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17LA Golden Nugget Lake Charles Heliport
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 17LA
Lat/Long: 30-12-09.1100N 093-15-46.9300W
30-12.151833N 093-15.782167W
30.2025306,-93.2630361
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles SE of LAKE CHARLES, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70629

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/2016
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at LCH (5 nm SE): PHONE 337-240-9596
WX AWOS-3 at CWF (6 nm E): 120.0 (337-214-2134)
WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (7 nm SW): 118.175 (337-558-5321)
WX AWOS-3PT at 5R8 (18 nm NW): 121.2 (337-786-1518)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LCHr287/9.0LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MOSSY209/7.141800ECW -.-. .--
SULPHUR084/8.227804EAUR .- ..- .-.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 30-12.151833N
Longitude: 093-15.782167W
Elevation: 10.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GOLDEN NUGGET LAKE CHARLES LLC
1510 W LOOP SOUTH
HOUSTON, TX 77027
Phone 713-645-9191
Manager: ADAM OWENS
8251 TRAVELAIR
HOUSTON, TX 77061
Phone 713-515-9332

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 17LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (5 nm SE)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (6 nm E)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (7 nm SW)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (18 nm NW)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (23 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5710:57
Sunrise06:2311:23
Sunset19:5600:56
Evening civil twilight20:2201:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-May-2026 22:12:08
Local (UTC-5)  11-May-2026 17:12:08
 
METAR
KLCH 
5nm SE 		112153Z 07010KT 10SM SCT012 BKN055 OVC070 22/20 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP177 T02220200
KCWF 
6nm E 		112148Z 06010KT 10SM BKN009 BKN070 22/20 A3003
K5R8 
18nm NW 		112135Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM BKN075 BKN095 BKN110 23/19 A3003 RMK AO2 T02300189
TAF
KLCH 
5nm SE 		111928Z 1119/1218 03010KT 6SM +RA BR VCTS FEW008 BKN015 OVC040CB PROB30 1121/1202 1SM +TSRA BR OVC010CB FM120200 04007KT P6SM OVC025 FM121600 05007KT P6SM BKN050
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