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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 09-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:18	11:18
Sunrise	06:42	11:42
Sunset	19:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	19:48	00:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Apr-2026 13:22:47
Local (UTC-5)	09-Apr-2026 08:22:47

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	091253Z 09014G20KT 10SM FEW021 BKN028 BKN033 20/16 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP233 T02000156
KNEW 14nm NE	091253Z 10015G23KT 10SM FEW021 OVC030 20/16 A3022 RMK AO1 SLP227 T02000156
KNBG 16nm SE	091302Z 08010KT 10SM BKN022 OVC040 19/16 A3021 RMK AO2 T01940161 $
KAPS 17nm NW	091255Z AUTO 06010G16KT 10SM OVC034 20/16 A3022 RMK AO2 T01970163

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	091120Z 0912/1018 09010KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 0912/0914 BKN025 FM091800 09015G23KT P6SM FEW035 SCT045 FM100000 10011KT P6SM FEW040 FEW120
KNEW 14nm NE	091120Z 0912/1012 09014KT P6SM FEW035 FEW090 TEMPO 0912/0914 BKN025 FM092200 10015G23KT P6SM FEW035 FEW060 FM100100 11011KT P6SM FEW040 FEW120
KNBG 16nm SE	0823/0923 09010KT 9999 FEW030 SCT250 QNH3008INS BECMG 0902/0904 10008KT 9999 SCT020 BKN045 BKN250 520206 QNH3010INS TEMPO 0904/0911 VRB05KT 3200 BR BKN020 BECMG 0911/0913 09012KT 9999 SCT010 SCT025 500000 QNH3013INS BECMG 0918/0920 09010KT 9999 FEW010 SCT035 SCT250 QNH3016INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0804 TIL 0810 TX25/0919 TN11/0911 FN20093

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