AirNav: LA72 - Iberia Medical Center North Heliport

LA72

Iberia Medical Center North Heliport
New Iberia, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	LA72
Lat/Long:	30-00-23.0700N 091-47-38.0200W 30-00.384500N 091-47.633667W 30.0064083,-91.7938944 (estimated)
Elevation:	14 ft. / 4 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1985)
From city:	1 mile W of NEW IBERIA, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	70563

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use, MEDICAL.
Activation date:	06/1989
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green-yellow (heliport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at ARA (5 nm W):	133.325 (337-492-4830)
WX AWOS-3PT at IYA (15 nm W):	118.875 (337-892-0526)
WX ASOS at LFT (16 nm NW):	134.05 (337-262-2757)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LFTr134/15.3	LAFAYETTE VORTAC	109.80	03E
LLAr052/36.5	WHITE LAKE VOR/DME	114.95	04E
LSUr216/38.7	FIGHTING TIGER VORTAC	116.50	06E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ABBEVILLE		099/17.4		230		02E		BNZ	-... -. --..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	PERI
Latitude:	30-00.384500N
Longitude:	091-47.633667W
Elevation:	14.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NORTH P. O. BOX 13338 NEW IBERIA, LA 70562-1210 Phone 337-365-7311
Manager:	BRENT FONTENOT, DIRECTOR P. O. BOX 13338 NEW IBERIA, LA 70562-1210 Phone 337-374-7596

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC LAFAYETTE APCH AT 337-262-2729, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LA72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KARA - Acadiana Regional Airport (5 nm W)
KIYA - Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (15 nm W)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field (16 nm NW)
KPTN - Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (30 nm SE)
KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport (37 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:40	10:40
Sunrise	06:07	11:07
Sunset	20:02	01:02
Evening civil twilight	20:30	01:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Jun-2026 00:56:09
Local (UTC-5)	01-Jun-2026 19:56:09

METAR

KARA 5nm W	012353Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02780244 10283 20267 58021
K0R3 15nm W	118.875 No observation available
KIYA 15nm W	020035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2990 RMK AO2 T02740252 $
KLFT 16nm NW	012353Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02780239 10306 20278 56017

TAF

KARA 5nm W	011735Z 0118/0218 VRB06KT 4SM SHRA VCTS FEW010 SCT025CB FM020300 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM020900 VRB04KT 5SM BR BKN250 FM021500 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS FEW025CB BKN250
KLFT 16nm NW	011735Z 0118/0218 VRB06KT 4SM SHRA VCTS FEW010 SCT025CB FM020200 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM020900 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN250 FM021500 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS FEW025CB BKN250

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