East Jefferson General Hospital Heliport
LS85 · Metairie, Louisiana · Jefferson County · map
East Jefferson General Hospital Heliport is a private heliport in Metairie, Louisiana, 37 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 75 by 75 feet of asphalt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LS85
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon see the remarks below
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1991
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 75 × 75 ft | Asphalt | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in Metairie from the FAA register
148 aircraft are registered to owners in Metairie, Louisiana: 122 piston singles, 12 business jets, 10 piston twins, 2 gliders, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided helicopter constructed/marked iaw AC 150/5390-1;no vehicular traffic allowed on ramp adjacent to south side durg operations;a 50'X150' mnvr zone is maintenance;a lighted windsock is maintenance;a sign is placed warning of helicopter operations;ingress/egress according to sketch provided when below 500' above ground level;and arrival helicopter maintenance com west/hosp aft air traffic control clnc.
- 24 hours
- Medical.
- Weight limitation 40,000 pounds./ 20 tons
- +85 feet lighted building 85 feet north of helipad.
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 5, 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.