# Tensas Flying Service Airport (LA53)

**Tensas Flying Service Airport** (FAA: LA53) is a small airport in Newellton, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Oct 2009. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/la53

## At a glance

- FAA: LA53
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Newellton, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Oct 2009
- Elevation: 96 ft / 29 m
- Coordinates: 31.9786, -91.2645
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35310291
- Weather station: KHEZ
- Ident: LA53

## Timeline

- Oct 2009: Tensas Flying Service Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 80 ft / 24 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 | 96 ft / 29 m | =37,070 of 43,403 | =16,812 in North America | =14,040 in US |
| Age | Opened 2009 | =12,628 of 15,079 | =10,069 in North America | =9,932 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [L33](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl33.md) Tensas Parish Airport · 1.4 mi / 2.3 km
- [LS83](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ls83.md) Delta Dusters Airport · 5.8 mi / 9.3 km
- [US-0106](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0106.md) Berryhill Farms Airport · 7.7 mi / 12 km
- [MS28](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ms28.md) Alcorn State University Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [US-7977](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7977.md) Mound Bayou Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [68LS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/68ls.md) Myrtle Grove Airport · 13 mi / 21 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/la53/data