Beauregard Regional (KDRI), Louisiana
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Beauregard Regional (KDRI) is a public-use, non-towered airport serving De Ridder, Louisiana, with two paved runways and on-field fuel including 100LL and Jet A. Business aviation activity is modest, consistent with its tier-2 profile, and the field sits within reach of MAKS AAF and several smaller municipal airports in the region. Customs clearance is not available on site, with the nearest option, KCWF, roughly 39 nautical miles away. Attendance follows a Monday-through-Friday daytime schedule, and pilots outside those hours should plan accordingly for services such as Jet A fueling.
Runways
Beauregard Regional has two paved runways. The longest, 18/36, is 5,494 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt and concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Beauregard Regional has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Beauregard Regional does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Chennault International (KCWF), 39 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Beauregard Regional recorded 207 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April and December. Business aviation traffic at KDRI is concentrated toward the later and earlier months of the year, with December, April, and February showing the highest monthly operations while June sees the lowest.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 25 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Beauregard Regional averages 25.1 days above 90°F in July and 9.0 freeze days in January. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 92.5°F, and January the coldest, at 60.9°F.
Weather station is 2.8 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Beauregard Regional has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on FSS frequency, contact MAKS Approach.
Communications: MAKS Approach via VOIP.
REIL runway 18 and MIRL runway 18/36 are preset to low intensity from dusk to dawn; to increase intensity, activate via CTAF.
Runway 18 markings are faded.
Runway 36 markings are faded.
Approach slope is 20:1 to the displaced threshold.
100LL is available 24 hours on a self-service basis with credit card. Jet A is available after hours and on holidays.
Contact the airport manager for designated ramp space for public use.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Beauregard Regional has five airfields within 34 NM. The closest is Maks Aaf (KPOE), 14.90 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KDRI
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.
$1,200.00 catering order at KDRI.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
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 fuel available at KDRI?
Beauregard Regional (KDRI) offers 100LL on a self-service basis around the clock, accessible by credit card. Jet A is also carried at the field, though it is only dispensed after hours and on holidays, implying a call-out rather than continuous staffing. Crews planning a Jet A uplift outside normal attendance hours should build in time for that arrangement. Standard staffed hours run Monday through Friday, 0800 to 1700.
What runways are available at Beauregard Regional?
Beauregard Regional (KDRI) has two paved runways: 18/36 at 5,494 feet by 100 feet, and 14/32 at 4,218 feet by 60 feet. Runway 18/36 has an asphalt-concrete surface, while 14/32 is asphalt. Markings on both ends of runway 18/36 are noted as faded in current airport remarks, which is worth factoring into low-visibility operations.
Does KDRI have on-field customs clearance?
KDRI does not have customs service on site. The nearest customs-equipped airport is KCWF, located approximately 38.66 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from outside the US should plan their clearance stop at that facility rather than at Beauregard Regional itself.
Is KDRI towered, and how are lighting and communications handled?
Beauregard Regional (KDRI) is a non-towered field. Runway 18 REIL and runway 18/36 MIRL are preset to low intensity from dusk to dawn, with pilots able to increase intensity via CTAF. For coordination or clearance delivery when FSS frequency cannot be raised, traffic is directed to contact MAKS Approach, which also handles communications by VOIP.