M79 John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport
Rayville, LA · 1 mile NW of RAYVILLE, LA
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 82.7 ft
- Coordinates
- 32-29-07.5110N 091-46-15.8390W
- Lat / Long
- 32.4854197, -91.7710664
- Mag. variation
- 02E (2000)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 09/1950
- 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
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Airport location no published diagram
Range from M79
Runways
Longest 3,998 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 3998 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 12.0
Runway 18
- Heading
- 180 magnetic, 182 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 82.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 83 ft. trees, 2006 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
Runway 36
- Heading
- 000 magnetic, 002 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 291 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 81.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 27 ft. trees, 465 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 1
Approaches — IAP 2
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 122.8
- Monroe Approach
- 126.9
- Monroe Departure
- 126.9
Services
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- 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
- Manager phone
- 318-235-0187
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.