St. Charles Airport (Louisiana)

St. Charles Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerSt. Charles Land Corp
ServesAma, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates29°57′12″N 90°17′17″W / 29.95333°N 90.28806°W / 29.95333; -90.28806
Map
LS40
Location of airport in Louisiana
LS40
LS40 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,900 1,189 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations900
Based aircraft32
Source: [1] Federal Aviation Administration.

St. Charles Airport (FAA LID: LS40) is a privately owned airport in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1][2] It is located one nautical mile (1.60934 km) southeast of Ama, Louisiana.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

St. Charles Airport covers an area of 22 acres (8 ha) at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m) above mean sea level.[3][4] It has one runway designated 17/35 with a turf surface measuring 3,900 by 125 feet (1189 x 38 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 25, 2015, the airport had 900 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per month: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, and 3% ultralight.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "St Charles Airport Ama, LA". nfdc.faa.gov. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  2. ^ "St Charles Airport, Ama, Louisiana, USA". airnav.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ^ "LS40 St Charles Airport". skyvector.com/. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  4. ^ "LS40 St Charles". adip.faa.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-24.