Golden Nugget Lake Charles Heliport

Location

Latitude:	30-12-09.1100N (30.202531)
Longitude:	093-15-46.9300W (-93.263036)
Elevation:	10.0 feet MSL (3 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	0.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. SE of Lake Charles, Louisiana
FAA Region:	ASW

Contacts

Manager:	Privately owned:
ADAM OWENS 8251 TRAVELAIR HOUSTON, TX 77061 713-515-9332	GOLDEN NUGGET LAKE CHARLES LLC 1510 W LOOP SOUTH HOUSTON, TX 77027 713-645-9191

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Private
Type:	Heliport
Activation Date:	12/2016
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1010 feet (308 m)

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Annual Operations (as of )

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:
FSS Name (ID):	De Ridder(DRI)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 17LA

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
7.1	CW	_ . _ . . _ _	Mossy	NDB	418	29	29
8.2	AUR	. _ . . _ . _ .	Sulphur	NDB	278	268	267
8.9	LCH	. _ . . _ . _ . . . . .	Lake Charles	VORTAC	113.40	114	114
17.5	DQU	_ . . _ _ . _ . . _	De Quincy	NDB	410	322	321
28.7	ORG	_ _ _ . _ . _ _ .	Orange	NDB	211	254	253
33.2	DXB	_ . . _ . . _ _ . . .	De Ridder	NDB	385	353	353
39.7	LRR	. _ . . . _ . . _ .	Oakdale	NDB	379	48	48
42.0	BPT	_ . . . . _ _ . _	Beaumont	VOR-DME	114.50	248	247
46.8	POE	. _ _ . _ _ _ .	South	FAN MARKER		6	6
47.3	ECY	. _ . _ . _ . _ _	Duralde	NDB	263	62	62
49.7	GUV	_ _ . . . _ . . . _	Gator	NDB	359	4	4
49.8	GDE	_ _ . _ . . .	Goodhue	NDB	368	261	260
50.8	SBI	. . . _ . . . . .	Sabine Pass	VOR-DME	115.40	232	231
52.3	HRD	. . . . . _ . _ . .	Hardin County	NDB	524	279	278
54.1	VED	. . . _ . _ . .	Leesville	NDB	247	355	355
54.6	POE1	. _ _ . _ _ _ .	North	FAN MARKER		2	2
54.6	FXU	. . _ . _ . . _ . . _	Polk	VOR	108.40	2	2
56.4	LLA	. _ . . . _ . . . _	White Lake	VOR-DME	114.95	124	124
59.7	BNZ	_ . . . _ . _ _ . .	Abbeville	NDB	230	97	97
65.9	LFT	. _ . . . . _ . _	Lafayette	VORTAC	109.80	90	90

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
5.0	Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH KLCH LCH)	155	155	100LL, Jet A-1+
6.2	Chennault International Airport (CWF KCWF CWF)	85	85	100LL, Jet A-1+
7.3	Southland Field Airport (KUXL UXL)	234	233	100LL, Jet A
22.5	Welsh Airport (6R1)	83	83	100LL, Jet A
29.2	Orange County Airport (KORG ORG)	254	253	100LL, Jet A
30.7	Jennings Airport (3R7)	85	85	100LL, Jet A
38.0	Beauregard Regional Airport (DRI KDRI DRI)	354	354	100LL, Jet A
42.1	Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT KBPT BPT)	249	248	100LL, Jet A
46.3	Eunice Airport (UCE 4R7)	69	69	100LL, Jet A
50.0	Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT KBMT BMT)	261	260	100LL, Jet A
52.2	Hawthorne Field Airport (45R)	279	278	100LL, Jet A
58.1	Leesville Airport (L39)	355	355	100LL, Jet A
58.8	Kibs Air Park Airport (7LA4)	79	79	100LL, MOGAS
62.7	Abbeville Chris Crusta Meml Airport (KIYA IYA)	102	102	100LL, Jet A
63.9	St Landry Parish Airport (OPL KOPL OPL)	70	70	100LL, Jet A+
66.1	Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field Airport (LFT KLFT LFT)	89	89	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
69.8	Bunkie Municipal Airport (2R6)	49	49	100LL
72.3	Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA KARA ARA)	97	97	100LL, Jet A
74.9	Liberty Municipal Airport (T78)	264	263	100LL, Jet A
76.9	Alexandria International Airport (AEX KAEX AEX)	28	28	100, Jet A, MOGAS

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Remarks

A110-1

FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	H1
Longest Runway:	H1 is 40 ft (12 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

17LA Airport Runway Details

Helipad H1	40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
Surface:	Concrete - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

	Helipad H1
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen:	Low Pressure
Fuel Available:	100, Jet A, MOGAS
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available
Other Services:	All ground services- air start, wide body stairs, beltloaders, aircraft cleaning, baggage handling.

FAA: 17LA

Location

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Helipad H1

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