About Yellow Bayou Airport
Yellow Bayou Airport is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving Simmesport, Louisiana. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier US-6597. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 30.9598° N, 91.8464° W, with a published field elevation of 42 feet above mean sea level.
"Yellow Bayou Airport" is one of 371 public-use airports in Louisiana, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Yellow Bayou Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Simmesport, Louisiana (LA) |
| City and state (page) | Simmesport, LA |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | US-6597 |
| IATA code | Not assigned |
| ICAO code | Not assigned |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 30.9598° N, 91.8464° W |
| Field elevation | 42 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
Nearby airports
If Yellow Bayou Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD Flyers Airport | Simmesport | LA | 22LA / - |
small_airport |
| Wilkes Flying Service Airport | Simmesport | LA | US-6571 / - |
small_airport |
| M&J Flying Services Airport | Plaucheville | LA | US-6268 / - |
small_airport |
| Cloverleaf Airport | Plaucheville | LA | US-6270 / - |
small_airport |
| Dufour Airport | Plaucheville | LA | US-6269 / - |
small_airport |
| Moncrief Plantation Airport | Plaucheville | LA | US-6267 / - |
small_airport |