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7LA9 Chute N Gators Airport
Bell City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 7LA9
Lat/Long: 29-59-58.1800N 093-08-16.8900W
29-59.969667N 093-08.281500W
29.9994944,-93.1380250
(estimated)
Elevation: 4 ft. / 1 m (estimated)
From city: 13 miles SSW of BELL CITY, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70607

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/2014
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at LCH (9 nm NW): PHONE 337-240-9596
WX AWOS-3 at CWF (13 nm N): 120.0 (337-214-2134)
WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (15 nm NW): 118.175 (337-558-5321)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LCHr184/8.7LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SULPHUR125/18.927804EAUR .- ..- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 1239 x 90 ft. / 378 x 27 m
Surface: turf
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: /2014
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 650 ft.no
Obstructions: 12 ft. tree, marked, 25 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: KELLY PRECHT
193 W. PRECHT RD
BELL CITY, LA 70630
Phone 337-274-3500
Manager: KELLY PRECHT
193 W. PRECHT RD
BELL CITY, LA 70630
Phone 337-274-3500

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7LA9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (9 nm NW)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (13 nm N)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (15 nm NW)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (22 nm NE)
3R7 - Jennings Airport (28 nm NE)
  
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From to 7LA9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2811:28
Sunrise06:5311:53
Sunset19:3000:30
Evening civil twilight19:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2026 05:23:23
Local (UTC-5)  05-Sep-2026 00:23:23
 
METAR
KLCH 
9nm NW 		050453Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02560239
KCWF 
13nm N 		050455Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A2993 RMK AO2 T02550241
KUXL 
15nm NW 		050455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A2992 RMK AO2 T02600255 $
TAF
KLCH 
9nm NW 		041728Z 0418/0518 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT035 BKN100CB PROB30 0420/0424 4SM TSRA BR OVC100CB FM050100 10003KT P6SM BKN250 FM051500 36003KT P6SM OVC250 PROB30 0515/0518 P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB
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