Saint Tammany Regional (L31), Louisiana
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
St Tammany Regional (L31) is a non-towered public airport in Covington, Louisiana, serving primarily business aviation traffic at low annual volume. The field has a single asphalt runway and no on-site customs, with clearance available through KNEW roughly 24 nautical miles away.
Runways
Saint Tammany Regional has one paved runway, 18/36, 3,004 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Saint Tammany Regional has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 3pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Saint Tammany Regional does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Lakefront (KNEW), 24 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Saint Tammany Regional recorded 100 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in February. Business aviation traffic at L31 is heaviest in February, with additional peaks in March and July, and drops well below that level in the intervening months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month February, 19 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 3.2 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Saint Tammany Regional has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact New Orleans Approach.
Runway lighting operates dusk to dawn. MIRL on runway 18/36 is preset to medium intensity.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours a day by credit card.
Parachute jumping and skydiving activity occurs on weekends.
Contact the airport manager for designated ramp space for public use.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Saint Tammany Regional has five airfields within 25 NM. The closest is Slidell (KASD), 10.53 NM southeast.
Part of the New Orleans area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at L31
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at L31.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at St Tammany Regional (L31)?
No. St Tammany Regional carries only 100LL, dispensed through a self-service pump available 24 hours with credit card. Operators needing Jet A should plan a fuel stop elsewhere before or after using this field.
Does L31 have customs clearance on site?
St Tammany Regional (L31) has no on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is KNEW, located about 24.26 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must route through that airport first.
What runway length is available at St Tammany Regional Airport?
L31 has one paved runway, 18/36, measuring 3,004 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving St Tammany Regional, and it is unlighted beyond dusk-to-dawn medium-intensity preset lighting.