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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 05-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:17	11:17
Sunrise	06:41	11:41
Sunset	19:18	00:18
Evening civil twilight	19:43	00:43

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Sep-2026 18:32:12
Local (UTC-5)	05-Sep-2026 13:32:12

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	051753Z 00000KT 10SM SCT030 BKN075 BKN090 BKN250 29/25 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB10E25 SLP140 CB DSNT ALQDS P0000 60004 T02890250 10294 20256 58004 $
KNEW 14nm NE	051753Z 29003KT 10SM OVC100 29/24 A2995 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT NE AND E SLP135 60027 T02890244 10294 20267 58003
KNBG 16nm SE	051755Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT025 BKN070 30/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 60004 T03000244 10311 20239 58006
KAPS 17nm NW	051815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 35/25 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E S AND NW T03490245

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	051720Z 0518/0624 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT060 PROB30 0518/0524 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB BKN035 FM061600 35004KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0618/0624 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB
KNEW 14nm NE	051720Z 0518/0618 01005KT P6SM FEW030 SCT060 PROB30 0518/0524 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB BKN035 FM061600 33005KT P6SM BKN100
KNBG 16nm SE	042300Z 0423/0523 07007KT 9999 SCT025 BKN080 BKN250 QNH2991INS BECMG 0500/0501 17005KT 9999 FEW020 SCT100 BKN250 QNH2990INS BECMG 0505/0506 VRB04KT 9999 SCT020 SCT250 QNH 2989INS BECMG 0514/0515 06006KT 9999 SCT025 BKN080 BKN250 QNH2986INS TEMPO 0518/0522 VRB20G30KT 3200 TSRA BKN025CB TX31/0520Z TN25/0511Z FN21024

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