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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 18-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:07	11:07
Sunrise	06:32	11:32
Sunset	19:29	00:29
Evening civil twilight	19:54	00:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Apr-2026 13:55:23
Local (UTC-5)	18-Apr-2026 08:55:23

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	181253Z 13005KT 10SM FEW044 SCT250 22/20 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02220200
KNEW 14nm NE	181253Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2996 RMK AO1 SLP139 T02220200
KNBG 16nm SE	181255Z 17006KT 10SM SCT025 BKN045 BKN250 23/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02280206 $
KAPS 17nm NW	181335Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM OVC019 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2 T02290224

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	181120Z 1812/1918 16005KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1906/1908 4SM -SHRA OVC007 FM190800 35011G20KT P6SM BKN009 OVC060 PROB30 1908/1912 4SM -TSRA OVC003CB FM191200 02018G31KT P6SM BKN015 OVC100 PROB30 1912/1918 4SM -SHRA OVC007
KNEW 14nm NE	181120Z 1812/1912 17006KT P6SM SKC FM190500 32009KT P6SM BKN017 OVC019 TEMPO 1906/1910 4SM -TSRA OVC008CB FM191000 01020G29KT P6SM BKN011 OVC100 PROB30 1910/1912 4SM -TSRA OVC008CB
KNBG 16nm SE	180700Z 1807/1907 17010KT 8000 BR FEW030 BKN050 QNH2987INS BECMG 1811/1813 18007KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN080 QNH2990INS BECMG 1815/1817 19010G15KT 9999 SCT025 BKN060 QNH2992INS BECMG 1819/1821 20007KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 QNH2989INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1807 TIL 1812 TX30/1819Z TN17/1811Z AMD 0743 FN00277

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