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Kelly Airport 9M6
Oak Grove, Louisiana, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 AUGUST 2007

Location

FAA Identifier: 9M6
Lat/Long: 32-50-57.1690N / 091-24-14.0620W 32-50.952817N / 091-24.234367W 32.8492136 / -91.4039061 (estimated)
Elevation: 112 ft. / 34.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: “1 mile SW of OAK GROVE, LA”
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71263

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [337-460-2500]
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1600
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 18 & 36 - C TAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial / distance VOR name Freq Var
MLUr055/37.6 MONROE VORTAC 117.2 03E

Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB Name Hdg / Dist Freq Var ID
LAKE PROVIDENCE 273/10.8 278 03E BLE -... .-.. .
BASTROP 190/38.9 329 03E BQP -... --.- .--.
HOLLY RIDGE 033/32.4 338 02E MRK -- .-. -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m
Surface: “asphalt, in good condition”
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 10000 lbs
Runway edge lights: medium intensity

RUNWAY 18
Latitude: 32-51.199433N 32-50.706183N
Longitude: 091-24.211933W 091-24.256783W
Elevation: 112.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: “181 magnetic, 184 true”
Displaced threshold: 250 ft.
Markings: “nonprecision, in fair condition”
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: “yes, no lights”
Obstructions: “60 ft. trees, 809 ft. from runway, 174 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear” APCH SLOPE 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WEST CARROLL PARISH W. CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY “OAK GROVE, LA 71263” Phone 318-428-3390
Manager: DENNIS BOLTON P. O. BOX 1473 “OAK GROVE, LA 71263” Phone 318-428-3129

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
Single engine airplanes: 6
Ultralights: 2
62% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 04 October 2006

Additional Remarks

TWY OFF APCH END OF RY 18.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9M6.

Aeronautical Chart Info

http://skyvector.com/#26-28-3-3406-2998

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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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