South_Lafourche_Leonard_Miller_Jr._Airport

South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport

South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport

Airport

South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport (ICAO: KGAO, FAA LID: GAO, formerly L49[2]) is a public use airport in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1] It is owned by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission and located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Galliano, Louisiana.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned GAO by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA[4] (which assigned GAO to Los Canos Airport in Guantanamo, Cuba).[5][6]

Facilities and aircraft

South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport covers an area of 390 acres (158 ha) at an elevation of 1 feet (0.3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,502 by 100 feet (1,982 x 30 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 60 by 60 feet (18 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 12, 2012, the airport had 14,004 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 99.6% general aviation and 0.4% military. At that time there were 29 aircraft based at this airport: 58.6% helicopter, 27.6% single-engine, and 13.8% jet.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    FAA Airport Form 5010 for GAO – South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. [2]
    "L49 – South Lafourche Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. April 15, 2004. Archived from the original on April 20, 2004.
  3. [3]
    "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KGAO, FAA: GAO)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  5. [5]
    "IATA Airport Code Search (GAO – City: Guantanamo, Airport: Los Canos)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Los Canos Airport, Guantánamo, Cuba (IATA: GAO, ICAO: MUGT)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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