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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 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 06-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:40	10:40
Sunrise	06:07	11:07
Sunset	20:05	01:05
Evening civil twilight	20:32	01:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Jul-2026 02:44:03
Local (UTC-5)	06-Jul-2026 21:44:03

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	070153Z 18005KT 10SM FEW025 BKN250 29/25 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02940250 $
KNEW 14nm NE	070153Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2998 RMK AO1 SLP146 T03060244
KNBG 16nm SE	070155Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02780256 $

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	061727Z 0618/0724 VRB04KT P6SM FEW035 FEW150 BKN250 PROB30 0718/0719 4SM TSRA BR BKN035CB
KNEW 14nm NE	061727Z 0618/0718 30006KT P6SM SKC
KNBG 16nm SE	062300Z 0623/0723 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 BKN120 QNH2990INS BECMG 0712/0714 27010KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB BKN120 QNH2988INS TEMPO 0718/0720 VRB25G30KT 4800 TSRA BKN0100CB BECMG 0721/0722 27010KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2990INS TX30/0619Z TN23/0709Z FN00319

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