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KESFESF

Alexandria · US

Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF)

112 ft MSL2 listed runwaysTower status unverified
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THE FIELD

Runways

09/27

5,998 × 150 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: HIGH

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 09

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
96.2 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 1

09 · RWY END LGTS FLAG
RWY 09 REILS OTS

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 27

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
89.4 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
MALSR
Runway remarks

No remarks published for this runway/end in the loaded cycle.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

14/32

5,600 × 150 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: MED

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 14

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
111.6 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 3

14 · RWY MARKING COND
RWY MARKINGS SEVERELY FADED

14 · VGSI CODE
RWY 14 PAPI OTS

14 · RWY END LGTS FLAG
RWY 14 REIL OTS

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 32

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
87.7 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

32 · RWY MARKING COND
RWY MARKINGS SEVERELY FADED

32 · CLOSE IN OBSTN
FENCE 100 FT 0B AND SMALL TREE 14 FT TALL 232 FT FM END OF RY.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.

ON THE RADIO

Communications

POLK APP/DEPA/D
132.05 MHz
CTAF/UNICOMCTAF
122.8 MHz
ARNG OPSMISC
141.45 MHz
DE RIDDER RDORDO
122.55 MHz

Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.

AFTER YOU LAND

FBOs, fuel & visiting

Published fuel types
100LL · Jet A
Facility use
Public use
Lighting schedule
See airport remarks
Ownership
Public

Attendance & contacts

ALL · TUE-FRI · 0700-1730

Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.

MANAGER · LOUIS BUSBY
985-750-0485

OWNER · RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY
318-767-2536

Airport remarks · 6

ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; REIL RWY 09, 14/32; MIRL RWY 14/32; HIRL RWY 9/27; TWY LGTS TWYS A, B, C, D & E - CTAF.

PL 85-204/SPECIAL ACT OF CONGRESS

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT SEASONALLY.

PAEW ADJ RWYS & TWYS.

FOR CD CTC MAKS APCH AT 726-780-0456.

CTC APRT MGR FOR DSGND RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE.

FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26

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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.