METAR & TAF 5R8
Current METAR
Observed 23:35Z
K5R8 272335Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM SCT024 27/21 A2991 RMK AO2 T02710208
- Wind
- 160° @ 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 27°C / 21°C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Clouds
- SCT
- Density alt
- 1,555 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- HOUSTON
- ARTCC
- ZHU · HOUSTON
- NOTAM facility
- 5R8 (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- KYLE RAINWATER
- Phone
- 337-660-3488
- Address
- PO BOX 968, DE QUINCY LA 70633
Flight service · Hours
- FSS DRI
- DE RIDDER1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-THURS · 0700-1600
- FRI · 0700-1100
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 16
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 59', tree, 1468' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 21 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 43', trees, 1573' from thr, 280' R of cntrln, slope 31 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Minor
- Power plant repair
- Minor
- Other services
- AGRI
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- For clearance delivery contact Lake Charles Approach at 337-480-3103. When Approach is closed contact Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.Show FAA
- Courtesy car and pilots lounge are available.Show FAA
- Contact airport manager for designated ramp space for public use.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Medium intensity runway lights on runway 16/34 and runway end identifier lights on runways 16 and 34 are preset to low intensity from dusk to dawn. To increase intensity activate on CTAF.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LLSelf service fuel with credit card is available.Show FAA
Other notes
- Emergency airframe repair is available. Call airport manager for details.Show FAA
- Emergency power plant repair is available. Call airport manager for details.Show FAA
- You must provide rope and caulks.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 5R8
Answer card- ICAO
- 5R8
- Name
- DE QUINCY INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK
- Location
- DE QUINCY, LOUISIANA
- Elevation
- 82.8 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,082.8 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 16/34 · 4,997 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 2°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 160° at 7 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 16
De Quincy Industrial Airpark sits in DeQuincy, Louisiana. Field elevation is 82.8 ft MSL. The airport has one asphalt runway, 16/34, at 4,997 ft. It is an untowered field. Pattern altitude is not published, so use 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless local guidance says otherwise.
No ILS approaches are published here. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. Lake Charles Approach handles clearance delivery and approach or departure services on 119.35 and 282.3. If Approach is closed, contact Houston ARTCC for clearance delivery. The field has medium intensity runway lights on 16/34. The runway end identifier lights on 16 and 34 are preset to low intensity from dusk to dawn. Use CTAF to increase lighting intensity.
The on-field FBO is DeQuincy Industrial Airpark. It carries AVGAS 100LL. Self-serve fuel with credit card is available. The published remarks also note that you must provide rope and caulks. A courtesy car and pilots lounge are available. Contact the airport manager for designated ramp space for public use. For a first visit, plan ahead for ramp handling and lighting setup. This is a small untowered field with a single runway, so standard self-announce discipline matters.