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8LA8 Galvez-Lake VFD Heliport
Gonzales, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 8LA8
Lat/Long: 30-18-03.7000N 090-54-05.3500W
30-18.061667N 090-54.089167W
30.3010278,-90.9014861
(estimated)
Elevation: 60 ft. / 18 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1990)
From city: 5 miles NE of GONZALES, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70769

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1993
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 REG (8 nm S): 121.175 (225-644-4014)
WX ASOS at BTR (19 nm NW): PHONE 225-370-8455

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RQRr306/20.7RESERVE VOR/DME110.8002E
LSUr113/23.1FIGHTING TIGER VORTAC116.5006E
TBDr352/38.4TIBBY VOR/DME117.1502E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 24 x 24 ft. / 7 x 7 m
Surface: turf
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GALVEZ-LAKE VFD
16288 JOE SEVARIO RD
PRAKIEVILLE, LA 70769
Phone (225) 622-2490
Manager: WAYNE HILL
41427 SMITHHART RD.
PRAKIEVILLE, LA 70769
Phone (225) 335-3097

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 10 FT TREES 600 FT FM HELIPAD; 20 FT BLDG 150 FT SE; 25 FT WATER TANK 185 FT SE & 25 FT PLINE 130 FT E.
- FOR CD CTC BATON ROUGE APCH AT 225-354-2142, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8LA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KREG - Louisiana Regional Airport (8 nm S)
KBTR - Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Ryan Field (19 nm NW)
KAPS - Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (21 nm SE)
KHDC - Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (28 nm NE)
L83 - Thibodaux Municipal Airport (33 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2511:25
Sunrise06:4911:49
Sunset19:2400:24
Evening civil twilight19:4800:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Apr-2025 23:21:36
Local (UTC-5)  05-Apr-2025 18:21:36
 
METAR
KREG 
8nm S 		052255Z AUTO 16018G25KT 7SM BKN028 BKN036 OVC049 29/22 A2984 RMK AO2 T02870224
KBTR 
19nm NW 		052253Z 17019G30KT 10SM BKN050 OVC060 27/22 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 18035/2209 RAB2158E07 SLP096 P0000 T02720217
TAF
KBTR 
19nm NW 		051736Z 0518/0618 17017G28KT P6SM FEW025 SCT045 FM060000 18013G23KT P6SM BKN020 FM060300 18012G21KT P6SM BKN015 OVC020 PROB30 0603/0609 4SM +TSRA BR OVC008CB FM060900 26010G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC010 PROB30 0609/0611 4SM +TSRA BR OVC008CB FM061100 28009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN008 OVC010 PROB30 0611/0612 4SM +TSRA BR OVC005CB FM061400 30008KT 4SM BR BKN003 BKN035
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