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09LS Weather West Feliciana Sheriff's Office Heliport

St Francisville, LouisianaElevation 181 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBTR · 21 NM SE · 25 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBTR
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 4 SM, temperature 15.2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 54F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 54 E 4 kt – 0%
Monday Partly Sunny 80/54 E 4 kt – 0%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 82/55 E 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 84/53 E 4 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 84/56 E 4 kt – 0%
Friday Mostly Sunny 83/61 E 9 kt – 5%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 84/64 E 9 kt – 41% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 86 SW 4 kt – 20%

Source: National Weather Service (office LIX). Forecast issued 0417Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 09LS. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 40 ft

H1
Dimensions
40 x 40 ft
Surface
Concrete
Edge lights
PERI
RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
181 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2323Z 6:23 PM
Sunrise
1215Z 7:15 AM
Loggable night
2348Z (6:48 PM local) → 1151Z (6:51 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2323Z (6:23 PM local) → 1215Z (7:15 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0023Z (7:23 PM local) → 1115Z (6:15 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

West Feliciana Sheriff's Office Heliport is in St Francisville, Louisiana. Field elevation 181 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UsePrivate use
TypeHeliport
ManagerBRIAN SPILLMAN
Manager phone(225) 635-3241
AttendedUNATNDD
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA09LS
SectionalHOUSTON
Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON
Flight service (AFSS)DE RIDDER
RegionLouisiana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30.8244, -91.3846
Distance from city2 NM N
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
Field lightingSee remarks
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

09LS has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBTR (21 NM SE, VFR).

KBTR Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
21 NM SE
VFR
KOPL St Landry Parish Ahart Field
40 NM SW
VFR
KHEZ Natchez–Adams County Airport / Hardy-Anders Field
48 NM N
VFR
KLFT Lafayette Regional Airport
49 NM SW
VFR
KMCB McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field
52 NM NE
VFR
KARA Acadiana Regional Airport
54 NM SW
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC BATON ROUGE APCH AT 225-354-2142, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
›FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 225-635-3241.
›PRVDD INGRESS/EGRESS 090-270.
›50 FT POLE 250 FT AND 60 FT TREES 500 FT SW OF HELIPAD.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗09LS on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 09LS have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 09LS. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 09LS have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 09LS. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 09LS?
09LS sits at 181 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 09LS?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.