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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 -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	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 05-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:50	10:50
Sunrise	06:16	11:16
Sunset	19:40	00:40
Evening civil twilight	20:05	01:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-May-2026 16:15:04
Local (UTC-5)	05-May-2026 11:15:04

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	051553Z 17011KT 10SM FEW030 BKN250 26/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02610178
KNEW 14nm NE	051553Z 20010G23KT 10SM FEW034 26/18 A2994 RMK AO1 SLP131 T02610178
KNBG 16nm SE	051555Z 21013KT 10SM SCT030 BKN250 26/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02560178 $
KAPS 17nm NW	051555Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM SCT030 27/17 A2992 RMK AO2 T02700172

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	051120Z 0512/0618 14004KT P6SM SCT250 FM051600 19010KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250 FM061400 19008KT P6SM SCT012 BKN022 FM061700 19011G19KT P6SM SCT023 BKN027
KNEW 14nm NE	051120Z 0512/0612 14004KT P6SM SKC FM051700 19011KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250 FM060800 18010KT P6SM BKN015 BKN090 FM061000 19009KT P6SM BKN008 BKN070
KNBG 16nm SE	050700Z 0507/0607 VRB05KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2990INS BECMG 0510/0512 18005KT 9999 FEW030 SCT250 QNH2992INS BECMG 0516/0518 18011G20KT 9999 SCT035 BKN250 QNH2983INS BECMG 0601/0603 17008KT 9999 SCT040 SCT250 QNH2983INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0507 TIL 0510 TX25/0520Z TN19/0511Z FN00324

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