Haynesville Airport was 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 in Claiborne Parish

Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Claiborne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Homer and as of 2000, the population is 16,851.-History:The parish is named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne....

, 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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. The airport was owned by City of Haynesville

Haynesville, Louisiana

Haynesville is a town in northern Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States, located just south of the Arkansas border. The population was 2,679 at the 2000 census....

 and located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of its central business district

Central business district

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.

Facilities

Haynesville Airport covered an area of 40 acres (16.2 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 348 feet (106 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 designated 17/35 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).

External links

• Aerial photo as of 17 January 1998 from USGS The National Map