FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6R1 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-14-30.7450N / 092-49-45.5230W
30-14.512417N / 092-49.758717W
30.2418736 / -92.8293119
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 18 ft. / 5.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1965) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 70591 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CWF (16 nm W): | 120.0 (337-436-3452) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL CLOSED.
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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| OAKDALE | | 194/25.0 | | 379 | | 03E | | LRR | .-.. .-. .-. |
| DURALDE | | 224/27.4 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| SULPHUR | | 081/30.8 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| DE QUINCY | | 107/35.0 | | 410 | | 02E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| ABBEVILLE | | 284/38.2 | | 230 | | 02E | | BNZ | -... -. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
JET A FUEL AVBL ON EMERG REQ ONLY CALL 318-734-2382. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 50 ft. / 823 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition
RY HAS SOME SMALL CRACKS. |
| 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: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box SAVASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 735 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear
TREES 10-50 FT TALL EXTENDING 0-200 FT FM END OF RY & 90 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 40 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 150 ft. / 671 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 30-14.462400N | | 30-14.479067N |
| 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 | | 50 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 10:1 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: | EMERY F LYONS
615 N KENNEDY, PO BOX 726
WELSH, LA 70591
Phone 318-734-2594 |
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 November 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY FM HGR TO END OF RY 25. |
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 between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07 | |
download (180KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:57 | | 23:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 06:59:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 00:59:00 |
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| METAR |
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KCWF
17nm W | 130635Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM -RA OVC090 06/00 A3030 RMK AO2 T00581006
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KLCH
21nm W | 130653Z 09007KT 10SM -RA FEW070 BKN090 OVC110 07/M01 A3028 RMK AO2 RAB18 SLP261 P0000 T00671006
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KUXL
29nm W | 130635Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM -RA OVC110 06/00 A3028 RMK AO2
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KACP
31nm N | 130635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC090 05/M04 A3033 RMK AO2
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KLCH
21nm W | 130530Z 1306/1406 09005KT P6SM OVC100 TEMPO 1307/1309 -RA FM131400 12012G18KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM131600 14016G22KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 PROB30 1317/1319 3SM SHRA BKN030 OVC040 FM131900 15018G25KT 5SM -SHRA OVC030 FM132300 16012G18KT 4SM -RA OVC009
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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