Ruston Regional
RSN · KRSN · Ruston, Louisiana · Lincoln County · map
Ruston Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Ruston, 3 miles east of Ruston, Louisiana, 317 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 6,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 32 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 86,300 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Ruston Regional?
Its FAA code is RSN, and its ICAO code is KRSN.
Where is Ruston Regional?
It is 3 miles east of Ruston, Louisiana, 317 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ruston Regional?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 6,002 feet long, asphalt.
Does Ruston Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ruston Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Ruston Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: University of la System DBA. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ruston Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 5 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 Ruston Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RSN · ICAO KRSN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Ruston
- Elevation
- 317 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,000 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1994
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,002 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 60 ft high 2,383 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Clearance delivery | 118.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.9 | |
| Rsn and aWOS-3PT | 119.525 | |
| Ruston and rco | 122.3 | Ruston |
| Monroe and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.325 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 318-242-0062.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Monroe Regional (28 nm east), Minden Airport (37 nm west), South Arkansas Regional AT Goodwin Field (44 nm north).
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
- Provided all conditions listed in the 2/10/94 ltr are adhered to.
- Runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - preset low intst dusk to dawn; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Director of public works
- Numerous training aircraft in vicinity.
- Men and equipment operating near the runway MARCH-OCTOBER
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
- Looking…
Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 | 26 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 3 |
| 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 86,300, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,200 |
| general aviation, local | 80,000 |
| military | 100 |
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 Ruston from the FAA register
40 aircraft are registered to owners in Ruston, Louisiana: 33 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- University of la System DBA 11 aircraft · Ruston The University of Louisiana System is a public higher education system serving more than 76,000 students across eight institutions in Louisiana, offering academic programs from associate degrees to doctoral research.
Charter operators and airlines based in Ruston:
- Eds Flight Company, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Jimmy Wayne Fordham private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monroe, LA (28 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.
- 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 · 8 since 1982, 2 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 Ruston 40 aircraft · 33 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 business jets
- University of la System DBA 11 aircraft in town
- Pafford Air of Mississippi LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Lasalle Management Company LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Arklamiss Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Eds Flight Company, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- University of la System DBA 11 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 2 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/RSN.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.