Ruston Regional Airport

Ruston Regional Airport
IATA: RSN – ICAO: KRSN – FAA LID: RSN
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Ruston
Serves Ruston, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL 311 ft / 95 m
Coordinates 32°30′53″N 092°35′18″W / 32.51472°N 92.58833°W / 32.51472; -92.58833
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 86,000
Based aircraft 32

Ruston Regional Airport (IATA: RSN, ICAO: KRSN, FAA LID: RSN) is a public use airport in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by the City of Ruston and is located three nautical miles (6 km) east of its central business district.[1]

Opening in 1995, the facility also serves the Louisiana Tech University's Department of Professional Aviation.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Ruston Regional Airport covers an area of 238 acres (96 ha) at an elevation of 311 feet (95 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 17, 2009, the airport had 86,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 235 per day. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 9% jet and 3% helicopter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for RSN (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
  2. ↑ Louisiana Tech University: Department of Professional Aviation: Facilities
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