Transportation in Bernice

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Union Parish Airport F87
Farmerville, Louisiana, USA

Location

FAA Identifier: F87
Lat/Long: 32-43-29.8410N / 092-20-13.7970W 32-43.497350N / 092-20.229950W 32.7249558 / -92.3371658 (estimated)
Elevation: 121 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1980)
From city: “4 miles SE of FARMERVILLE, LA”
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71241

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: Aug-64
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [337-460-2500]
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT HIGHER INTST AND REILRY 34 - 122.8.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9 WX AWOS-3 at RSN (18 nm SW): 119.525 (318-242-0062) WX ASOS at MLU (20 nm SE)
PHONE: 318-361-0684

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial / distance VOR name Freq Var
MLUr306/19.7 MONROE VORTAC 117.2 03E
ELDr140/37.9 EL DORADO VORTAC 115.5 07E

Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB Name Hdg / Dist Freq Var ID
RUSTON 058/14.5 368 03E ROQ .-. --- --.-
STUCKEY 031/22.9 350 03E TUF - ..- ..-.
BASTROP 262/23.0 329 03E BQP -... --.- .--.
HOMER 095/33.7 212 02E HMQ .... -- --.-
HOLLY RIDGE 302/34.3 338 02E MRK -- .-. -.-
HODGE 028/37.1 256 04E JBL .--- -... .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34
Dimensions: 2997 x 70 ft. / 913 x 21 m
Surface: “asphalt, in good condition”
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 8000 lbs
Runway edge lights: medium intensity MIRL OTS INDEFLY.
Operational restrictions: “RY CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS.”

RUNWAY 16
Latitude: 32-43.733567N
Longitude: 092-20.316717W
Elevation: 117.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: “158 magnetic, 163 true”
Markings: “nonprecision, in good condition”
Visual slope indicator: 2-box SAVASI on left (5.50 degrees glide path) SAVASI OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: “yes, no lights”
Obstructions: “60 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear” 16/34 50 FT TREES 100 FT FM CNTRLN EACH SIDE OF RY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: UNION PARISH POLICE JURY BOX 723 “FARMERVILLE, LA 71241” Phone 318-368-3296
Manager: GLEN BARRON 152 AIRPORT DR. “FARMERVILLE, LA 71241” Phone 318-368-2981

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Aircraft operations: avg 29/day *
Single engine airplanes: 14
Ultralights: 1
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 10 August 2006

Additional Remarks

PCL OTS INDEFLY. A51-16 APCH SLOPE 15:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at F87.

Aeronautical Chart Info

http://skyvector.com/#26-28-3-2719-3104

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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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What’s New

The Town of Bernice recently teamed up with the Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance to provide the local region with powerful tools that will enable the best presentation of assets suitable for economic development.

For more news, visit this page.

Upcoming Events

There is always something great happening in Bernice. Along with our annual Annual BIDCO Banquet in April, we have many other events every month. Check out our event calendar.

Get in Touch

Got questions about Bernice or Union Parish? Get in touch with us today.

Town of Bernice
403 East Fourth St.
Bernice, LA 71222
Telephone: (318) 285-9071