FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CWF |
| Lat/Long: | 30-12-38.1300N / 093-08-35.4820W 30-12.635500N / 093-08.591367W 30.2105917 / -93.1431894 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 17 ft. / 5.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of LAKE CHARLES, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70615 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CWF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0630-2030, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-2000 AFT HRS CALL 337-433-7766. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1500 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 15/33; MALSR RY 15 & REIL RY 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 6 HRS PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 337-491-9961. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.2 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.0 (337-436-3452) |
| CHENNAULT TOWER GROUND: | 121.65 275.8 [0600-2200] |
| CHENNAULT TOWER TOWER: | 124.2 290.4 [0600-2200] |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX ASOS at LCH (7 nm SW): | PHONE 337-477-3371 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UXL (13 nm W): | 118.175 (337-558-5321) |
- 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 |
| LCHr328/4.6 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SULFY | | 083/14.4 | | 278 | | 04E | | UX | ..- -..- |
| DE QUINCY | | 124/21.5 | | 410 | | 05E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| ORANGE | | 071/34.9 | | 211 | | 05E | | ORG | --- .-. --. |
| ALLEN PARISH | | 219/34.9 | | 379 | | 03E | | LRR | .-.. .-. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FOR FUEL CALL 337-436-4877. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 10701 x 200 ft. / 3262 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 320.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 750.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 30-13.431767N | | 30-11.839233N |
| Longitude: | 093-09.029950W | | 093-08.152783W |
| Elevation: | 14.8 ft. | | 17.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 154 true | | 330 magnetic, 334 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:10701 TODA:10701 ASDA:10701 LDA:10701 | | TORA:10701 TODA:10701 ASDA:10701 LDA:10701 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHENNAULT INTL ARPT AUTHORITY 3650 SEN. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON AVE LAKE CHARLES, LA 70615-6849 Phone 337-491-9961 |
| Manager: | CHARLES M. HARVEY 3650 SEN. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON AVE LAKE CHARLES, LA 70615-6849 Phone 337-491-9961 DEPUTY DIRECTOR. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Military aircraft: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 145/day * | | 38% | military | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 22% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | INDEX E AVBL WITH 24 HRS NOTICE CALL AMGR 337-491-9961. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF OF ARPT |
| - | OCNL HEAVY JET ACFT ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | |
download (272KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR RWY 33 | |
download (248KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (41KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (7 nm SW)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (13 nm W)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (16 nm E)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (22 nm NW)
3R7 - Jennings Airport (24 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 07:20:57 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 02:20:57 |
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| METAR |
| KCWF | 120659Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2998 RMK AO2
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KLCH 6nm SW | 120653Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01720061
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KUXL 13nm W | 120700Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLCH 6nm SW | 120520Z 120606 VRB06KT P6SM BKN250 FM1400 13011KT P6SM BKN200 FM0100 13006KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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