Caldwell Parish Airport
F86 · Columbia, Louisiana · Caldwell County · map
Caldwell Parish Airport is a public-use airport owned by Caldwell Parish Police Jury, 2 miles northeast of Columbia, Louisiana, 67 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,501 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Caldwell Parish Airport?
Its FAA code is F86.
Where is Caldwell Parish Airport?
It is 2 miles northeast of Columbia, Louisiana, 67 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Caldwell Parish Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,501 feet long, asphalt.
Does Caldwell Parish Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Caldwell Parish Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Caldwell Parish Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA F86
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Caldwell Parish Police Jury
- Elevation
- 67 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
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1964
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 81 ft high 1,580 ft from the end
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Monroe Regional (23 nm north), Jonesville Airport (32 nm south), Ruston Regional (36 nm northwest), Esler Regional (45 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Winnsboro Municipal (18 nm east), Monroe Regional (23 nm north), Jonesville Airport (32 nm south), Ruston Regional (36 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
- Birds in vicinity of AP.
- Runway end identifier lights runway 01/19 operates cons; activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency.
- Windsock out of service tempoly.
- Runway lights - out of service indef.
- 4 feet fence 197 feet from end of runway.
- Runway end identifier lights out of service approach end runway 01.
- Runway end identifier lights out of service approach end runway 19.
- Runway 19 PAPI - out of service
- Grass growing through cracks.
- Foreign objects and debris present on apron. Grass growing through cracks.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 Columbia from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Columbia, Louisiana: 2 piston singles, 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.
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 airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners.
- Jimmy Wayne Fordham private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monroe, LA (23 nm) · (318) 547-4109 · [email protected]
All 7 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.
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 Columbia 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 drones
- 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 3,733 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/F86.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.