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LS40

St Charles Airport
Ama, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

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 22-May-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:38	10:38
Sunrise	06:05	11:05
Sunset	19:51	00:51
Evening civil twilight	20:17	01:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-May-2025 04:26:57
Local (UTC-5)	22-May-2025 23:26:57

METAR

KMSY 3nm NE	230353Z 14004KT 10SM SCT085 BKN250 27/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02670239
KNEW 14nm NE	230353Z 16004KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02560233
KNBG 16nm SE	230355Z 17004KT 10SM FEW030 FEW060 SCT250 25/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02500233
KAPS 17nm NW	230415Z AUTO 10SM CLR 24/24 A3004 RMK AO2 T02410238

TAF

KMSY 3nm NE	221721Z 2218/2324 07007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM222000 14010KT P6SM SCT040 FM230400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW025 FM231900 15008KT P6SM FEW035 FM232300 18005KT P6SM FEW030
KNEW 14nm NE	221721Z 2218/2318 09008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN110 FM222200 13010KT P6SM SCT030 FM230600 18005KT P6SM FEW025 FM231200 03006KT P6SM FEW025
KNBG 16nm SE	2223/2323 12009KT 9999 SCT025 SCT035 BKN250 QNH2995INS BECMG 2310/2312 VRB04KT 9999 SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 QNH3001INS BECMG 2316/2318 14012KT 9999 VCSH SCT015CB BKN030 BKN080 BKN250 QNH3005INS TEMPO 2317/2323 VRB20G30KT 3200 SHRA BKN015CB OVC022 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2304 TIL 2311 TX31/2322Z TN23/2311Z FN00277

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