John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport
M79 · Rayville, LA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 08:29 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:57 AM | 10:57Z |
| Sunrise | 06:23 AM | 11:23Z |
| Sunset | 08:03 PM | 01:03Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:29 PM | 01:29Z |
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Runways
RWY 18LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 180° mag · 182° true
- Dimensions
- 3,998 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 000°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 18
- Threshold elev
- 82 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 83 ft, 2,006 ft from threshold — 21:1 slope to clear
- Threshold crossing height
- 50 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 83 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,200 ft | |
| 18/36 | 3,998 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Departure & arrival
“Monroe”Also
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 |
|---|---|
| 346.25 | MONROE RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
MLU 117.20
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLU · Monroe | VORTAC | 117.20 · 119X | Low | r095° / 13.5 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- M79
- Coordinates
- 32.4856, -91.7724
- Elevation
- 83 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- Sectional chart
- MEMPHIS
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- FORT WORTH (ZFW)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DE RIDDER · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- DRI
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1950/09
- Distance from city
- 1 NW
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 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
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Other services
- Agricultural, Instruction
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 7 notes
General
- ROAD 367 FT & RR TRACK 467 FT FM APCH END RY 36.
- RY 18/36 40-80 FT TREES WEST SIDE OF RY PENETRATE TRANSITION SLOPE.
- FOR CD CTC MONROE APCH AT 318-327-5641, IF UNAVBL, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
- CTC APRT MGR FOR DSGND RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE.
Lighting
- DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Obstructions
- APCH SLP 12:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
Attendance
- FOR SVCS AFT HRS CALL 318-235-3177.
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About M79
John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport (M79) is an airport in Rayville, LA, at 83 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 3,998 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for M79, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does M79 have a control tower?
No. John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at M79?
John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport has 2 runways; the longest is 3,998 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is M79?
John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport is in Rayville, LA, at an elevation of 83 ft MSL. Coordinates: 32.4856, -91.7724.
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