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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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 15-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:02	12:02
Sunrise	06:27	12:27
Sunset	17:04	23:04
Evening civil twilight	17:30	23:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Nov-2026 06:10:35
Local (UTC-6)	15-Nov-2026 00:10:35

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	150553Z 09004KT 10SM SCT250 10/05 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01000050 10117 20089 401500089 58001 $
KNEW 14nm NE	150553Z 07013KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A3023 RMK AO1 SLP229 T01330050 10139 20111 401500094 58001
KNBG 16nm SE	150555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP231 T00560056 10072 20044 401500044 58002 $
KAPS 17nm NW	150555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3023 RMK AO2 T00700042 10092 20060 401880060

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	150529Z 1506/1612 10005KT P6SM BKN250 FM151900 08013G23KT P6SM SCT110 BKN250 FM160600 05012G21KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1606/1612 5SM -SHRA OVC025
KNEW 14nm NE	150529Z 1506/1606 07015KT P6SM BKN250 FM151800 09015KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM160200 07013G20KT P6SM BKN100 BKN130
KNBG 16nm SE	142200Z 1423/1523 09009KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS BECMG 1502/1504 08006KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3018INS BECMG 1514/1516 08010G15KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 QNH3020INS BECMG 1518/1520 08015G20KT 9999 BKN040 BKN150 QNH3025INS TX16/1520Z TN10/1512Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1423 TIL 1514 FN20121

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