Arcadia-Bienville Parish Airport
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Arcadia-Bienville Parish Airport is a public-use airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
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 of Arcadia
Arcadia, Louisiana
Arcadia is a town in and the parish seat of Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,041 at the 2000 census....

, in Bienville Parish
Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Bienville Parish is a parish located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Arcadia and as of the 2000 census, the population is 15,752....

, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

, United States
United States
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. It is owned by the City of Arcadia.

Facilities and aircraft

Arcadia-Bienville Parish Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8.1 ha) at an elevation
Elevation
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 of 440 feet (134 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
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 designated 14/32 with an asphalt
Asphalt
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 surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending June 10, 2010, the airport had 9,300 general aviation
General aviation
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 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day. At that time there were five single-engine
Aircraft engine
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 aircraft based at this airport.

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