C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport
3F3 · Mansfield, LA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 08:36 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 06:06 AM | 11:06Z |
| Sunrise | 06:32 AM | 11:32Z |
| Sunset | 08:10 PM | 01:10Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:36 PM | 01:36Z |
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Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 18LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 182° mag · 186° true
- Dimensions
- 5,005 × 100 ft
- TPA
- 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 002°) on the 45° at 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 18
- Threshold elev
- 316 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 50 ft, 1,609 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 27:1 slope to clear
- Threshold crossing height
- 50 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 319 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,005 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
Taxi & takeoff
Departure & arrival
“Shreveport”ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 335.55 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
EMG 116.65 · BAD 115.80
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMG · Elm Grove | VORTAC | 116.65 · 113Y | Low | r197° / 21.4 NM |
| BAD · Barksdale | TACAN | 115.80 · 105X | — | r189° / 26.3 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 3F3
- Coordinates
- 32.0735, -93.7655
- Elevation
- 324 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- Sectional chart
- MEMPHIS
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Weather station
- AWOS-3PT · 119.125 · ☎ 318-872-3537
- ARTCC
- FORT WORTH (ZFW)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DE RIDDER · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- DRI
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0800-1700; SAT-SUN IREG
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1944/02
- Distance from city
- 3 NW
Activity & hazards NASR
- Parachute jumping — to 13,000 ft MSL · DAILY SR-SS
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 18: 2-light PAPI (left) · 36: 2-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Agricultural, Instruction
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 5 notes
General
- FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
- CTC ARPT MGR FOR DSGND RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE AT ARPT
Lighting
- MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Fuel
- FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
- CURRENTLY INOP
Nearby airports
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About 3F3
C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (3F3) is an airport in Mansfield, LA, at 324 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 5,005 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 3F3, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 3F3 have a control tower?
No. C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 3F3?
C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 5,005 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 3F3?
C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport is in Mansfield, LA, at an elevation of 324 ft MSL. Coordinates: 32.0735, -93.7655.
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