# Myrtle Grove Airport (68LS)

**Myrtle Grove Airport** (FAA: 68LS) is a small airport in Waterproof, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Mar 2011. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,500 ft (762 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/68ls

## At a glance

- FAA: 68LS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Waterproof, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Mar 2011
- Elevation: 71 ft / 22 m
- Coordinates: 31.8146, -91.3703
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35282989
- Weather station: KHEZ
- Ident: 68LS

## Timeline

- Mar 2011: Myrtle Grove Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass |  |  |
| 13/31 | 1,300 ft / 396 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass | 132° / 312° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 71 ft / 22 m | =38,137 of 43,403 | =17,284 in North America | =14,373 in US |
| Age | Opened 2011 | =12,827 of 15,079 | =10,225 in North America | =10,089 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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## 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/68ls/data