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).
Weather right now KRSN · observed 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC), 20 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 89°F (32°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRSN 062015Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 32/15 A2991 RMK AO2 T03170145 $
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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
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.