FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L38 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-10-21.8460N / 090-56-26.2680W 30-10.364100N / 090-56.437800W 30.1727350 / -90.9406300 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 15 ft. / 5 m (estimated) |
| 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-FRI 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; 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 |
| RQRr284/19.0 | | RESERVE VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| BTRr130/26.2 | | BATON ROUGE VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 06E |
| TBDr347/31.1 | | TIBBY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02E |
| HMUr229/(34.2) | | HAMMOND VOR | | 109.60 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PATTERSON | | 036/34.3 | | 245 | | 01E | | PTN | .--. - -. |
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: | 4000 x 100 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 edge markings: | RY MARKINGS FADED. RY MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-10.690383N | | 30-10.037817N |
| Longitude: | 090-56.494317W | | 090-56.381300W |
| Elevation: | 13.5 ft. | | 14.3 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 |
| 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 & PO BOX 911 GONZALES, LA 70737 Phone 225-644-1959 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | JANET GONZALES P. O. BOX 911 GONZALES, LA 70707 Phone 225-644-1959 OR 225-673-8363. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 89 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 83 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 196/day * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 January 2008 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (203KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 |
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Photo taken 03-Mar-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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 01:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 19:20:13 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 14:20:13 |
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| METAR |
KBTR 24nm NW | 241853Z 18010G19KT 10SM TS SCT015 SCT030CB BKN060 26/23 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/1833 WSHFT 1832 TSB49RAE50 SLP185 OCNL LTGICCG TS SE-S MOVG N P0013 T02560233
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K7R3 30nm S | 241715Z 00000KT 7SM SCT025 SCT 037 SCT070 27/22 A3007 RMK DA012
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KHDC 34nm NE | 241856Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM SCT040 SCT049 SCT060 34/23 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS
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KMSY 37nm E | 241853Z 14007KT 5SM -TSRA BR SCT024CB BKN045 BKN080 OVC250 26/23 A3009 RMK AO2 RAB29 SLP192 OCNL LTGIC NE SE TS NE SE MOV NW P0006 T02560233
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KHUM 39nm S | 241850Z 03007KT 5SM TS SCT025 OVC060 28/27 A3007 RMK TSB47 TS MOV E
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KAUD 44nm E | 241653Z 33/24 RMK T03320237
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KNEW 48nm E | 241904Z AUTO 12016KT 2 1/2SM -TSRA BR SCT029 SCT043 BKN050 25/23 A3010 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1850 LTG DSNT N TSB03 P0000
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KP92 48nm SW | 241853Z AUTO 00000KT 26/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 P0022 T02560239 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KBTR 24nm NW | 241803Z 241818 15004KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN045 BKN060 TEMPO 1821 VRB15G25KT 1SM TSRA BKN015CB FM2100 16007KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN050 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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