Bunkie Municipal
2R6 · Bunkie, Louisiana · Avoyelles County · map
Bunkie Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Bunkie, 2 miles south of Bunkie, Louisiana, 62 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,005 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Bunkie Municipal?
Its FAA code is 2R6.
Where is Bunkie Municipal?
It is 2 miles south of Bunkie, Louisiana, 62 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bunkie Municipal?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,005 feet long, asphalt.
Does Bunkie Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bunkie Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bunkie Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2R6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Bunkie
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,005 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 97 ft high 2,752 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.4 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: St. Landry Parish Airport (25 nm south), Allen Parish Airport (26 nm southwest), Esler Regional (26 nm north), Alexandria International (28 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Louisiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Airport predates the act.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 preset low intst dusk to dawn; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bunkie from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Bunkie, Louisiana: 6 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 13 training center evaluators, 4 aircrew program designees.
- Peyton Augustine Enloe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Lafayette, LA (47 nm) · (337) 739-4627 · [email protected]
All 27 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bunkie 10 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Bunkie Flying Service INC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,272 since 1982 · 188 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Louisiana 72 landing places
- Louisiana 3,735 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2R6.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.