South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport
GAO · KGAO · Galliano, Louisiana · Lafourche County · map
South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, 1 mile east of Galliano, Louisiana, 0 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 6,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 44 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 24,089 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport?
Its FAA code is GAO, and its ICAO code is KGAO.
Where is South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport?
It is 1 mile east of Galliano, Louisiana, 0 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 6,500 feet long.
Does South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for South Lafourche Leonard Miller JR Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GAO · ICAO KGAO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Greater Lafourche Port Commission
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1987
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 70 ft high 2,306 ft from the end
- Runway 36: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, short approach lights with alignment lights (SSALR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 120.85 | |
| Gao and aWOS-3PT | 118.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 985-475-5178.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Houma-Terrebonne Airport (22 nm west), Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (33 nm north), Lakefront Airport (38 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Louisiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Ssalr runway 36; runway end identifier lights runway 18 and medium-intensity runway lights runway 18 and 36 preset low intst dusk to dawn; PAPI runway 18 and 36 operates continuously; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available 24/7 with CC.
- All surface work in prog mowing. Bird acty in the vicinity of runway 18/36.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 4 |
| jets | 3 |
| helicopters | 37 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 24,089, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 5,083 |
| general aviation, local | 18,956 |
| military | 50 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Galliano from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Galliano, Louisiana: 2 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- Shawn Christopher Crump private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Houma, LA (22 nm) · (225) 623-4373 · [email protected]
- Forrest James Campbell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Southern Seaplane Inc · Belle Chasse, LA (26 nm) · (504) 401-3675 · [email protected]
All 12 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Galliano 2 aircraft · 2 business jets
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,272 since 1982 · 188 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Louisiana 72 landing places
- Louisiana 3,733 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GAO.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.