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72LA

Sulphur Mines Heliport
Sulphur, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	72LA
Lat/Long:	30-14-45.7380N 093-24-30.5630W 30-14.762300N 093-24.509383W 30.2460383,-93.4084897 (estimated)
Elevation:	15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	05E (1985)
From city:	2 miles NW of SULPHUR, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	70663

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1983
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (7 nm S):	118.175 (337-558-5321)
WX ASOS at LCH (12 nm SE):	PHONE 337-240-9596
WX AWOS-3PT at 5R8 (12 nm N):	121.2 (337-786-1518)
WX AWOS-3 at CWF (14 nm E):	120.0 (337-214-2134)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LCHr285/16.9		LAKE CHARLES VORTAC		113.40		07E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
SULPHUR	008/2.9	278	04E	AUR	.- ..- .-.
MOSSY	252/11.6	418	00E	CW	-.-. .--
DE RIDDER	183/30.6	385	04E	DXB	-.. -..- -...

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	20 x 20 ft. / 6 x 6 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	30-14.762333N
Longitude:	093-24.509333W
Elevation:	15.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	DEPT OF ENERGY 800 S. CLEARVIEW PARKWAY NEW ORLEANS, LA 70121 Phone 504-734-4200
Manager:	BOEING PETROLEUM SERVICES P O BOX 23 SULPHUR, LA 70663 Phone 318-527-8131

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KUXL - Southland Field Airport (7 nm S)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (12 nm SE)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (12 nm N)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (14 nm E)
KORG - Orange County Airport (23 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:41	11:41
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	19:31	00:31
Evening civil twilight	19:55	00:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Mar-2025 22:29:27
Local (UTC-5)	31-Mar-2025 17:29:27

METAR

KUXL 7nm S	312215Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM BKN048 31/20 A2984 RMK AO2 T03060195
KLCH 12nm SE	312153Z 02003KT 9SM FEW046 SCT055 SCT080 29/19 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02940189
K5R8 12nm N	312215Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM BKN036 BKN044 28/20 A2985 RMK AO2 T02790195
KCWF 14nm E	312155Z 03006KT 10SM SCT044 29/19 A2983

TAF

KLCH
12nm SE

311743Z 3118/0118 33008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM010000 36005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN200 FM010500 06005KT P6SM BKN020 FM011400 10010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN200

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