Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP), Louisiana
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP) is a low-traffic general aviation field in Bastrop, Louisiana, with a single paved runway. Business aviation activity is modest, and the airport is unattended outside weekday business hours.
Runways
Morehouse Memorial Airport has one paved runway, 16/34, 4,002 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Morehouse Memorial Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 7:15am to 3pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Morehouse Memorial Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International (KJAN), 95 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Morehouse Memorial Airport recorded 77 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at KBQP is concentrated in the October-December period, based on 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 15 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Morehouse Memorial Airport averages 23.4 days above 90°F in July and 16.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 90.6°F, and January the coldest, at 53.8°F.
Weather station is 2.3 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Morehouse Memorial Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Monroe Approach; if unavailable, contact Fort Worth ARTCC.
Lighting operates dusk to dawn. REIL is installed on runways 16 and 34; MIRL on runway 16/34 is preset to low intensity dusk to dawn and can be increased in intensity via CTAF activation.
Runway markings are in poor condition due to fading and mold growth.
Runway markings show cracking, fading, and mold growth.
Deer are present on and in the vicinity of the runway.
Self-serve fuel is available 24 hours a day with a credit card.
The PAPI is out of service indefinitely.
Contact the airport manager for designated ramp space for public use.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Morehouse Memorial Airport has five airfields within 46 NM. The closest is Monroe Regional (KMLU), 16.71 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KBQP
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Frequently asked questions
What fuel is available at KBQP?
Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP) offers 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. Self-serve fuel is available 24 hours with a credit card, though staffed attendance runs weekdays from 0715 to 1500 local.
Is there a working PAPI at KBQP?
No. The PAPI at Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP) is out of service indefinitely, so pilots flying visual approaches should not rely on vertical guidance from that system. REIL and MIRL lighting remain available on runway 16/34 dusk to dawn.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KBQP?
The nearest customs airport to Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP) is KJAN, located about 95 nautical miles away. KBQP itself has no onsite customs processing, so international arrivals must clear at KJAN or another designated port.