Transportation in Bastrop

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Morehouse Memorial Airport KBQP
Bastrop, Louisiana, USA (formerly 2F8)

Location

FAA Identifier: BQP
32-45-21.8860N / 091-52-50.0590W 32-45.364767N / 091-52.834317W 32.7560794 / -91.8805719 (estimated)
Elevation: 167 ft. / 50.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1990)
From city: “2 miles SE of BASTROP, LA”
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71220

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [337-460-2500]
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0715-1500
Pattern altitude: 1200 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
MONROE APPROACH: 126.9
MONROE DEPARTURE: 126.9 WX ASOS at MLU (17 nm SW):
PHONE 318-361-0684
APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (MONROE RCAG) WHEN MONROE APCH CTS CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial / distance VOR name Freq Var
MLUr026/16.4 MONROE VORTAC 117.2 03E

Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB Name Hdg / Dist Freq Var ID
BASTROP at field 329 03E BQP -... --.- .--.
HOLLY RIDGE 343/21.7 338 02E MRK -- .-. -.-
LAKE PROVIDENCE 260/35.1 278 03E BLE -... .-.. .
RUSTON 073/36.8 368 03E ROQ .-. --- --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16
Dimensions: 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
Surface: “asphalt, in good condition”
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 15500 lbs
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Latitude: 32-45.681850N
Longitude: 091-52.943783W
Elevation: 160.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: “161 magnetic, 164 true”
Markings: “nonprecision, in good condition”
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: “20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline” 20 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM RY END.

Runway 34
Latitude: 32-45.048967N
Longitude: 091-52.723917W
Elevation: 163.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: “341 magnetic, 344 true”
Markings: “nonprecision, in good condition”
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: “15 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear”

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BASTROP PO BOX 431 “BASTROP, LA 71221” Phone 318-283-3301
Manager: STEVE LITCHFIELD 6336 HOLLAND DRIVE “BASTROP, LA 71220” Phone 318-281-2018

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Aircraft operations: avg 83/day *
Single engine airplanes: 14
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 2
66% - local general aviation
33% - transient general aviation
<1% - military

Aeronautical Chart Info

http://skyvector.com/#26-28-3-3056-3079

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Railroads

Northeast Louisiana has a wealth of rail services, with six rail companies serving the Northeast Louisiana Region. With a central location to railroads, this excellent rail distribution system makes for an extremely easy nationwide access.

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Ports and Waterways

The Mississippi River provides water access from Louisiana to 31 states and two Canadian Provinces. You can also view a chart of the ports in Louisiana.

Greater Ouachita Port, located on the Ouachita River, has KCS rail spur, warehouses, side loaders and crane. Visit www.ouachitaterminals.com for more information.

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Trucking and Freight

Over 50 companies in the motor freight trucking industry serve the Northeast Louisiana region. The following is a partial list.

  • AAA Cooper Transportation
  • ABF Freight System, Inc.
  • Burke Trucking
  • Cedar Creek of Louisiana
  • Central Freight Lines, Inc
  • Central Transport
  • Charles Lockwood Trucking
  • Consolidated Lines
  • Con-Way Freight
  • CTL Transportation, LLC
  • Dashound Deliveries
  • FedEx Freight
  • Fleetwood Transportation
  • Franks Trucking Co
  • Harper Truck Line, Inc.
  • Hercules Transportation
  • Hook N-Book Express Services
  • J.D. Frost Trucking Co.
  • JW Smith Trucking
  • Jones Truck Lines
  • Lazerspot
  • Littleton Truck Lines, Inc.
  • Louisiana Crane & Trucking
  • Monroe Packaging
  • Monroe Warehouse Co.
  • Old Dominion Freight Line
  • Red Ball
  • Roadway Express
  • SAIA Motor Freight Line, Inc.
  • Southwest Express, Inc
  • Sprinter Transport, Inc.
  • Tidwell Trucking, Inc.
  • Transport USA Brokers
  • Transport, USA
  • Will Transport
  • Yellow Freight Lines

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What’s New

The City of Bastrop recently teamed up with the Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance to provide the local region with powerful tools that will enable the best presentation of assets suitable for economic development.

For more news, visit this page.

Upcoming Events

There is always something great happening in Bastrop. Community activities such as Music on Main Street, a concert series on courthouse grounds, and Witch Way to Main Street, an annual Halloween trick-or-treat event for youth sponsored by businesses lining the square in mid-town Bastrop, have breathed new life into the courthouse square.

Get in Touch

Got questions about Bastrop or Morehouse Parish? Get in touch with us today.

City of Bastrop
P.O. Box 431
202 East Jefferson Avenue
Bastrop, LA 71220
Telephone: (318) 283-3301
Fax: (318) 281-5783