Natchitoches Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Natchitoches | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 121 ft / 37 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°44′09″N093°05′57″W / 31.73583°N 93.09917°W /31.73583; -93.09917 | ||||||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Natchitoches Regional Airport (ICAO:KIER,FAALID:IER) is a city-owned public-useairport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of thecentral business district ofNatchitoches, a parish seat ofNatchitoches Parish,Louisiana,United States.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letterlocation identifier for theFAA andIATA, Natchitoches Regional Airport is assignedIER by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
The airport is the location of the plane crash which claimed the lives ofJim Croce and several others at 9:45 PM CDT on September 20, 1973, less than an hour after the end of Croce's last concert.
Natchitoches Regional Airport covers an area of 205acres (83 ha) at anelevation of 121 feet (37 m) abovemean sea level. It has twoasphalt pavedrunways: 17/35 is 5,003 by 150 feet (1,525 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 10, 2008, the airport had 15,715 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 98%general aviation, 1%air taxi and 1%military. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 2%jet, 4%helicopter and 2%ultralight.[1]