FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7LS3 |
| Lat/Long: | 29-41-35.7500N / 091-05-55.3610W
29-41.595833N / 091-05.922683W
29.6932639 / -91.0987114
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5 ft. / 2 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of AMELIA, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70380 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PTN (13 nm W): | 134.575 (985-395-6735) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TBDr275/14.2 | | TIBBY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02E |
| RQRr226/35.5 | | RESERVE VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PATTERSON | | 095/12.5 | | 245 | | 01E | | PTN | .--. - -. |
Heliport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 1700 x 1000 ft. / 518 x 305 m |
| Surface: | concrete/turf |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS
2001 SE EVANGELINE THRUWAY
LAFAYETTE, LA 70508
Phone 337-235-2453 |
| Manager: | PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS
4008 LAKE PALOURDE RD
MORGAN CITY, LA 70380
Phone 985-631-2131 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Helicopters: | | 24 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7LS3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTN - Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (13 nm W)
L83 - Thibodaux Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KHUM - Houma-Terrebonne Airport (24 nm E)
L38 - Louisiana Regional Airport (30 nm N)
1L0 - St John the Baptist Parish Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Larry Getchell
Taken early February 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 13:07:55 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Sep-2008 08:07:55 |
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| METAR |
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| K7R3 | 070957Z 00000KT 7SM SKC 21/20 A2999
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KPTN
11nm W | 071255Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM OVC042 22/22 A3005 RMK AO1
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KARA
46nm NW | 071123Z 071212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 TEMPO 1214 5SM BR FM1400 08007KT P6SM SCT035 FM0600 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT030
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KMSY
48nm NE | 071120Z 071212 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT015 BKN035 FM1400 04005KT P6SM SCT035 FM1900 07007KT P6SM SCT035 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1000 00000KT 6SM BR SCT020
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