Southern Seaplane Airport

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Southern Seaplane Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerSouthern Seaplane Inc
Serves Belle Chasse, Louisiana
Elevation  AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 29°51′58″N090°01′20″W / 29.86611°N 90.02222°W / 29.86611; -90.02222
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
2/203,200975Asphalt
2W/20W5,0001,524Water
Statistics
Based aircraft28

Southern Seaplane Airport( IATA : BCS [2] , FAA LID : 65LA) is an airport and seaplane base located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Belle Chasse, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1]

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Facilities and aircraft

Southern Seaplane Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a 3,200 by 40 ft (975 x 12 m) asphalt pavement. It also has one seaplane landing area designated 2W/20W which measures 5,000 by 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). There are 28 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine and 11% multi-engine. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 65LA PDF , effective 2008-09-25.
  2. Airport information for BCS at Great Circle Mapper.