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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 11-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	12:22
Sunrise	06:48	12:48
Sunset	17:01	23:01
Evening civil twilight	17:27	23:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Dec-2025 16:50:12
Local (UTC-6)	11-Dec-2025 10:50:12

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	111553Z 06009KT 10SM FEW010 FEW250 13/01 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 FU FEW010 T01280006 $
KNEW 14nm NE	111553Z 08011KT 10SM CLR 12/02 A3021 RMK AO1 SLP223 T01220017
KNBG 16nm SE	111555Z 08010KT 10SM FEW250 13/04 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01330039 $
KAPS 17nm NW	111635Z AUTO 06008G14KT 10SM 15/01 A3020 RMK AO2 T01470009

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	111120Z 1112/1218 04006KT P6SM SKC FM121200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
KNEW 14nm NE	111404Z 1114/1212 06013KT P6SM SKC FM111600 07008KT P6SM SKC FM120600 17005KT P6SM SKC
KNBG 16nm SE	1115/1215 06010G18KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3008INS BECMG 1121/1123 12007KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS FM120200 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS TX16/1119Z TN08/1211Z FN20038

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