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LS53 Mercy Regional Medical Center Heliport
Ville Platte, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: LS53
Lat/Long: 30-40-52.7500N 092-16-00.9900W
30-40.879167N 092-16.016500W
30.6813194,-92.2669417
(estimated)
Elevation: 75 ft. / 23 m (estimated)
Variation: 04E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70586

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use, MEDICAL.
Activation date: 06/1987
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at OPL (11 nm SE): 118.775 (337-948-8560)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LFTr331/32.5LAFAYETTE VORTAC109.8003E
AEXr158/36.6ALEXANDRIA VORTAC116.1003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ABBEVILLE347/37.923002EBNZ -... -. --..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Runway edge lights: PERI
Runway edge markings: EDGE PAINTED WITH 6 IN STRIPES; RED, WHITE, RED.
Latitude: 30-40.879167N
Longitude: 092-16.016500W
Elevation: 75.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTD, in good condition
Obstructions: 36 ft. pline, marked, 60 ft. from runway
36' PLINE (MKD) 60' N OF PAD.

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
800 EAST MAIN ST
VILLE PLATTE, LA 70586
Phone 337-363-5684
Manager: MARCUS CALVIN
800 EAST MAIN ST
VILLE PLATTE, LA 70586
Phone 337-363-9420

Additional Remarks

- SOUTH - INGRESS AND EGRESS - 5 LIGHTS, 5 FEET APART FOR APPROACH LINE.
- FOR CD CTC LAFAYETTE APCH AT 337-262-2729, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LS53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport (11 nm SE)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (15 nm SW)
2R6 - Bunkie Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KACP - Allen Parish Airport (22 nm W)
KMKV - Marksville Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-Mar-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0012:00
Sunset19:2600:26
Evening civil twilight19:5100:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Mar-2025 21:25:06
Local (UTC-5)  31-Mar-2025 16:25:06
 
METAR
KOPL 
11nm SE 		312055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT026 BKN031 26/20 A2986 RMK AO2 T02630198
KACP 
22nm W 		312055Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM SCT025 27/19 A2986 RMK AO2
TAF
KLFT 
32nm SE 		311743Z 3118/0118 30006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN200 TEMPO 3118/3120 BKN025 FM312000 34008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM010200 03005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN200 FM010800 06005KT P6SM BKN025 FM011500 09006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN200
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