212 ft. / 64.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: “2 miles SW of JENA, LA”
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71342

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: Dec-60
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON 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 ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RY 35 - 122.8.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at ESF (17 nm SW): PHONE 318-484-9031 [WIND UNRELIABLE]

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial / distance VOR name Freq Var
AEXr033/29.8 ALEXANDRIA VORTAC 116.1  
SWBr124/32.6 SAWMILL VOR/DME 113.75 02E

Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB Name Hdg / Dist Freq Var ID
WINNFIELD 122/31.4 402 04E IFJ .. ..-. .---
MARKSVILLE 351/34.0 347 02E MKV

Airport Services

Hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 17/35
Dimensions: 3805 x 75 ft. / 1160 x 23 m
Surface: “asphalt, in excellent condition”
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 12000 lbs
Runway edge lights: medium intensity

RUNWAY 17
Gradient: 0.3
Traffic pattern: left
Markings: “nonprecision, in good condition” SAVASI OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Obstructions: “75 ft. trees, 1475 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear”

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LA SALLE PARISH PO BOX 1288 “JENA, LA 71342” Phone 318-992-2101
Manager: MS. KARY HOWE 401 MINDEN ST. “RUSTON, LA 71270” Phone 318-257-2691

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * local
Single engine airplanes: 1
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 1
67% general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 February 2007
Ultralights: 1

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1R1.

Aeronautical Chart Info

http://skyvector.com/#26-33-3-4235-524

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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 Urania
P.O. Box 339
Urania, LA 71480
Telephone: (318) 495-3452