FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CWF |
| Lat/Long: | 30-12-38.1000N / 093-08-35.5000W
30-12.635000N / 093-08.591667W
30.2105833 / -93.1431944
(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: | 0600-2200
AFT HRS CALL 337-433-7766. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1500 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 15/33; MALSR RY 15 & REIL RY 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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 |
| ATIS: | 120.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.0 (337-436-3452) |
| CHENNAULT GROUND: | 121.65 275.8 [0600-2200] |
| CHENNAULT 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-3PT 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 |
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| LCHr328/4.6 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SULPHUR | | 083/14.4 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| DE QUINCY | | 127/21.5 | | 410 | | 02E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| DE RIDDER | | 159/34.0 | | 385 | | 04E | | DXB | -.. -..- -... |
| ORANGE | | 071/34.8 | | 211 | | 05E | | ORG | --- .-. --. |
| OAKDALE | | 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: | 10702 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: | 30-13.431488N | | 30-11.838935N |
| Longitude: | 093-09.030098W | | 093-08.152705W |
| Elevation: | 14.4 ft. | | 16.3 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: | RANDOLPH R. ROBB
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: | | 35 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Military aircraft: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 46% | military | | 18% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | 1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (226KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (88KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
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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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 18-May-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunset | | 20:00 | | 01:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:38:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:38:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KCWF | 181035Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM OVC015 23/21 A2997 RMK AO2 T02410215 PWINO
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KLCH
6nm SW | 180953Z AUTO 19008KT 9SM OVC015 24/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02440217
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KUXL
13nm W | 181035Z AUTO 19008KT 7SM OVC015 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 T02430227
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KLCH
6nm SW | 180520Z 1806/1906 17006KT 6SM BR SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 1810/1814 3SM BR OVC008 FM181500 18013G21KT 6SM HZ SCT035 FM190000 16008KT 6SM HZ SCT025
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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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