False River Regional Airport


False River Regional Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of New Roads, a city in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The airport is owned by New Roads and Pointe Coupee Parish. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.

Facilities and aircraft

False River Regional Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 40 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,003 by 75 feet.
The airport has a terminal building, three corporate hangars, six T-hangars, and two privately owned hangars. An additional seven T-hangars are under construction. The services and facilities include: flight training, airport management, aircraft parking, flight planning, computerized weather, a pilots lounge, restrooms, ground transportation, and rental cars.
For the 12-month period ending January 28, 2009, the airport had 50,125 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day: 99.8% general aviation and 0.2% military. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 8% helicopter and 4% glider.