Maks Army Airfield
POE · KPOE · Fort Polk, Louisiana · Vernon County · map
Maks Army Airfield is a private airport owned by the U.S.Army, 7 miles southeast of Fort Polk, Louisiana, 330 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,107 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KPOE · observed 3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC), good until Wed 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC) to: wind from the northeast at 9 knots, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 13,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC) to: wind from the northeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
- Changing between Tue 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC) to: wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- Changing between Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) to: wind from the northeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPOE 062055Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM OVC080 31/20 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03080201 57021
TAF KPOE 061500Z 0615/0721 04006KT 9999 FEW020 FEW120 QNH3000INS BECMG 0618/0619 04009KT 9999 SCT040 SCT130 QNH2994INS BECMG 0621/0622 04009KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2991INS BECMG 0703/0704 02006KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2995INS BECMG 0716/0717 05009KT 9999 BKN060 QNH2996INS TX30/0620Z TN21/0711Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA POE · ICAO KPOE
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- U.S.Army
- Elevation
- 330 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with approach control · 1300-0500z++ daily
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 1:00 pm to 0500z++; weekends, 1:00 pm to 2100z++
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,107 × 100 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 194 ft
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.0 | Maks |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Poe and automated weather (ASOS) | 134.85 | Maks |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.8 | Maks |
| Approach and departure · Flt and flw | 123.7 | Maks |
| Approach and departure | 125.4 | Alexandria |
| Approach and departure | 132.05 | |
| Operations Poe operations | 118.575 | Maks |
| Pilot-to-weather (military) and metro | 134.1 | Maks |
| Range and ctl | 143.2 | Maks |
Aircraft registered in Fort Polk from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Polk, Louisiana: 1 piston single. 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 · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Pre dates act.
- Traffic pattern: all pattern west of field. F/west traffic 1800' R/west traffic 1200'.
- Closed federal holidays.
- 4' side fences 200' from centerline both runway ends.
- Misc: surface visibility obsn blocked NW-SE by hills, building and trees.
- SERVICE-FUEL: a++.
- Oil: O-156.
- Service tran alert: ltd service.
- Misc: S-VFR daylight 500-1, night unaided/nvd 500-2.
- See flip AP/1 supplementary airport information.
- Afld mgmt operates 1300-1500Z++ MON-FRI, closed holidays.
- C130 parking ltd to 2 aircraft. C130 may lnd only when parking is available
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.