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LA55

Lake Charles Memorial Heliport
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	LA55
Lat/Long:	30-12-18.6300N 093-11-51.8600W 30-12.310500N 093-11.864333W 30.2051750,-93.1977389 (estimated)
Elevation:	15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	05E (1985)
From city:	2 miles SE of LAKE CHARLES, LA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	70601

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use, MEDICAL.
Activation date:	06/1989
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 318-494-3036.
Beacon:	white-green-yellow (heliport) FOR ROTG BCN CALL 318-494-3036.

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CWF (2.8 nm E):	120.0 (337-214-2134)
WX ASOS at LCH (5 nm S):	PHONE 337-240-9596
WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (10 nm SW):	118.175 (337-558-5321)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LCHr302/6.1		LAKE CHARLES VORTAC		113.40		07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MOSSY		181/6.1		418		00E		CW	-.-. .--
SULPHUR		084/11.6		278		04E		AUR	.- ..- .-.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	PERI
Latitude:	30-12.310500N
Longitude:	093-11.864333W
Elevation:	15.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSP. 1701 OAK PK BLVD LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601 Phone (337) 494-3200
Manager:	LARRY M. GRAHAM, PRES. 1701 OAK PK BLVD LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601 Phone (337) 494-3200 BILL WILKIE, 337-494-3177

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCWF - Chennault International Airport (3 nm E)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (5 nm S)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (10 nm SW)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (19 nm E)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (20 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:42	12:42
Sunrise	07:09	13:09
Sunset	17:19	23:19
Evening civil twilight	17:45	23:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Dec-2025 07:11:37
Local (UTC-6)	27-Dec-2025 01:11:37

METAR

KCWF 3nm E	270655Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A3000 RMK AO2 T01990195
KLCH 4nm S	270653Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02000194
KUXL 10nm SW	270655Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3001 RMK AO2 T02020202

TAF

KLCH
4nm S

270532Z 2706/2806 22006KT 6SM BR SCT015 SCT250 FM270800 19005KT 4SM BR OVC015 FM271000 19004KT 2SM BR OVC007 TEMPO 2711/2715 1/2SM FG OVC003 FM271600 21007KT P6SM BKN015 FM271900 19010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN200 FM280000 17005KT P6SM BKN200

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