Louisiana | Business Air News

BAN's World Gazetteer

Business aviation in Louisiana

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
26

Based business aircraft available for charter:
134

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Bell 407	17
2	Bell 206B JetRanger	15
3	AgustaWestland AW139	14
4	Airbus Helicopters H135	14
5	Sikorsky S-76	11
6	Bell 206L LongRanger	7
7	Sikorsky S-92	7
8	Agusta A119	7
9	Beechcraft King Air 200	6
10	Agusta A109	4
11	Challenger 300	4
12	Airbus Helicopters H145	3
13	Beechcraft King Air 90	3
14	Piper twin piston	2
15	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	2
16	Pilatus PC-12	2
17	Falcon 50	2
18	Cessna Citation CJ2	2
19	Learjet 45	2
20	Falcon 10/100	1
21	HondaJet	1
22	Learjet 60	1
23	Gulfstream G400/G450	1
24	Beechcraft King Air 300	1
25	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	1
26	Citation Mustang	1
27	Citation 550/551	1
28	Gulfstream GIV	1
29	Cessna Citation CJ3	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Lafayette Regional	12 business aviation companies active
2	New Orleans (Lakefront)	8
3	Baton Rouge (Metropolitan)	8
4	Houma (Terrebonne)	7
5	Hammond Northshore Regional	7
6	New Iberia Acadiana Regional	6
7	Shreveport Downtown	6
8	New Orleans (Louis Armstrong)	6
9	Slidell	4
10	Lake Charles (Chennault International)	4
11	Shreveport Regional	4
12	Lake Charles Regional	4
13	Ruston Regional	3
14	Patterson (Harry P Williams Memorial)	3
15	Natchitoches Regional	3
16	Jennings	3
17	Reserve (Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional)	3
18	Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial	3
19	Baton Rouge (Southern Helicopters)	2
20	Tallulah/Vicksburg (Vicksburg Tallulah Regional)	2
21	Opelousas (St Landry Parish Ahart Field)	2
22	Covington (St. Tammany Regional)	2
23	New Roads (False River Regional)	2
24	Galliano South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr	2
25	Minden	2
26	De Ridder (Beauregard Regional)	2
27	Mansfield (C E 'Rusty' Williams)	2
28	Monroe Regional	2
29	Alexandria International	2
30	Belle Chasse (Southern Seaplane)	1
31	Childrens Hospital of New Orleans Heliport	1
32	Monroe (Oliair)	1
33	Boothville Heliport	1
34	Sunset (Red Oak Landing)	1
35	New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field	1
36	Pollock Municipal	1
37	Alexandria (Esler Regional)	1
38	Homer Municipal	1
39	Jeanerette (LeMaire Memorial)	1
40	Sulphur (Southland Field)	0
41	Springhill	0
42	Fort Polk Polk Army Air Field	0
43	Marksville Municipal	0
44	Tallulah Scott	0
45	Rayville John H Hooks Jr Memorial	0
46	Thibodaux Municipal	0
47	Olla	0
48	Leesville	0
49	Gonzales Louisiana Regional	0
50	St Joseph Tensas Parish	0
51	Jonesville	0
52	Jonesboro	0
53	Farmerville Union Parish	0
54	Columbia Caldwell Parish	0
55	Bogalusa George R Carr Memorial Air Field	0
56	Bastrop Morehouse Memorial	0
57	Bossier City Barksdale Air Force Base	0
58	Oakdale (Allen Parish)	0
59	Oak Grove Kelly	0
60	De Quincy Industrial Airpark	0
61	Arcadia Bienville Parish	0
62	Eunice	0
63	Many Hart	0
64	Crowley Le Gros Memorial	0
65	Vivian	0
66	Franklinton	0
67	Bunkie Municipal	0
68	Pineville Municipal	0
69	Woodworth	0
70	Jena	0
71	Winnfield David G Joyce	0
72	Vidalia Concordia Parish	0
73	Delhi Municipal	0
74	Lake Providence Byerley	0
75	Winnsboro	0

Business aviation suppliers in Louisiana

Maintenance 13 • Completions 4 • Training 1

TAP support allows Sikorsky to track individual aircraft health and adjust parts availability to the operational tempo of each S-92 customer.

Sikorsky promotes TAP contracts for S-92 coverage

Bristow, the largest S-92 operator, renewed its agreement in April 2025 to support approximately 60 aircraft. Since then, five additional operators, including Offshore Helicopter Services, have renewed their contracts.

March 16, 2026 Full report

NBAA annual convention heads for New Orleans in 2028

NBAA plans to stage several events in the city before the convention, beginning with a Maintenance Conference in 2026.

March 9, 2026 Full report

Dallas Love Field will play host to Citadel

This move marks a milestone in the Lake Charles, Louisiana-headquartered company's commitment to investing in capacity and broadening its service capabilities to better meet the needs of its customers and the market.

March 8, 2026 Full report

“We are proud of the culture of service and excellence we've built at BTR Jet, and we know Velocity shares that commitment,” says Brett Furr, BTR Jet’s president.

Velocity strengthens US platform with Baton Rouge acquisition

The purchase of BTR Jet Center in Louisiana expands the platform’s Gulf Coast presence, following its 2025 formation and recent purchase of Havasu Air Center.

February 16, 2026 Full report

Citadel secures 13 VIP aircraft projects in January

The Louisiana-based MRO has started the year with a surge in demand for advanced upgrades and 24/7 AOG support services.

January 25, 2026 Full report