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L38 Louisiana Regional Airport
Gonzales, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
OTHER TIMES CALL 225-647-4568.
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)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
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
RQRr284/19.0RESERVE VOR/DME110.8002E
BTRr130/26.2BATON ROUGE VORTAC116.5006E
TBDr347/31.1TIBBY VORTAC112.0002E
HMUr229/(34.2)HAMMOND VOR109.6003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PATTERSON036/34.324501EPTN .--. - -.
NEW ROADS130/39.635604EFWX ..-. .-- -..-

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 30-10.690147N30-10.037937N
Longitude: 090-56.493847W090-56.381095W
Elevation: 12.5 ft.13.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 169 magnetic, 171 true349 magnetic, 351 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear50 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 70707
Phone 225-644-1959
OR 225-673-8363.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 62
Single engine airplanes: 55
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 196/day *
70% local general aviation
28% transient general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 28 January 2009

Additional Remarks

PAEW ON ARPT.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU BTR APCH CTL & DRI AFSS.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (215KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (204KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (203KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

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 of L38 (Louisiana Regional Airport)
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From to L38

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1012:10
Sunrise06:3512:35
Sunset17:0423:04
Evening civil twilight17:3023:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2009 14:51:03
Local (UTC-6)  21-Nov-2009 08:51:03
 
METAR
KBTR 
24nm NW 
211417Z 09010KT 5SM RA BR BKN014 OVC055 12/09 A2997 RMK AO2 P0003
K7R3 
30nm S 
211106Z 36005KT 5SM SCT037 BKN043 OVC075 14/12 A2998
KPTN 
34nm SW 
211435Z AUTO 07014KT 8SM BKN060 OVC085 13/05 A2996 RMK AO1 P0001
KHDC 
34nm NE 
211440Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM DZ SCT042 SCT050 SCT070 13/12 A3003 RMK AO2
KMSY 
37nm E 
211431Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR FEW042 BKN065 OVC090 15/13 A3003 RMK AO2 P0004
KHUM 
39nm S 
211350Z 01010KT 4SM RA OVC080 14/14 A2998
KNEW 
48nm E 
211353Z AUTO 04008KT 9SM -RA BKN070 OVC095 17/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 P0001 T01720128 TSNO
KP92 
48nm SW 
211353Z AUTO 06007G17KT 020V100 13/12 A2991 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP127 T01330117 PWINO TSNO
TAF
KBTR 
24nm NW 
211131Z 2112/2212 07008KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 TEMPO 2112/2115 4SM -RA BR BKN025 FM211500 06009KT 5SM -RA OVC022 FM212200 05009KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 2122/2202 5SM -RA BKN007 FM220200 04007KT 6SM BR OVC007 PROB30 2202/2206 5SM -RA BR FM220600 33006KT 5SM
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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BEST WESTERN INN 2.6 89-104
 

Other hotels near Louisiana Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN GONZALES 2.6 107-149
HIGHLAND INN 2.6 74-81
WESTERN INN GONZALES 2.6 75-79
HOLIDAY INN GONZALES 2.6 105-145

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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