South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport
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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]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter
Facilities and aircraft
South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport covers an area of 390
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
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "L49 – South Lafourche Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. April 15, 2004. Archived from the original on April 20, 2004.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KGAO, FAA: GAO)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (GAO – City: Guantanamo, Airport: Los Canos)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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"Los Canos Airport, Guantánamo, Cuba (IATA: GAO, ICAO: MUGT)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
External links
- Airport page at Greater Lafourche Port Commission
- South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport (GAO) at LaDOTDairport directory
- GAO FBO Services, the fixed-base operator
- Aerial image as of October 1990 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GAO, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GAO
- AirNav airport information for KGAO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures