# Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (ESF / KESF)

**Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport** (IATA: ESF, ICAO: KESF) is a medium airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Jan 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,998 ft (1,828 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kesf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ESF / KESF
- FAA: ESF
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Jan 1941
- Elevation: 112 ft / 34 m
- Coordinates: 31.3943, -92.2941
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,998 ft / 1,828 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.alexandria-louisiana.com/esler-field-louisiana.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esler_Airfield (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398357
- Weather station: KESF
- Ident: KESF

## Timeline

- Jan 1941: Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 5,998 ft / 1,828 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 091° / 271° | yes |
| 14/32 | 5,600 ft / 1,707 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,998 ft / 1,828 m | =4,715 of 29,858 | =1,394 in North America | =1,094 in US |
| Elevation | 112 ft / 34 m | =36,442 of 43,403 | =16,532 in North America | =13,845 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | POLK APP/DEP | 132.050 |
| CTAF | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |
| MISC | ARNG OPS | 141.450 |
| RDO | DE RIDDER RDO | 122.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [AEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaex.md) Alexandria International Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [POE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpoe.md) Polk Army Air Field · 58 mi / 94 km
- [DRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdri.md) Beauregard Regional Airport · 73 mi / 118 km
- [MLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlu.md) Monroe Regional Airport · 79 mi / 126 km
- [LFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft.md) Lafayette Regional Airport · 84 mi / 135 km
- [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · 90 mi / 145 km

## 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/kesf/data