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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8LA8
Lat/Long: 30-18-25.3400N 090-54-13.5400W
30-18.422333N 090-54.225667W
30.3070389,-90.9037611
(estimated)
Elevation: 60 ft. / 18 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1990)
From city: 5 miles NE of GONZALES, LA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
RQRr307/21.0RESERVE VOR/DME110.8002E
LSUr112/22.9FIGHTING TIGER VORTAC116.5006E
TBDr352/38.8TIBBY VOR/DME117.1502E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 24 x 24 ft. / 7 x 7 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Latitude: 30-18.422333N
Longitude: 090-54.225667W
Elevation: 60.0 ft.
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 (34 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3412:34
Sunrise07:0013:00
Sunset17:3123:31
Evening civil twilight17:5723:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Jan-2026 15:55:45
Local (UTC-6)  23-Jan-2026 09:55:45
 
METAR
KREG 
8nm S 		231535Z AUTO 04004KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 15/15 A3019 RMK AO2 T01500147
KBTR 
19nm NW 		231539Z 03008KT 2SM BR OVC003 14/13 A3020 RMK AO2 T01390133
TAF
KBTR 
19nm NW 		231125Z 2312/2412 07005KT 2SM BR OVC002 FM231400 VRB04KT 4SM BR BKN004 BKN028 FM231600 05005KT P6SM BKN010 BKN030 FM231800 04005KT P6SM BKN025 BKN030 FM240000 04007KT P6SM SCT021 BKN035
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