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 is located in Louisiana
GAO
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]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for GAO – South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "L49 – South Lafourche Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. April 15, 2004. Archived from the original on April 20, 2004.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  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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