FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | 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 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
| 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
RY HAS SOME SMALL CRACKS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS EXTREMELY FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
TREES 10-50 FT TALL EXTENDING 0-200 FT FM END OF RY & 90 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 61 ft. trees, 975 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 | | 61 ft. trees, 975 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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: | RICK MOTT
PO BOX 786
WELSH, LA 70591
Phone 337-734-3742
CITY OF WELSH. |
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 15 January 2013 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07 | |
download (153KB) |
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-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunset | | 19:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:20:25 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 03:20:25 |
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| METAR |
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K3R7
8nm E | 130755Z AUTO 16003KT 7SM CLR 25/25 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T02510248
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KCWF
17nm W | 130250Z 18003KT 10SM SKC 27/25 A3003 RMK LAST
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KLCH
21nm W | 130520Z 1306/1406 19002KT P6SM FEW200 FM131200 26004KT P6SM FEW030 FEW100 FM131600 24008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB SCT100
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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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