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Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport KTVTVR
Tallulah, LA / Vicksburg, MS, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 AUGUST 2007

Location

FAA Identifier: TVR
Lat/Long: 32-21-05.7830N / 091-01-39.6810W 32-21.096383N / 091-01.661350W 32.3516064 / -91.0276892 (estimated)
Elevation: 86 ft. / 26 m (estimated)
Variation: 02E (1995)
From city: 9 miles E of central business district of the associated city (DSTC & DRCTN TO ARPT FM VICKSBURG MS - 07 NM WEST.)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71282

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: Nov-92
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [337-460-2500]
NOTAMs facility: TVR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-1900 FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL: SUN-TUE 318-267-1323; WED-SAT 601-529-7148; ALTN NR 318-366-1615.
Pattern altitude: 1086 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123 WX ASOS: 118.525 (318-574-4866)
APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.5/259.1 (JACKSON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB Name Hdg / Dist Freq Var ID
SAVRY 357/6.4 344 02E TV - ...-
VICKSBURG 321/8.8 382 03E VKS ...- -.- ...
LAKE PROVIDENCE 161/29.9 278 03E BLE -... .-.. .
RAYMOND 272/31.4 375 03E RYB .-. -.-- -...
HOLLY RIDGE 093/37.9 338 02E MRK -- .-. -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 318-366-1615 OR PAGE 1-800-489-2535 PAGER NR 3227 OR 3446.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m
Surface: “asphalt, in good condition”
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 60000 lbs
Double wheel: 75000 lbs
Runway edge lights: medium intensity

RUNWAY 18
Latitude: 32-21.508783N
Longitude: 091-01.668617W
Elevation: 85.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: “177 magnetic, 179 true”
Declared distances: TORA:5002 TODA:5002 ASDA:5002 LDA:5002
Markings: “nonprecision, in good condition”
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: “yes, no lights”
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: “80 ft. trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear”

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: VICKSBURG-TALLULAH DISTRICT 175 VTR AIRPORT RD. “TALLULAH, LA 71282” Phone 318-574-5841 AIRPORT BOARD.
Manager: RANDY WOODS 175 VTR AIRPORT RD. “TALLULAH, LA 71282” Phone 318-574-5841

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Aircraft operations: avg 21/day *
Single engine airplanes: 19
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 1
Military aircraft: 1
62% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
6% military
* for 12-month period ending 08 August 2006

Additional Remarks

CROP DUSTING ACTIVITY 2 NM RADIUS OF ARPT. PILOTS IN TFC PATTERN ARE REQUESTED TO AVOID OVER FLIGHT OF MOUND LA 1/2 MI SOUTH & EAST OF RY 36. MIGRATORY BIRDS INVOF ARPT. GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU DRI AFSS.

Aeronautical Chart Info

http://skyvector.com/#26-28-3-3685-3433

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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.

Madison Parish Port Commission

Madison Parish Port Commission
1603 Felicia Ave
Tallulah, LA 71282-8201
(318) 574-2181

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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 Tallulah
204 North Cedar Street
Tallulah, LA 71282
Telephone: (318) 574-0964
Fax: (318) 574-2773