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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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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From to 17LA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3112:31
Sunrise06:5512:55
Sunset18:0024:00
Evening civil twilight18:2400:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Feb-2026 00:45:27
Local (UTC-6)  14-Feb-2026 18:45:27
 
METAR
KLCH 
5nm SE 		142353Z 16021G28KT 10SM BKN085 20/18 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 16028/2314 PRESFR SLP088 T02000178 10239 20200 58031 $
KCWF 
6nm E 		142345Z 16017G24KT 10SM BKN085 21/18 A2978
KUXL 
7nm SW 		150035Z AUTO 13015G25KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A2976 RMK AO2 T02030182
K5R8 
18nm NW 		150035Z AUTO 16012G20KT 10SM OVC016 20/17 A2976 RMK AO2 T02020171
TAF
KLCH 
5nm SE 		142128Z 1421/1518 16020G30KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 FM150200 17017G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 PROB30 1503/1506 2SM TSRA BR OVC004CB FM150700 23008KT 3SM BR BKN009 FM151200 29005KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM151500 31008KT P6SM BKN015
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