FALSE RIVER REGIONAL AIRPORT

Airport Information

False River Regional Airport
8662 Airport Dr
P.O. Box 97 New Roads,
LA 70760
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Location
FAA Identifier: HZR
Lat/Long: 30-43-05.9000N / 091-28-43.2000W
30-43.098333N / 091-28.720000W
30.7183056 / -91.4786667
(estimated)
Elevation: 39.6 ft. / 12.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 2 miles NW of NEW ROADS, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70760
Airport Operations
Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1974
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 225-978-8367 OR 225-638-8930.
Pattern altitude: 873.6 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RY 18 & ODALS RY 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT – CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport, operates sunset to sunrise)
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS  3 PT: 121.250 (225-638-3107)
BATON ROUGE APPROACH: 120.3
BATON ROUGE DEPARTURE: 120.3
Nearby radio 
navigation aids: 
NDB – New Roads – Hdg 002/Dist 5.1 – Freq. 356 – Var. 04E – ID: FWX
BTR VOR – r320/16.9 distance – Freq. 116.50 – Var. 06E
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 126.35/338.25 (LAFAYETTE RCAG) WHEN BATON ROUGE APCH CTL CLSD.
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions:5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m
Surface:asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity:
30.0 single wheel, 45.0 dual wheel
Runway edge lights:medium intensity
 RUNWAY 18 RUNWAY 36
Latitude:30-43.510562N 30-42.687653N
Longitude:091-28.683827W 091-28.755528W
Elevation:39.5 ft. 32.9 ft.
Gradient:0.3% 0.3%
Traffic pattern:left left
Runway heading:180 magnetic, 184 true 000 magnetic, 004 true
Markings:nonprecision, in good condition nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights:  ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Runway end identifier lights:yes yes
Touchdown point:yes, no lights yes, no lights
Instrument approach:  LOCALIZER
Obstructions:50 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear none
  • DUAL LIGHTING SYSTEM OPERATIONS IN EFFECT DUE TO TESTING OF LED MIRL AND TWY LIGHTS INDEFLY
  • Jointly Owned By City of New Roads and Parish of Pointe Coupee
  • Titan aviation fuel – under 100LL afgas