Medicant Island Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 29-20-11.8070N (29.336613)
Longitude: 
 089-59-03.2590W (-89.984239)
Elevation: 
 15.0 feet MSL (5 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.5 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. NW of Grand Isle, Louisiana
Found On: 
 Houston Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 08/1987
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): 
 1015 feet (309 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 318
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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 LS56

    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
    37.9 Houma-Terrebonne Airport
    (HUM KHUM HUM)    		 291 292 100LL, Jet A
    41.9 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
    (MSY KMSY MSY)    		 340 341 100LL, Jet A
    42.4 Lakefront Airport
    (NEW KNEW NEW)    		 356 358 100LL, Jet A
    54.8 Port Of South Louisiana Exec Regional Airport
    (KAPS APS)    		 325 326 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    61.2 Slidell Airport
    (KASD ASD)    		 7 9 100LL, Jet A+
    66.5 St Tammany Regional Airport
    (L31)    		 359 361 100LL
    67.7 Stennis International Airport
    (KHSA HSA)    		 23 25 100LL, Jet A+
    69.0 Diamondhead Airport
    (66Y)    		 26 28 100LL
    70.6 Louisiana Regional Airport
    (REG)    		 315 316 100LL, Jet A+
    74.2 Harry P Williams Meml Airport
    (PTN KPTN PTN)    		 287 288 100LL, Jet A
    74.6 Hammond Northshore Regional Airport
    (KHDC HDC)    		 342 343 100LL, Jet A
    79.9 Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
    (GPT KGPT GPT)    		 36 38 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    88.8 George R Carr Meml Air Field Airport
    (BXA KBXA BXA)    		 3 5 100LL, Jet A
    90.5 Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport
    (M13)    		 15 17 100LL
    93.9 Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field Airport
    (BTR KBTR BTR)    		 320 321 100LL, Jet A
    100.0 Dean Griffin Meml Airport
    (M24)    		 25 27 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 25 ft (8 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    LS56 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  25 ft x 25 ft (8 m x 8 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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