FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L38 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-10-21.8000N / 090-56-26.2000W 30-10.363333N / 090-56.436667W 30.1727222 / -90.9406111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 14 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of GONZALES, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 70737 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1992 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 OTHER TIMES CALL 225-647-4568. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RYS 17 & 35 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| BATON ROUGE APPROACH: | 126.5 |
| BATON ROUGE DEPARTURE: | 126.5 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 126.35/338.25 (LAFAYETTE RCAG) WHEN BATON ROUGE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RQRr284/19.0 | | RESERVE VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| BTRr130/26.2 | | BATON ROUGE VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 06E |
| TBDr347/31.1 | | TIBBY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02E |
| HMUr229/(34.2) | | HAMMOND VOR | | 109.60 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PATTERSON | | 036/34.3 | | 245 | | 01E | | PTN | .--. - -. |
| NEW ROADS | | 130/39.6 | | 356 | | 04E | | FWX | ..-. .-- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL AVBL SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3998 x 99 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-10.690147N | | 30-10.037937N |
| Longitude: | 090-56.493847W | | 090-56.381095W |
| Elevation: | 12.5 ft. | | 13.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 171 true | | 349 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ASCENSION-ST JAMES ARPT & 6255 AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL BLVD GONZALES, LA 70737 Phone 225-644-1959 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | JANET GONZALES 6255 AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL BLVD GONZALES, LA 70707 Phone 225-644-1959 OR 225-673-8363. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 62 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 55 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 196/day * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PAEW ON ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU BTR APCH CTL & DRI AFSS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1L0 - St John the Baptist Parish Airport (19 nm E)
KBTR - Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Ryan Field (24 nm NW)
L83 - Thibodaux Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KPTN - Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (35 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 03-Mar-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunset | | 17:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 01:52:58 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 19:52:58 |
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| METAR |
KBTR 24nm NW | 090053Z 06008KT 10SM FEW030 SCT050 OVC150 19/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01940161
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K7R3 30nm S | 082158Z 06006KT 7SM SCT050 21/17 A3005
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KPTN 34nm SW | 090135Z AUTO 08009KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3010 RMK AO1
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KHDC 34nm NE | 090120Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3013 RMK AO2
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KMSY 37nm E | 090053Z 06009KT 10SM OVC130 22/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02170167
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KHUM 39nm S | 090050Z 05010KT 7SM SKC 21/19 A3007 RMK LAST
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KNEW 48nm E | 090053Z AUTO 07015KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02170178 TSNO
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KP92 48nm SW | 090053Z AUTO VRB03KT 21/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02060178 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KBTR 24nm NW | 082331Z 0900/0924 08008KT P6SM BKN150 OVC250 FM090200 07008KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150 FM091000 06013KT 5SM RA BKN015 OVC050 FM091500 05015G25KT 3SM RA BKN005 OVC015 FM091900 02015G25KT 3SM RA BKN005 OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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