# Jackson Barracks Heliport (6LA0)

**Jackson Barracks Heliport** (FAA: 6LA0) is a heliport in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Aug 1971.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6la0

## At a glance

- FAA: 6LA0
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Aug 1971
- Elevation: 5 ft / 2 m
- Coordinates: 29.9535, -90.0095
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61672631
- Weather station: K7N0
- Ident: 6LA0

## Timeline

- Aug 1971: Jackson Barracks Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 600 ft / 183 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [NEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knew.md) Lakefront Airport · 6.2 mi / 10 km
- [NBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbg.md) New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 9.0 mi / 14 km
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [GPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpt.md) Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · 64 mi / 103 km
- [BIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbix.md) Keesler Air Force Base · 72 mi / 116 km
- [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · 79 mi / 127 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/6la0/data