Galvez-Lake Vfd Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 30-18-25.3400N (30.307039)
Longitude: 
 090-54-13.5400W (-90.903761)
Elevation: 
 60.0 feet MSL (18 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. NE of Gonzales, Louisiana
Found On: 
 New Orleans Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
WAYNE HILL
41427 SMITHHART RD.
PRAKIEVILLE, LA 70769
(225) 335-3097		 GALVEZ-LAKE VFD
16288 JOE SEVARIO RD
PRAKIEVILLE, LA 70769
(225) 622-2490

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/1993
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1060 feet (323 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 8LA8

    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
    8.4 Louisiana Regional Airport
    (REG)    		 193 194 100LL, Jet A+
    18.6 Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field Airport
    (BTR KBTR BTR)    		 316 317 100LL, Jet A
    21.2 Port Of South Louisiana Exec Regional Airport
    (KAPS APS)    		 128 129 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    28.2 Hammond Northshore Regional Airport
    (KHDC HDC)    		 62 63 100LL, Jet A
    38.4 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
    (MSY KMSY MSY)    		 119 120 100LL, Jet A
    42.4 Harry P Williams Meml Airport
    (PTN KPTN PTN)    		 212 213 100LL, Jet A
    46.2 Houma-Terrebonne Airport
    (HUM KHUM HUM)    		 164 165 100LL, Jet A
    48.1 St Tammany Regional Airport
    (L31)    		 79 81 100LL
    48.1 Lakefront Airport
    (NEW KNEW NEW)    		 109 111 100LL, Jet A
    53.3 Acadiana Regional Airport
    (ARA KARA ARA)    		 252 252 100LL, Jet A
    56.1 Slidell Airport
    (KASD ASD)    		 87 89 100LL, Jet A+
    56.5 Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field Airport
    (LFT KLFT LFT)    		 264 264 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    56.8 Mc Comb/Pike County/John E Lewis Field Airport
    (MCB KMCB MCB)    		 22 23 100LL, Jet A-1+
    61.7 George R Carr Meml Air Field Airport
    (BXA KBXA BXA)    		 60 62 100LL, Jet A
    63.0 Paul Pittman Meml Airport
    (T36)    		 36 38 100LL
    63.7 St Landry Parish Airport
    (OPL KOPL OPL)    		 284 284 100LL, Jet A+
    64.4 Abbeville Chris Crusta Meml Airport
    (KIYA IYA)    		 252 252 100LL, Jet A
    64.5 Kibs Air Park Airport
    (7LA4)    		 274 274 100LL, MOGAS
    75.1 Stennis International Airport
    (KHSA HSA)    		 86 88 100LL, Jet A+
    76.5 Marksville Municipal Airport
    (KMKV MKV)    		 308 308 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC BATON ROUGE APCH AT 225-354-2142, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
    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.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 24 ft (7 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    8LA8 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  24 ft x 24 ft (7 m x 7 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 06/20/2025
    Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 60.0
    Latitude: 
    		 30-18-25.3400N
    Longitude: 
    		 090-54-13.5400W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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