John H Hooks JR Memorial
M79 · Rayville, Louisiana · Richland County · map
John H Hooks JR Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the City of Rayville, 1 mile northwest of Rayville, Louisiana, 83 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,998 feet of asphalt. It has about 30 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 18,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for John H Hooks JR Memorial?
Its FAA code is M79.
Where is John H Hooks JR Memorial?
It is 1 mile northwest of Rayville, Louisiana, 83 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at John H Hooks JR Memorial?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,998 feet long, asphalt.
Does John H Hooks JR Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to John H Hooks JR Memorial?
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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M79
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Rayville
- Elevation
- 83 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
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,998 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 83 ft high 2,006 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 291 ft, trees 27 ft high 465 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.9 | |
| Monroe and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.325 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Monroe Regional (14 nm west), Kelly-Dumas Airport (29 nm northeast), Vicksburg Tallulah Regional (39 nm east), Ruston Regional (41 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Monroe Regional (14 nm west), Morehouse Memorial (17 nm north), Winnsboro Municipal (20 nm south), Kelly-Dumas Airport (29 nm northeast).
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
- PRE-DATES the act.
- Road 367 feet and railroad track 467 feet from approach end runway 36.
- Dusk to dawn. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36, runway end identifier lights runways 18 and 36 preset low intst dusk to dawn; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Approach slp 12:1 to displaced thld.
- Runway 18/36 40-80 feet trees west side of runway penetrate transition slope.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 23 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 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 18,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,000 |
| general aviation, local | 12,000 |
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 Rayville from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Rayville, Louisiana: 13 piston singles, 6 turboprops, 3 drones, 2 piston twins. 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 airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners.
- Jimmy Wayne Fordham private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monroe, LA (14 nm) · (318) 547-4109 · [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.
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, 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 Rayville 24 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 6 turboprops, 3 drones
- Evergreen Flying Service INC 4 aircraft in town
- Delta Kilo Mike LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Boyds Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Adams Flying Service INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 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 3,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M79.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 26, 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.