# F L Braughton Airport (LA40)

**F L Braughton Airport** (FAA: LA40) is a small airport in Vidalia, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Jan 1999. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,300 ft (1,006 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/la40

## At a glance

- FAA: LA40
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Vidalia, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Jan 1999
- Elevation: 50 ft / 15 m
- Coordinates: 31.3384, -91.5933
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,300 ft / 1,006 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35255387
- Weather station: K0R4
- Ident: LA40

## Timeline

- Jan 1999: F L Braughton Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |
| N/S | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | =13,435 of 29,858 | =5,554 in North America | =4,661 in US |
| Elevation | 50 ft / 15 m | =39,196 of 43,403 | =17,762 in North America | =14,683 in US |
| Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | =8,642 in North America | =8,524 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [0R4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k0r4.md) Concordia Parish Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [US-7530](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7530.md) Jonesville Lock Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [US-5502](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5502.md) Ferriday Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [US-8016](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8016.md) Don's Flying Service Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [US-7531](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7531.md) Louisiana Delta Plantation Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [MS57](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ms57.md) Fred Netterville Lumber Company / Wilkinson Community Airport · 22 mi / 36 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/la40/data