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LS56 Medicant Island Heliport
Grand Isle, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: LS56
Lat/Long: 29-20-11.8070N 089-59-03.2590W
29-20.196783N 089-59.054317W
29.3366131,-89.9842386
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 6 miles NW of GRAND ISLE, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70358

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1987
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at GAO (16 nm NW): 118.175 (985-475-5178)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LEVr031/11.5LEEVILLE VORTAC113.5002E
HRVr176/30.8HARVEY VORTAC114.1002E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 25 x 25 ft. / 8 x 8 m
Surface: concrete
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LOUISIANA INTRASTATE GAS CORP
PO BOX 1352
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71309
Phone 318-445-8225
Manager: THOMAS E TUCKER
PO BOX 1352
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71309
Phone 318-445-8225

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LS56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGAO - South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr.. Airport (16 nm NW)
KNBG - New Orleans Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base - Alvin Callender Field (30 nm N)
KHUM - Houma-Terrebonne Airport (38 nm W)
KMSY - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (42 nm N)
KNEW - Lakefront Airport (42 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2411:24
Sunrise06:4811:48
Sunset19:1800:18
Evening civil twilight19:4200:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Apr-2025 11:40:14
Local (UTC-5)  03-Apr-2025 06:40:14
 
METAR
KGAO 
16nm NW 		031115Z AUTO 15010G19KT 10SM OVC012 25/22 A2990 RMK AO2 T02450220
TAF
KNBG 
29nm N 		0307/0407 16016G25KT 9999 SCT015 SCT025 QNH2983INS TEMPO 0307/0313 BKN015 BKN025 BECMG 0315/0317 17018G28KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 QNH2983INS TEMPO 0317/0323 16020G33KT BKN015 OVC030 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0307 TIL 0311 TX28/0317Z TN24/0309Z FN00291
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