# Galvez-Lake Fire Department Heliport (8LA8)

**Galvez-Lake Fire Department Heliport** (FAA: 8LA8) is a heliport in Prairieville, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Feb 1993.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8la8

## At a glance

- FAA: 8LA8
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Prairieville, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Feb 1993
- Elevation: 60 ft / 18 m
- Coordinates: 30.3069, -90.9041
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61672445
- Weather station: KREG
- Ident: 8LA8

## Timeline

- Feb 1993: Galvez-Lake Fire Department Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 24 ft / 7 m | 24 ft / 7 m | Grass |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [NEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knew.md) Lakefront Airport · 55 mi / 89 km
- [ARA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kara.md) Acadiana Regional Airport · 61 mi / 99 km
- [NBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbg.md) New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 62 mi / 99 km
- [LFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft.md) Lafayette Regional Airport · 65 mi / 105 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/8la8/data