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Concordia Parish Airport OR4
Vidalia, Louisiana, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 AUGUST 2007

Location

FAA Identifier: 0R4
Lat/Long: 31-33-43.1800N / 091-30-23.2900W 31-33.719667N / 091-30.388167W 31.5619944 / -91.5064694 (estimated)
Elevation: 54 ft. / 16 m (estimated)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: “4 miles W of VIDALIA, LA”
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71373

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [337-460-2500]
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 14 - 122.9.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8 WX AWOS-3 at HEZ (11 nm E): 124.675 (601-446-8022

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial / distance VOR name Freq Var
HEZr249/11.1 NATCHEZ VOR/DME 110 03E
232/13.3 NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY 338 04E

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32
Dimensions: 3700 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m
Surface: “asphalt, in good condition”
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 12000 lbs
Runway edge lights: medium intensity PCL OTS INDEFLY. MIRL SET ON MED INTST.

RUNWAY 14
Gradient: 0
Traffic pattern: left
Markings: “basic, in good condition”
Visual slope indicator: 2-box SAVASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: “60 ft. trees, 2300 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear” “60 ft. pline, marked, 2000 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear”

RUNWAY 32
Gradient: 0
Traffic pattern: left
Obstructions: “60 ft. pline, marked, 2000 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear”

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:
Publicly-owned
Owner: CONCORDIA PARISH POLICE JURY “4001 CARTER ST, P. O. BOX 638” “VIDALIA, LA 71373” Phone 318-336-7151
Manager: CARL D. SAYERS P. O. BOX 638 “VIDALIA, LA 71373” Phone 318-442-1601

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day† *
Single engine airplanes: 14
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 February 2007

Additional Remarks

400’ TWR LCTD 2 MILES NORTH OF RWY 14/32. RY 14/32 75 FT TREES EAST OF RY PENETRATE TRANSITION SLOPE. “CONST ACTIVITY ALONG NORTHERN PARKING APRON, EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING.”

Aeronautical Chart Info

http://skyvector.com/#26-33-3-4722-599

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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 Vidalia 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.

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Get in Touch

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Town of Vidalia
101 North Spruce Street
Vidalia, LA 71373
Telephone: (318) 336-5206