# Golden Nugget Lake Charles Heliport (17LA)

**Golden Nugget Lake Charles Heliport** (FAA: 17LA) is a heliport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Dec 2016.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0617

## At a glance

- FAA: 17LA
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Dec 2016
- Elevation: 10 ft / 3 m
- Coordinates: 30.2025, -93.2630
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61672560
- Weather station: KLCH · WMO 72240
- Ident: US-0617

## Timeline

- Dec 2016: Golden Nugget Lake Charles Heliport opens.

## Helipads

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

## Nearby airports

- [LCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klch.md) Lake Charles Regional Airport · 5.8 mi / 9.3 km
- [DRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdri.md) Beauregard Regional Airport · 44 mi / 70 km
- [BPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbpt.md) Jack Brooks Regional Airport · 49 mi / 78 km
- [POE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpoe.md) Polk Army Air Field · 58 mi / 94 km
- [LFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft.md) Lafayette Regional Airport · 76 mi / 123 km
- [ARA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kara.md) Acadiana Regional Airport · 83 mi / 134 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/us-0617/data