FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L38 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-10-21.8000N / 090-56-26.2000W 30-10.363333N / 090-56.436667W 30.1727222 / -90.9406111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 14 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of GONZALES, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70737 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1992 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 FOR ARPT ATTENDANT OTHER TIMES CALL 225-717-2077. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RYS 17 & 35 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 121.175 (225-644-4014) |
| BATON ROUGE APPROACH: | 126.5 |
| BATON ROUGE DEPARTURE: | 126.5 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 126.35/338.25 (LAFAYETTE RCAG) WHEN BATON ROUGE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RQRr284/19.0 | | RESERVE VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| BTRr130/26.2 | | BATON ROUGE VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 06E |
| TBDr347/31.1 | | TIBBY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02E |
| HMUr232/(34.2) | | HAMMOND VOR | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PATTERSON | | 036/34.3 | | 245 | | 01E | | PTN | .--. - -. |
| NEW ROADS | | 130/39.6 | | 356 | | 04E | | FWX | ..-. .-- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL AVBL SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3998 x 99 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-10.690147N | | 30-10.037937N |
| Longitude: | 090-56.493847W | | 090-56.381095W |
| Elevation: | 12.5 ft. | | 13.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 171 true | | 349 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ASCENSION-ST JAMES ARPT & 6255 AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL BLVD GONZALES, LA 70737 Phone 225-644-1959 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | JANET GONZALES 6255 AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL BLVD GONZALES, LA 70737 Phone 225-644-1959 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 102 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 90 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 194/day * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 October 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU BTR APCH CTL & DRI AFSS. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (200KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (176KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1L0 - St John the Baptist Parish Airport (19 nm E)
KBTR - Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Ryan Field (24 nm NW)
L83 - Thibodaux Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KPTN - Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (35 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 03-Mar-2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 18:31 | | 23:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:55 | | 23:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:54:38 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:54:38 |
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| METAR |
| KL38 | 161435Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC050 25/22 A2999 RMK AO2 T02470216
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| TAF |
KBTR 24nm NW | 161126Z 1612/1712 05003KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM161800 21008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1622/1702 5SM -RA BKN015 FM170200 28004KT 5SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC030
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| NOTAMs |
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