FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, FOR WIND INDICATOR CALL 337-623-4226. WIND INDICATOR OTS INDEFLY. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ FOR ROTG BCN CALL 337-623-4226. FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 337-623-4226. |
| Beacon: | white-green-yellow (heliport) |
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 |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, lighted, 40 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear | | |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF MELVILLE PO BOX 268 MELVILLE, LA 71353 Phone 337-623-4226 |
| Manager: | WILLIE C. HAYNES PO BOX 268 MELVILLE, LA 71353 Phone 337-623-4226 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 30/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HELIPAD MARKINGS FADED. |
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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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 17:52 | | 23:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:17 | | 00:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 02:56:52 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 20:56:52 |
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| METAR |
KHZR 14nm E | 140155Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM RA OVC020 13/11 A2989 RMK AO2 P0003 T01250111
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| TAF |
KBTR 32nm E | 132200Z 1322/1418 12009KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 1322/1324 6SM -RA FM140000 14012KT 4SM -RA OVC020 TEMPO 1404/1406 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN015CB FM140600 17010KT P6SM OVC008 TEMPO 1406/1408 -SHRA FM141000 21010KT 5SM -RA BR OVC011 FM141600 24004KT P6SM SKC
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KLFT 32nm SW | 131911Z 1319/1418 15012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 TEMPO 1320/1324 4SM -SHRA OVC025 FM140000 18010KT 4SM -SHRA OVC025 TEMPO 1400/1404 2SM -SHRA OVC008 FM140400 22005KT 2SM BR OVC008 FM141000 VRB03KT 1SM BR OVC003 FM141500 33005KT P6SM SCT050
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KARA 40nm S | 131918Z 1319/1418 15017G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 TEMPO 1320/1324 4SM -SHRA OVC025 FM140000 18010KT 4SM -SHRA OVC025 TEMPO 1400/1404 2SM -SHRA OVC008 FM140400 22005KT 2SM BR OVC008 FM141000 VRB03KT 1SM BR OVC003 FM141500 33005KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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