Detel Airport
LA50 · Hessmer, Louisiana · Avoyelles County · map
Detel Airport is a private airport, 1 mile ene of Hessmer, Louisiana, 63 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 2,200 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LA50
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2014
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,200 × 75 ft | Grass |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Aircraft registered in Hessmer from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Hessmer, Louisiana: 3 piston singles. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided all operations are conducted in VFR weather conditions. The landing area is limited to private use.
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 5, 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.