# Swamp Smith Airport (34LA)

**Swamp Smith Airport** (FAA: 34LA) is a small airport in DeRidder, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Jun 1981. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/34la

## At a glance

- FAA: 34LA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: DeRidder, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Jun 1981
- Elevation: 180 ft / 55 m
- Coordinates: 30.7722, -93.2715
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35308576
- Weather station: KDRI
- Ident: 34LA

## Timeline

- Jun 1981: Swamp Smith Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 180 ft / 55 m | =34,439 of 43,403 | =15,715 in North America | =13,222 in US |
| Age | Opened 1981 | =8,229 of 15,079 | =6,171 in North America | =6,066 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/34la/data