# Empire Terminal Heliport (49LS)

**Empire Terminal Heliport** (FAA: 49LS) is a heliport in Buras, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Jul 2019.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/49ls

## At a glance

- FAA: 49LS
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Buras, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Jul 2019
- Elevation: 8 ft / 2 m
- Coordinates: 29.3733, -89.5491
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74843794
- Weather station: KLNQ
- Ident: 49LS

## Timeline

- Jul 2019: Empire Terminal Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 40 ft / 12 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [NBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbg.md) New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 43 mi / 69 km
- [NEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knew.md) Lakefront Airport · 54 mi / 88 km
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 61 mi / 98 km
- [GPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpt.md) Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · 77 mi / 124 km
- [BIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbix.md) Keesler Air Force Base · 81 mi / 130 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/49ls/data