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Shreveport Downtown Airport (KDTN) is a busy general-aviation reliever field sitting just north of the downtown business district in Shreveport, Louisiana, within easy reach of the city centre than the larger Shreveport Regional Airport. Owned by the Shreveport Airport Authority, it offers two hard-surfaced runways, an ILS approach, and a long history stretching back to the earliest days of commercial aviation in the region. For the VFR pilot it is a convenient, well-equipped alternative to the regional field, with a strong general-aviation and flight-training presence.
Shreveport Downtown Airport is a public-use general aviation and reliever airport owned by the Shreveport Airport Authority, located in the Caddo Parish portion of Shreveport, Louisiana, close to the downtown business district. It is smaller and more centrally placed than Shreveport Regional Airport, making it a popular base for private and training flights, and it is described by its operator as the largest general aviation airport in Louisiana by based aircraft.
The airfield lies in Caddo Parish, Shreveport, only a few minutes' flying time from the downtown business district, and is positioned closer to the city centre than Shreveport Regional Airport, the area's larger commercial field. No specific controlled airspace class is detailed in the available material, but pilots should expect proximity to Shreveport Regional's airspace given the short distance between the two fields.
Shreveport Downtown has two paved runway pairs. Runway 14/32 is 5,017 feet long, hard-surfaced and lit, with an ILS approach serving runway 14. Runway 5/23 is also hard-surfaced and lit, recorded at 2,963 feet from the 05 threshold and 3,193 feet from the 23 threshold, the difference likely reflecting a displaced threshold or differing declared distances between the two ends.
Radio services at KDTN include Approach/Departure on 119.9 MHz, an ASOS on 118.525 MHz, Clearance Delivery on 120.75 MHz, a combined CTAF/Tower frequency on 120.225 MHz, Ground on 121.65 MHz, a Radio frequency on 122.6 MHz, and UNICOM on 122.95 MHz. Runway 14 is served by an ILS approach.
Specific circuit heights, joining instructions and noise-abatement procedures are not detailed in the available material. The shared CTAF and Tower frequency of 120.225 MHz suggests the field may operate with part-time air traffic control, with pilots reverting to standard CTAF self-announce procedures outside tower hours.
The airfield sits only a few minutes' flying time from downtown Shreveport's business district, which serves as a useful visual reference for pilots inbound from the south or east. No published visual reporting points are given in the available material.
Flights began from the Downtown Airport site in 1929 with Delta Air Lines, and construction of the original terminal started in 1930 on ground just north of Shreveport's downtown district, with official dedication on 30 June 1931. In 1952 the city opened a new airport, later named Shreveport Regional Airport, and commercial air carrier flights transferred there, leaving the Downtown Airport as a general aviation and reliever field. Development continued through the 1960s, including a parallel taxiway to Runway 14/32 built in November 1968, construction of a T-hangar taxiway, and replacement of the runway's medium-intensity lighting with high-intensity lighting. A new terminal building was dedicated and opened in July 1971. The airport, along with the wider Shreveport economy, experienced a decline in traffic through the 1980s and into the mid-1990s as the regional recession led operators to sell aircraft and costs rose.
Shreveport Downtown Airport is described by its operator as the largest general aviation airport in Louisiana, with several hundred aircraft based on the field. Southern University operates an Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic School at the airport, providing aircraft mechanic certification, and Tubreaux Aviation serves as the airport's fixed base operator and flight school. No simulator scenery availability is mentioned in the available material.
