FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 70737 Phone 225-644-1959 OR 225-673-8363. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 94 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 84 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | 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 21 October 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download |
| 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 23:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:11 | | 00:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 20:44:10 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 14:44:10 |
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| METAR |
KBTR 24nm NW | 091953Z 34012G20KT 10SM SCT035 09/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00891006
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KPTN 34nm SW | 092015Z AUTO 36014G19KT 10SM CLR 10/M20 A3012 RMK AO1
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KHDC 34nm NE | 092022Z AUTO 34016KT 10SM SCT028 09/04 A3010 RMK AO2
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KMSY 37nm E | 091953Z 34017G26KT 10SM SCT020 08/02 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 34026/1947 SLP186 T00830017
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KHUM 39nm S | 091950Z 34016KT 7SM SCT024 10/04 A3008
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KNEW 48nm E | 091953Z 33024G28KT 10SM BKN020 08/04 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 32029/1931 SLP176 T00780039
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KP92 48nm SW | 091953Z AUTO VRB06G16KT 09/02 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00940022 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KBTR 24nm NW | 091738Z 0918/1018 33011G22KT P6SM OVC015 FM092000 33015G25KT P6SM SCT015 FM100200 34008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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