Idas Heliport
L87 · Ida, Louisiana · Caddo County · map
Idas Heliport is a public-use heliport owned by The Village of Ida in Ida, Louisiana, 286 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 40 by 40 feet of concrete.
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What is the airport code for Idas Heliport?
Its FAA code is L87.
Where is Idas Heliport?
It is in Ida, Louisiana, 286 feet above sea level.
Does Idas Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Idas Heliport?
1 pilot examiner and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA L87
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- The Village of Ida
- Elevation
- 286 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1993
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Texarkana Rgnl-Webb Field (27 nm north), Shreveport Downtown Airport (29 nm south), Shreveport Regional (34 nm south), Harrison County (36 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Vivian Airport (10 nm southwest), Hall-Miller Municipal (16 nm west), Cypress River Airport (26 nm southwest), Texarkana Rgnl-Webb Field (27 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
- Approach 200 degrees and departure 020 degrees.
- Helipad markings faded.
- 115 feet water tower 287 feet east and 7 feet fenced area 68 feet ene and 20 feet tall play ground equipment 116 feet southwest. 43 feet trees 271 feet nne penetrate the 8:1 approach/departure surface.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ida from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Ida, Louisiana: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport 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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 training center examiners.
- Dustin Wayne Howell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Harrison County Airport KASL · Marshall, TX (36 nm) · (903) 371-0495 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- 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 heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ida 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- 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 3,735 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/L87.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.