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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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	117.15	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

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 13-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:19	12:19
Sunrise	06:44	12:44
Sunset	17:47	23:47
Evening civil twilight	18:12	00:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Feb-2026 04:46:45
Local (UTC-6)	13-Feb-2026 22:46:45

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	140421Z 14006KT 6SM BR SCT006 SCT250 16/15 A3014 RMK AO2 T01610150 $
KNEW 14nm NE	140353Z 17005KT 4SM BR CLR 16/15 A3015 RMK AO1 SLP203 T01560150
KNBG 16nm SE	140355Z 19003KT 3SM BR FEW007 SCT250 13/13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01330133 $
KAPS 17nm NW	140435Z AUTO 10004KT 5SM BR CLR 15/14 A3013 RMK AO2 T01470143

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	131730Z 1318/1424 VRB04KT 2SM BR OVC006 FM131900 VRB04KT P6SM BKN015 FM140500 VRB03KT P6SM BKN003 FM140700 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM141500 11007KT 1SM BR BKN003 FM142100 15012G20KT P6SM BKN020
KNEW 14nm NE	131937Z 1320/1418 04005KT P6SM SCT013 FM140000 12006KT P6SM FEW030 FEW250 FM140400 15005KT 5SM BR BKN004 BKN035 FM140500 VRB04KT 2SM BR OVC002 FM140800 14005KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 FM141500 11009KT 1SM BR BKN003
KNBG 16nm SE	1403/1423 15007KT 9000 HZ SCT015 BKN110 BKN250 QNH3006INS BECMG 1406/1408 16003KT 4800 BR BKN010 OVC025 QNH3004INS TEMPO 1409/1415 VRB02KT 0400 FG VV002 BECMG 1415/1417 11006KT 4800 BR BKN020 BKN050 BKN250 QNH3000INS BECMG 1419/1421 15012G22KT 9999 NSW BKN020 BKN110 OVC250 QNH2992INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1407 NEXT 1807 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1405 TIL 1811 TX22/1421Z TN13/1411Z AMD 0323 FN00276

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