FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LCH |
| Lat/Long: | 30-07-33.9000N / 093-13-24.3000W 30-07.565000N / 093-13.405000W 30.1260833 / -93.2234167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 15 ft. / 4.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2005) |
| From city: | 5 miles S of LAKE CHARLES, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70607 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LCH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-2230 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 15; ODALS RY 33; HIRL RY 15/33 & VASI RY 33 - CTAF. MIRL RY 05/23 & VASI RY 23 OFF WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 8 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS; ARFF INDEX B SVC AVBL ON REQ 0800-1630 MON-FRI EXCEPT HOLS CALL AMGR 337-477-6051-EXT 0. ARFF INDEX A AVBL DURG ACR OPNS. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.75 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 337-477-3371 |
| LAKE CHARLES GROUND: | 121.8 [0600-2200] |
| LAKE CHARLES TOWER: | 120.7 257.8 [0600-2200] |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.35(WEST) 119.8(EAST) 282.3(EAST) 353.75(WEST) [0600-2200] |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.35(WEST) 119.8(EAST) 282.3(EAST) 353.75(WEST) [0600-2200] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.25 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| STAGE-III: | 119.8(EAST) 282.3(EAST) |
| STAGE-III IC: | 119.35(WEST) 353.75(WEST) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CWF (7 nm NE): | 120.0 (337-436-3452) |
| WX AWOS-3 at UXL (8 nm W): | 118.175 (337-558-5321) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLOSED.
- LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL USES FREQ 119.75 FOR OFFSHORE HELICOPTER OPNS. FREQ OTS INDEFLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LCHr254/6.2 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SULPHUR | | 109/11.1 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| DE QUINCY | | 141/22.4 | | 410 | | 05E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| ORANGE | | 079/29.9 | | 211 | | 05E | | ORG | --- .-. --. |
| DE RIDDER | | 167/38.0 | | 385 | | 04E | | DXB | -.. -..- -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition SOUTH 900 FT GRVD. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 145.0 | | Double tandem: | 260.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 30-07.723258N | | 30-06.753815N |
| Longitude: | 093-13.675232W | | 093-13.147915W |
| Elevation: | 11.4 ft. | | 10.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 155 true | | 332 magnetic, 335 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500 | | TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | midfield | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system ODALS OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 28 ft. pole, 1412 ft. from runway, 421 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 100 ft. / 1585 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 70.0 | | Double wheel: | 90.0 | | Double tandem: | 140.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 30-07.709977N | | 30-08.239273N |
| Longitude: | 093-13.784682W | | 093-13.007950W |
| Elevation: | 10.0 ft. | | 14.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 052 true | | 229 magnetic, 232 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5200 TODA:5200 ASDA:5200 LDA:5200 | | TORA:5200 TODA:5200 ASDA:5200 LDA:5200 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. tree, 1620 ft. from runway, 455 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CALCASIEU PARISH PO BOX 5820 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607 Phone 337-477-6051 |
| Manager: | HEATH ALLEN PO DRAWER 5820 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607-5820 Phone 337-477-6051 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 202 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 145 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 113/day * | | 33% | air taxi | | 27% | local general aviation | | 22% | transient general aviation | | 19% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ATCT BLIND SPOT ON TWY J. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | USE EXTREME CARE CONST ON TERMINAL RAMP. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | |
download (274KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (269KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 33 | |
download (255KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (204KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (41KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (7 nm NE)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (8 nm W)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (22 nm E)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (23 nm NW)
3R7 - Jennings Airport (29 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Tim Cushenberry
Photo taken 18-Jan-2006
looking south
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 02:22:49 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 21:22:49 |
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| METAR |
| KLCH | 050153Z 20006KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02940239
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KCWF 7nm NE | 050150Z 19009KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2992 AO2
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KUXL 8nm W | 050140Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A2991 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KLCH | 041721Z 0418/0518 22009KT P6SM SCT040 FM050100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM051300 24006KT P6SM FEW025
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| NOTAMs |
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