Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport frequencies
Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport (8LA7) in Verret, LA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it.
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- UNICOM 123.05
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
What to say on 123.05
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 8LA7, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 123.05 is not unique to Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing, Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport.
- Entering the pattern
Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind , Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport.
- Before taking the runway
Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing , Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 8LA7 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 8LA7 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every 8LA7 frequency, as one table
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
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Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 8LA7?
Southern Natural Gas Company Heliport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
More about 8LA7
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.