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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 07:40:38 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 01:40:38 |
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| METAR |
KBTR 24nm NW | 010653Z 05007KT 9SM FEW025 BKN150 OVC250 08/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00830056
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K7R3 30nm S | 302221Z 34010KT 7SM -RA OVC007 14/12 A2997 RMK LAST
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KPTN 34nm SW | 010715Z AUTO 06012G15KT 10SM SCT100 BKN120 10/01 A3004 RMK AO1
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KHDC 34nm NE | 010721Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3007 RMK AO2
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KMSY 37nm E | 010653Z 06010KT 8SM FEW017 BKN150 OVC250 10/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01000056
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KHUM 39nm S | 010050Z 36015KT 6SM BR OVC011 14/13 A3005 RMK LAST
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KNEW 48nm E | 010653Z AUTO 06015KT 8SM CLR 11/ A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T0111 TSNO $
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KP92 48nm SW | 010653Z AUTO VRB04KT 11/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01060078 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KBTR 24nm NW | 010523Z 0106/0206 04005KT P6SM BKN150 OVC250 TEMPO 0109/0113 5SM BR FM011500 06010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 FM011900 07012KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0119/0122 5SM -RA FM012200 08012KT 4SM -RA OVC015 FM020200 10010KT 3SM -RA OVC012 TEMPO 0202/0206 2SM RA BKN008
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| NOTAMs |
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