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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 04-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:24	11:24
Sunrise	06:48	11:48
Sunset	19:20	00:20
Evening civil twilight	19:45	00:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Apr-2026 20:11:03
Local (UTC-5)	04-Apr-2026 15:11:03

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	041953Z 15013KT 10SM FEW025 FEW032 FEW055 SCT180 BKN250 27/19 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP184 CB DSNT W AND NW T02670194 $
KNEW 14nm NE	041953Z 14012G21KT 10SM FEW029 SCT036 SCT070 28/21 A3007 RMK AO1 SLP177 T02780206
KNBG 16nm SE	041955Z AUTO 16014KT 10SM BKN032 BKN044 28/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02780206 $
KAPS 17nm NW	041955Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM BKN033 BKN042 OVC050 24/23 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW P0008 T02430231

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	041733Z 0418/0524 15015KT P6SM BKN035 BKN150 PROB30 0422/0503 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM050300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT014 BKN090 PROB30 0503/0507 2SM TSRA BKN012CB FM050700 35005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 TEMPO 0507/0510 2SM TSRA BKN010CB FM051000 36008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN008 OVC015 PROB30 0510/0515 2SM TSRA OVC007CB FM051500 36012KT 5SM BR BKN007 OVC015 PROB30 0515/0521 2SM -SHRA BR OVC005
KNEW 14nm NE	041733Z 0418/0518 15015KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 0422/0503 4SM -TSRA BKN027CB FM050300 18008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT017 BKN060 PROB30 0503/0506 4SM TSRA BKN017CB FM050700 35005KT P6SM SCT014 OVC025 TEMPO 0507/0511 2SM -TSRA OVC010CB FM051100 36012KT P6SM -SHRA BKN009 OVC014 PROB30 0511/0514 2SM SHRA BR OVC004 FM051400 36015KT 5SM BR BKN006 OVC015 PROB30 0514/0518 2SM SHRA BR OVC004
KNBG 16nm SE	0223/0323 13010KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 OVC060 QNH3000INS TEMPO 0223/0302 13015G20KT BKN010 OVC030 BECMG 0302/0304 17012KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 OVC120 QNH3003INS TEMPO 0304/0311 6000 BR BKN015 OVC025 BECMG 0311/0313 15006KT 9999 SCT010 BKN025 OVC120 QNH3005INS TEMPO 0318/0322 14012G18KT AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0304 TIL 0310 TX27/0319 TN19/0311 FN00318

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