Natchitoches Regional
IER · KIER · Natchitoches, Louisiana · Natchitoches County · map
Natchitoches Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Natchitoches, 2 miles south of Natchitoches, Louisiana, 121 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,003 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 40 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 11,915 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Natchitoches Regional?
Its FAA code is IER, and its ICAO code is KIER.
Where is Natchitoches Regional?
It is 2 miles south of Natchitoches, Louisiana, 121 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Natchitoches Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 5,003 feet long.
Does Natchitoches Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Natchitoches Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Natchitoches Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 4 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 IER · ICAO KIER
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Natchitoches
- Elevation
- 121 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, dawn to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,003 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 4,000 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 82 ft high 3,600 ft from the end
- Runway 35: LOCALIZER, PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), trees 106 ft high 3,612 ft from the end
- Runway 07: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 98 ft high 2,049 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 82 ft high 2,091 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.4 | |
| Ier and aWOS-3 | 119.025 | |
| Apt Remark 1 With Gco Freq | 135.075 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 318-352-1575.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Leesville Airport (36 nm south), Alexandria International (37 nm southeast), C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (40 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
- Gco available on frequency 135.075 through maks approach - 4 clicks; and Flight Service - 6 clicks.
- Odals runway 35; runway end identifier lights runway 07 and runway 17 preset low intst continuously, to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 and runway 7/25 preset low intst dusk to dawn, to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency
- Fuel available 24/7 with CC.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 31 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 11,915, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 5,690 |
| general aviation, local | 5,850 |
| military | 175 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Natchitoches from the FAA register
35 aircraft are registered to owners in Natchitoches, Louisiana: 22 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 1 gyroplane, 1 business jet, 1 balloon. 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 type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Michael Paul Jackson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Crossroads Aviation · Leesville, LA (36 nm) · (337) 718-1157 · [email protected]
All 6 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Natchitoches 35 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 1 gyroplanes
- Air Data Solutions LLC 12 aircraft in town
- Sair LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- 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 3,730 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IER.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 22, 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.