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Airport · ICAO · US

Class G

O'Brien Flying Service Airport

ID LA71 Elev 26 ft Lat 30° 13.46' N Lon 93° 0.01' W Zulu …

Live conditions at LA71

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Aerial view · LA71

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for LA71 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at LA71

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,800 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 — 3,800 ft 100 ft Turf No —
21 — 3,800 ft 100 ft Turf No —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for LA71, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at LA71

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=13

  • Other 10
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-07-26 Air Tractor AT502 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-05-04 GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G 164B · Other · VMC · day →
2009-05-07 GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM · Engine failure · day →
2005-06-04 Grumman G-164B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1981-06-02 Grumman G-164A · Other →
1978-05-23 Grumman G-164A · Other →
1975-11-25 Grumman G-164 · Other →
1975-06-28 Grumman G-164A · Other →
1975-05-21 Grumman G-164A · Other →
1975-05-15 Grumman G-164A · Other →
1975-04-27 Boeing A75N1 · Other →
1973-05-19 Boeing A75 · Other →
1972-05-01 Boeing 75 · Other →

Designees in LA

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as LA71 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

581

Flight Instructors

A&P

2,749

Mechanics

AME

32

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

5

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

3

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

7

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

4

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

14

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

3

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

11

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

Schools

25

Flight Schools

FBO

50

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

6

Flying Clubs

Repair

5

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

9

EAA Chapters

DPEs near LA71

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Jean Pierre Inderkummen Lake Charles LA 11 nm
John Emerson Lake Charles LA 11 nm
Peyton Augustine Enloe Lafayette LA 50 nm
Michael Paul Jackson Leesville LA 57 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 98 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 99 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 106 nm
Deborah Rihn-Harvey La Porte TX 112 nm
Richard William Rawlings Kingwood TX 114 nm
Jeffrey Vincent Kling Friendswood TX 122 nm

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

CFIs near LA71

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Raymond Pike Iowa LA 1 nm
Alexander Neil Kerbow Iowa LA 1 nm
William Lloyd Kelley Lake Charles LA 11 nm
David Richard Mcfarland Lake Charles LA 11 nm
John Samuel Emerson Lake Charles LA 11 nm
Olin Ray Ashworth Lake Charles LA 11 nm
Van Michael Davidson Iii Lake Charles LA 11 nm
Andrew Chance Popiel Lake Charles LA 11 nm
Sara Elizabeth Sewell Lake Charles LA 11 nm
Robert Jason Garrett Lake Charles LA 11 nm

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

A&P mechanics near LA71

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Larry John Hardy Iowa LA 1 nm
Charles Daniel Bourne Iowa LA 1 nm
Stephen Rory Mckay Iowa LA 1 nm
Frank Gamboa Soliz Iowa LA 1 nm
Gary Joseph Villiard Iowa LA 1 nm
Richard Leon Watson Iowa LA 1 nm
Keith Ray Foreman Iowa LA 1 nm
Travis Ronald Batchelor Iowa LA 1 nm
Matthew Blake Hardy Iowa LA 1 nm
Herman Paul Prejean Iowa LA 1 nm

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

Repair stations near LA71

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 52 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 92 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 97 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 107 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 112 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 119 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 124 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 126 nm
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 126 nm
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 141 nm

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