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65LA · Southern Seaplane Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 65LA Lat 29° 51.96' N Lon 90° 1.30' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02W — 5,000 ft 100 ft Water No —
20W — 5,000 ft 100 ft Water No —
02 21.2° 3,200 ft 40 ft ASPH-F Yes —
20 344.3° 3,200 ft 40 ft ASPH-F Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FAA RECOMMENDS THIS AIRPORT NOT BE CHARTED.
  • ·CTC NBG ATCT 123.80 BFR ENTERING NBG ASP.
  • ·FOR CD CTC NEW ORLEANS APCH AT 504-471-4350.
  • ·FOR LGTS CALL MANAGER 504-394-5633 CONFLICT OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WITH NAS NEW ORLEANS AS OUTLINED IN AIRSPACE STUDY 74-SW-177-NRA.
  • ·SEALANE DETERMINATION NO OBJECTION.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Southern Seaplane Airport is an airport and seaplane base located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Belle Chasse, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BCS Airport website ↗

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-05-01 Cessna 172H · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-03-11 Cessna 180H · Weather · day →
2011-03-07 Cessna A185F · Gear-up · day →
2001-07-03 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · VMC · night →
1996-01-22 Cessna A185F · Loss of control · day →

Designees in LA

CFI Flight Instructors 581 A&P Mechanics 2,749 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 14 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 11 Schools Flight Schools 25 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Forrest James Campbell Kenner LA 15 nm
Shawn Christopher Crump Houma LA 40 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 45 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 66 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 67 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 76 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 106 nm
Peyton Augustine Enloe Lafayette LA 106 nm
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 118 nm
Joe Frank Carson Jackson MS 147 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ryan Dean Reeves Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Michael Joseph Chauff Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Christopher Michael Schulz Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Toni Michele Cassige Harvey LA 3 nm
Isao Francis Yamasita Harvey LA 3 nm
Kennedy James Downie Gretna LA 3 nm
Lester Rawlin Cambre Jr Gretna LA 3 nm
Christopher Brian Armand Mayes Marrero LA 5 nm
Donald Lee Harris Westwego LA 7 nm
Edward Craig Moore Iii Westwego LA 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kerry Paul Gros Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
David Alexander May Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Lucas Todd Ambler Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Neil John Prejean Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Michael James Lacassin Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Junior L Hall Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Ross Franklin Heffington Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Danny Wayne Parrott Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Richard Jubal Ley Belle Chasse LA 1 nm
Harry Lee Woodyard Jr Belle Chasse LA 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 10 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 51 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 69 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 72 nm
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 105 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 117 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 152 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 207 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 217 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 221 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.