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LAKE CHARLES RGNL AIRPORT

LAKE CHARLES, LA, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 30°7'33"N / 93°13'24"W
  30°7.565'N / 93°13.405'W
  30.1261 / -93.2234
Elevation: 14.6 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (2005)
From city: 05 miles S of LAKE CHARLES, LA

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: yes
Boundary ARTCC: HOUSTON
Responsible ARTCC: HOUSTON
FSS: DE RIDDER [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: LCH (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Communications
UNICOM: 122.950
CTAF: 120.700

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
LCH 261oT/6.2 LAKE CHARLES VORTAC 113.40 07E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
SULFY 113oT/11.1 278 04E UX
DE QUINCY 146oT/22.5 410 05E DQU
ORANGE 83oT/29.9 211 05E ORG
IDDER 171oT/38.0 385 04E DR

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA1+
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 05/23
Dimensions: 5200 x 100 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 05
Runway 23
Latitude: 30-07-42.5986N 30-08-14.3564N
Longitude: 093-13-47.0809W 093-13-00.4770W
Elevation: 10.0 ft. 14.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: left right
Runway true heading: 052 232
Declared distances: TORA:5200 TODA:5200 ASDA:5200 LDA:5200 TORA:5200 TODA:5200 ASDA:5200 LDA:5200
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in fair condition nonprecision instrument, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-BOX VASI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
 

Runway 15/33
Dimensions: 6500 x 150 ft.
Surface: PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,SAW-CUT OR PLASTIC GROOVED
Edge lights: HIGH
 
Runway 15
Runway 33
Latitude: 30-07-43.3955N 30-06-45.2289N
Longitude: 093-13-40.5139W 093-13-08.8749W
Elevation: 11.4 ft. 10.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: right left
Runway true heading: 155 335
Declared distances: TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500 TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
Markings: precision instrument, in good condition precision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdow midfield midfield
Approach lights: 1,400 FOOT MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH RUNWAY ALIGNMENT INDICATOR LIGHTS 1,400 FOOT MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH SEQUENCED FLASHERS
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
 

Operational Statistics
Annual operations: 24048
Commercial: 1729
Air taxi: 6302
Local: 4546
Itinerant: 11099
Military: 372

Additional Remarks
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ATCT BLIND SPOT ON TWY J.
  • BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures
Effective Apr 18, 2024 to May 15, 2024
   AIRPORT DIAGRAM (PDF)

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   ILS OR LOC RWY 15 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 (PDF)
   VOR-A (PDF)
   VOR-B (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
   RADAR MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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