FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7L9 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-41-39.6100N / 091-44-46.9100W 30-41.660167N / 091-44.781833W 30.6943361 / -91.7463639 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 30 ft. / 9 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1995) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 71353 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1995 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 337-623-4226. |
Heliport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BTRr292/26.5 | | BATON ROUGE VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 06E |
| LFTr020/32.6 | | LAFAYETTE VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NEW ROADS | | 281/13.8 | | 356 | | 04E | | FWX | ..-. .-- -..- |
| ST LANDRY | | 079/18.3 | | 335 | | 04E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
| BUNKIE | | 109/27.2 | | 397 | | 03E | | BWK | -... .-- -.- |
| MARKSVILLE | | 143/29.3 | | 347 | | 02E | | MKV | -- -.- ...- |
| DURALDE | | 075/37.1 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 30 ft. / 12 x 9 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF MELVILLE PO BOX 268 MELVILLE, LA 71353 Phone 318-623-4226 |
| Manager: | MS. PAM CANNATELLA PO BOX 268 MELVILLE, LA 71353 Phone 337-623-4226 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7L9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHZR - False River Regional Airport (14 nm E)
KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field (20 nm SW)
KMKV - Marksville Municipal Airport (29 nm NW)
2R6 - Bunkie Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 22:56:22 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 16:56:22 |
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| METAR |
KBTR 32nm E | 082153Z 08008KT 10SM FEW030 BKN130 OVC250 21/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02110167
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KLFT 32nm SW | 082153Z 06006KT 10SM FEW029 SCT037 21/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02110172
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KARA 40nm S | 082153Z 08011G19KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02110172
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K0R3 47nm S | 118.875
082220Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3003 RMK AO2
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KACP 49nm W | 082220Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KBTR 32nm E | 081749Z 0818/0918 08008KT P6SM BKN150 OVC250 FM090200 07008KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150 FM091000 06013KT 5SM RA BKN015 OVC050 FM091500 05015G25KT 3SM RA BKN005 OVC015
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KLFT 32nm SW | 081738Z 0818/0918 09008KT P6SM OVC200 FM082100 08010KT P6SM FEW040 OVC120 FM090600 07012KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM090900 06013KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0910/0913 4SM -RA FM091300 04015G22KT 5SM -RA OVC020 TEMPO 0913/0917 3SM SHRA OVC012
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KARA 40nm S | 081738Z 0818/0918 08010KT P6SM OVC200 FM082100 08010KT P6SM FEW040 OVC120 FM090600 07012KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM090900 06013KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0910/0913 4SM -RA FM091300 04015G22KT 5SM -RA OVC020 TEMPO 0913/0917 3SM SHRA OVC012
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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