FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6R1 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-14-30.8637N 092-49-50.6878W
30-14.514395N 092-49.844797W
30.2419066,-92.8307466
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 18 ft. / 5.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1965) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70591 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 3R7 (8 nm E): | 121.150 (337-824-0517) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CWF (16 nm W): | 120.0 (337-436-3452) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL (LCH) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LCHr060/15.5 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DURALDE | | 224/27.5 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| SULPHUR | | 081/30.7 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| ABBEVILLE | | 284/38.3 | | 230 | | 02E | | BNZ | -... -. --.. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 50 ft. / 823 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
RWY HAS SOME SML LONGL CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWTH. BLOCK CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWTH RWY 07 TARND. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 30-14.479750N | | 30-14.619783N |
| Longitude: | 092-50.137817W | | 092-49.651317W |
| Elevation: | 18.0 ft. | | 18.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 065 magnetic, 072 true | | 245 magnetic, 252 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 278 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
TREES 10-50 FT TALL EXTENDING 0-200 FT FM END OF RY & 90 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 71 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 150 ft. / 671 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 30-14.462400N | | 30-14.479567N |
| Longitude: | 092-49.992050W | | 092-49.575383W |
| Elevation: | 18.0 ft. | | 18.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 087 true | | 260 magnetic, 267 true |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 204 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. trees, 367 ft. from runway, 59 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WELSH
PO BOX 786
WELSH, LA 70591
Phone 318-734-2231 |
| Manager: | KARL ARCENEAUX
PO BOX 863
WELSH, LA 70591
Phone 337-570-5490 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 May 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY FM HGR TO END OF RY 25. |
| - | FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07 | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (302KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3R7 - Jennings Airport (8 nm E)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (16 nm W)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (22 nm W)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (25 nm NE)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (29 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tim Cushenberry
Photo taken 18-Jan-2006
looking north
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Welsh Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-May-2022
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-May-2022 18:54:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-May-2022 13:54:29 |
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| METAR |
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K3R7
8nm E | 231835Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM BKN017 25/21 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N T02470211
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KCWF
17nm W | 231822Z 01004KT 10SM OVC018 24/19 A3004
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KLCH
21nm W | 231723Z 2318/2418 05008KT P6SM OVC020 FM232000 08006KT P6SM SCT030 FM240700 11007KT P6SM BKN020 FM241400 17010G18KT 6SM TSRA BR SCT010 OVC020CB FM241600 18012G22KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT025 OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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