South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. 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]

South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreater Lafourche Port Commission
ServesGalliano, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL1 ft / 0.3 m
Coordinates29°26′28″N 090°15′40″W
Map
GAO
Location of airport in Louisiana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,502 1,982 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 60 18 Concrete
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations14,004
Based aircraft29

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]

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