AirNav: LS40 - St Charles Airport

LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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	112.00	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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		32
Single engine airplanes:		30
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 75/month
100%	local general aviation

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 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:59	10:59
Sunrise	06:24	11:24
Sunset	19:34	00:34
Evening civil twilight	19:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 05:55:20
Local (UTC-5)	25-Apr-2024 00:55:20

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	250453Z 18005KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02060183
KNEW 14nm NE	250453Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02170172
KNBG 16nm SE	250455Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01780172 $
KAPS 17nm NW	250538Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A3012 RMK AO2

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	241720Z 2418/2524 02006KT P6SM SKC FM251800 13009KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250 FM252100 17009KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
KNEW 14nm NE	241720Z 2418/2518 13006KT P6SM SKC FM251000 00000KT P6SM FEW040 FEW250 FM251400 10006KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250
KNBG 16nm SE	2423/2523 VRB06KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 BKN250 QNH3009INS BECMG 2505/2507 17006KT 4800 BR SCT030 BKN050 BKN250 QNH3005INS TEMPO 2509/2512 1600 BR BKN020 BECMG 2512/2514 13006KT 9999 NSW FEW025 FEW060 SCT250 QNH3009INS BECMG 2520/2522 15008KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3015INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2504 TIL 2511 TX26/2519Z TN16/2511Z FN00251

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