Airports / Louisiana / ESF
Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport
KESF / ESFAlexandria, LouisianaELEV 112 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Alexandria International Airport (AEX).
Overview
Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport, listed as KESF / ESF, is a mid-sized airport in Alexandria, Louisiana. The field lies at an elevation of 112 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
ESF has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Alexandria International Airport (AEX, 14 nm), Polk Army Air Field (POE, 51 nm), and Beauregard Regional Airport (DRI, 63 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ESF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Camp Beauregard Army Field and Esler Army Airfield. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ESF, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KESF
IATA
ESF
FAA / Local
ESF
Elevation
112 ft
Coordinates
31.3943° N · 92.2941° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs LA fields
state range 2–330 ft
At 112 ft, ESF sits higher than 64% of the 22 Louisiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 14nmAEXAlexandria International AirportAlexandria
- 51nmPOEPolk Army Air FieldFort Polk
- 63nmDRIBeauregard Regional AirportDeRidder
- 68nmMLUMonroe Regional AirportMonroe
- 73nmLFTLafayette Regional AirportLafayette
- 78nmBTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge
Location
Open the full mapKESF · Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · Alexandria, LA
From the ramp
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