FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LS55 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-13-52.3200N / 091-03-05.7600W 30-13.872000N / 091-03.096000W 30.2312000 / -91.0516000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 13 ft. / 4 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles NW of GEISMAR, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70721 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 08/1987 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX AWOS-3PT at L38 (7 nm SE): | 121.175 (225-644-4014) |
| WX ASOS at BTR (19 nm N): | PHONE 225-356-2305 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BTRr135/19.7 | | BATON ROUGE VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 06E |
| RQRr288/25.5 | | RESERVE VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| TBDr339/35.9 | | TIBBY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02E |
| HMUr242/(37.1) | | HAMMOND VOR | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NEW ROADS | | 133/33.1 | | 356 | | 04E | | FWX | ..-. .-- -..- |
| PATTERSON | | 025/34.4 | | 245 | | 01E | | PTN | .--. - -. |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 150 x 150 ft. / 46 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WILLIAMS OLEFINS LLC PO BOX 470 GEISMAR, LA 70734 Phone 225-642-2100 |
| Manager: | J G BERRET PO BOX 470 GEISMAR, LA 70734 Phone 225-642-2169 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | 50' PLINES (MKD) 1/4 MILE SOUTH; 35' LGTD POLES 250' SOUTH; 200' TWR 250' WEST; 75' ANT 200' NORTH; AND A 225' TWR 200' EAST OF PAD. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at LS55.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
L38 - Louisiana Regional Airport (7 nm SE)
KBTR - Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Ryan Field (19 nm N)
1L0 - St John the Baptist Parish Airport (26 nm E)
L83 - Thibodaux Municipal Airport (31 nm S)
KPTN - Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (35 nm SW)
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Times for 19-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2013 00:58:40 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 19-May-2013 19:58:40 |
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| METAR |
KL38 7nm SE | 192355Z AUTO 15007G14KT 10SM SCT050 29/21 A2993 RMK AO2 T02910213 10310 20290
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KBTR 19nm N | 192353Z 16011G15KT 10SM SCT043 29/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02890206 10311 20289 55008 $
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| TAF |
KBTR 19nm N | 191738Z 1918/2018 18011KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM200100 16007KT P6SM FEW150 FM200800 14005KT P6SM BKN010 TEMPO 2010/2013 5SM BR BKN003 FM201500 18011KT P6SM SCT010 BKN025
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