AirNav: LS40 - St Charles Airport

LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	LS40
Lat/Long:	29-57-07.0000N 090-17-10.0000W 29-57.116667N 090-17.166667W 29.9519444,-90.2861111 (estimated)
Elevation:	13 ft. / 4 m (estimated)
Variation:	03E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SE of AMA, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	70031

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1987
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 17/35 BY 5 CLICKS - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at MSY (2.9 nm NE):	PHONE (504)471-4486
WX ASOS at NEW (14 nm E):	PHONE 504-245-4366
WX AWOS-3PT at APS (17 nm NW):	125.45 (985-536-1009)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
HRVr291/15.9	HARVEY VORTAC	114.10	02E
RQRr115/17.7	RESERVE VOR/DME	110.80	02E
TBDr057/33.1	TIBBY VOR/DME	112.00	02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LL MOGAS

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	3900 x 125 ft. / 1189 x 38 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway	50 ft. plines, marked, 400 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ST. CHARLES LAND CORP 105 AIRPORT RD AMA, LA 70031 Phone 504-390-1498
Manager:	JERRY WEINBERG 1525 N. ATLANTA ST METAIRIE, LA 70003 Phone 504-458-0815 OTHER CONTACT: NICK SHULTE 3208 MICHGAN AVE. METAIRIE, LA 70003 504-390-1498

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		32
Single engine airplanes:		30
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 75/month
100%	local general aviation

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LS40.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMSY - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (3 nm NE)
KNEW - Lakefront Airport (14 nm E)
KNBG - New Orleans Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base - Alvin Callender Field (15 nm SE)
KAPS - Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
KHUM - Houma-Terrebonne Airport (30 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:59	10:59
Sunrise	06:24	11:24
Sunset	19:34	00:34
Evening civil twilight	19:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 19:07:03
Local (UTC-5)	25-Apr-2024 14:07:03

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	251853Z 18009G16KT 10SM SCT038 SCT250 28/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02780183
KNEW 14nm NE	251853Z 12010KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02830144
KNBG 16nm SE	251855Z 14007KT 10SM SCT034 SCT250 27/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02720183 $
KAPS 17nm NW	251840Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3011 RMK AO2

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	251720Z 2518/2624 15009KT P6SM SKC FM261500 17013KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250
KNEW 14nm NE	251720Z 2518/2618 12009KT P6SM SKC FM260000 15009KT P6SM FEW100 FEW110 FM261500 16013KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
KNBG 16nm SE	2515/2615 12006KT 9999 SCT030 SCT250 QNH3005INS BECMG 2520/2522 15007KT 9999 SCT030 SCT250 QNH3001INS BECMG 2605/2607 16004KT 4800 SCT020 BKN250 QNH2996INS TEMPO 2608/2611 16004KT 1600 BR SCT010 SCT030 BKN250 BECMG 2611/2613 17010KT 9999 NSW SCT025 SCT050 BKN250 QNH2998INS TX27/2519Z TN16/2611Z FN20040

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