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Barksdale Air Force Base Private
BAD · KBAD · Bossier City, LA · 166 ft elevation · var 2E · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KBAD / BAD
- Coordinates
- 32.5018, -93.6627
- Elevation
- 166 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- Sectional chart
- MEMPHIS
- Airport use
- Private
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- FORT WORTH (ZFW)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DE RIDDER
- NOTAM facility
- DRI
- Attendance
- ALL ALL
- Beacon
- S-white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1941/05
- Distance from city
- 3 E
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:39 AM | 10:39Z |
| Sunrise | 06:07 AM | 11:07Z |
| Sunset | 08:25 PM | 01:25Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:53 PM | 01:53Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
08:53 PM → 05:39 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:25 PM → 05:07 AM
Plan a flight from KBAD
Runway 15/33
11,758 ft × 299 ft · PEM 15
- Heading
- 149° mag · 151° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (2.5°)
- Approach lights
- ALSF1
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Traffic pattern
- Left
33
- Heading
- 329° mag · 331° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (2.5°)
- Approach lights
- ALSF1
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | 119.9 | SHREVEPORT APP/DEP |
| ATIS | 37.58 | |
| GND | 121.8 | |
| PMSV | 37.362 | PMSV METRO |
| POST | 31.1 | COMD POST |
| PTD | 37.22 | |
| TWR | 128.25 |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAD · Barksdale | TACAN | 115.80 | r104° / 0.3 NM |
| DTN · Downtown | VOR | 108.60 | r113° / 4.6 NM |
| EMG · Elm Grove | VORTAC | 111.20 | r324° / 7 NM |
| EIC · Belcher | VORTAC | 117.40 | r148° / 17.8 NM |
Airport diagram
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Approaches
Minimums & Hot Spots
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- A++
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- LOW
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Other services
- Cargo
Ownership & management
Owner
USAF
BARKSDALE AFB, SHREVEPORT, LA
Manager
BASE COMMANDER
BARKSDALE AFB, SHREVEPORT, LA
318-456-3226
Remarks FAA
- RSTD: TRAN ACFT WITH ORDNANCE NOT AUTH.
- RSTD: TWYS E & E1 UNLGTD & USABLE FOR DAYLT VFR ONLY.
- BEARING STRENGTH RWY 15-33: ST175, AUW800
- A-GEAR - BAK-12B AVBL UPON REQ 1 HR PRIOR. W SIDE A-GEAR MRK PERM REMOVED. MP EVERY THIRD FRI FR 1200-1400Z++.
- JASU - 1(MA-1A) 7(A/M32A-86) 1(A/M32A-95) 1(A/M32A-60).
- FLUID - W SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX.
- OIL - O-132-133-148-156 JOAP.
- TRAN ALERT - NO PRIORITY BASIS. EXP SVC DELAYS OF 2 HR OR MORE. LTD FLEET SVC AVBL. POTABLE WATER UNAVBL.
- RSTD: 180 DEG TURNS FOR C135 AND HVY ACFT ARE AUTH IN THE FIRST 750 FT RWY 15 AND THE FIRST 1000 FT RWY 33.
- RSTD: PPR REQ NO MORE THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR, NLT 24 HR PRIOR TO ARR. PPR GOOD FOR +/- 15 MIN PPR TIME. COORD OF PPR OUTSIDE OF BLOCK TIME BY FONE IS RQR OR PPR NR WILL BE CONSIDERED CNL.
- TFC PAT - RECTANGULAR 1200 FT, OVERHEAD 1700 FT. VFR COPTER ENTER TFC PAT AT 700 FT FM E AND 1000 FT FM W. OVFT OF MUNITIONS STOR AREA E-NE OF FLD NOT AUTH.
- MISC: ACFT WITH DV CTC PTD OR COMD POST AT LEAST 20 MIN PRIOR TO ETA.
- RSTD: TRNG FOR TRAN AIRCREWS WILL NOT BE PERMS TO INTERFERE WITH LCL ACFT OPR. NON-AFGSC ACFT MAY BE SUBJECTED TO LESS THAN RQR QUANTITY-DISTANCE SEPARATION DUE MUNITIONS OPR. AIRCREWS SHOULD EXER APPROPRIATE RISK MANAGEMENT IN DETERMINING AFLD SUITABILITY. ALL TRAN AIRCREWS MUST RPT TO BASE OPS.
- CAUTION - LGT ACFT AND PRCHT OPS INVOF SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN 3.3 NM NW DUR FINAL APCH RWY 15 AND DEP RWY 33.
- SERVICE - TRAN ALERT: TRAN MAINT SVC HR 1400-0100Z++ MON-FRI; 1400-2400Z++ SAT-SUN; CLSD HOL.
- SERVICE-LGT: RWY 15 ALSF-1 NSTD CONFIGN - DIST FM THR LGT TO PRE-THR LGT IS 128 FT; PRE-THR LGT TO TERM BAR IS 128 FT.
- MISC: NSTD SPACING OF 150 FT BTN RWY 15 & 33 OVERRUN MRKS.
- ALL TRANS AIRCREWS MUST REPORT TO AIRFIELD OPS.
- RSTD: TWY C UNLGTD, OPEN TO ALL ACFT FOR DAYTIME OPS ONLY EXE FOR B-52.
- MISC: USAF AFLD MGMT PERS DO NOT DETERMINE/RPT A RWY COND CODE (RWYCC) NOR ISSUE FAA FORMATTED FLD COND NOTAM (FICON).
- MISC: AFLD OPS UNA TO ISSUE COMSEC AND HAS NO STORAGE CAPABILITY.
- OPR 1200Z-0630Z++MON-FRI 1400Z-2200Z++WKENDS; CLSD AFGSC FAMILY DAYS AND FED HOL.
- WX DSN 781-3136 OR C318-456-3136.
- ALT #'S 2707/0158.
- BAK-12(B) (1102').
- FIRST 1184 FT RWY 15 AND FIRST 1600 FT RWY 33 CONCRETE. MIDDLE 8972 FT ASPHALT WITH FIRST 3000 FT AT EACH END HAVING A 75 FT WIDE CONCRETE KEEL SFC IN CNTR AND THE MID 2972 FT HAVING A 50 FT CONCRETE KEEL SFC.
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