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KCWF Chennault International Airport
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

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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
LCHr328/4.6LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SULFY083/14.427804EUX ..- -..-
DE QUINCY124/21.541005EDQU -.. --.- ..-
ORANGE071/34.921105EORG --- .-. --.
ALLEN PARISH219/34.937903ELRR .-.. .-. .-.

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 30-13.431767N30-11.839233N
Longitude: 093-09.029950W093-08.152783W
Elevation: 14.8 ft.17.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 150 magnetic, 154 true330 magnetic, 334 true
Declared distances: TORA:10701 TODA:10701 ASDA:10701 LDA:10701TORA:10701 TODA:10701 ASDA:10701 LDA:10701
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, 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: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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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Airport diagram
Diagram of KCWF (Chennault International Airport)
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From to KCWF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5510:55
Sunrise06:2111:21
Sunset19:5700:57
Evening civil twilight20:2301:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 07:20:57
Local (UTC-5)  12-May-2008 02:20:57
 
METAR
KCWF 120659Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2998 RMK AO2
KLCH 
6nm SW 
120653Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01720061
KUXL 
13nm W 
120700Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A2997 RMK AO2
TAF
KLCH 
6nm SW 
120520Z 120606 VRB06KT P6SM BKN250 FM1400 13011KT P6SM BKN200 FM0100 13006KT P6SM BKN100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Million Air
337-436-4877
888-744-8468
[web site]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft charters, Aviation accessories, Catering, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Chennault International Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Chennault International Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KCWF have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
LA QUINTA LAKE CHARLES 3.8 78-145
 

Other hotels near Chennault International Airport

Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN AND STES LAKE CHARLES 1.9 100-101
BEST WESTERN RICHMOND STES HTL 3.5 89-129
ECONO LODGE AND SUITES 3.5 
BAYMONT INN SUITES LAKE CHARLES 3.6 89-91
SUPER 8 LAKE CHARLES LA 3.6 94-104
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS INN - LAKE CHARLES 4.1 64-76
AMERICAS BEST INNS LAKE CHARLE 4.7 89-115
DAYS INN LAKE CHARLES 5.1 65-75
MICROTEL LAKE CHARLES 5.4 80-110
INN ON THE BAYOU 5.7 80-85

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Chennault International Airport

11 in Lake Charles
1 in Iowa
11 in Sulphur
 

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