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

GOING TO GONZALES?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 -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 225-354-2138

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 01-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3012:30
Sunrise06:5512:55
Sunset17:3923:39
Evening civil twilight18:0400:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Feb-2025 08:52:59
Local (UTC-6)  01-Feb-2025 02:52:59
 
METAR
KREG 
8nm S 		010835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3016 RMK AO2 T00790020
KBTR 
19nm NW 		010753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00890061
TAF
KBTR 
19nm NW 		010530Z 0106/0206 00000KT P6SM SKC FM011800 29004KT P6SM SKC
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