6R1 Welsh Airport
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 18.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 30-14-30.6764N 092-49-50.6580W
- Lat / Long
- 30.2418546, -92.8307383
- Mag. variation
- 07E (1965)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 10/1947
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON CENTER
- FSS
- DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- IREG
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- SS-SR
Airport location no published diagram
Range from 6R1
Runways
Longest 2,700 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 2700 x 50 ft. / 823 x 15 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition RWY HAS SOME SMALL LONGITUDINAL CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWTH. BLOCK CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWTH RWY 07 TURNAROUND. GRAVEL FOD PRESENT IN PLACES.
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 6.0
Runway 7
- Heading
- 065 magnetic, 072 true
- Markings
- basic, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 18.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 57 ft. trees, 1137 ft. from runway, 253 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
Runway 25
- Heading
- 245 magnetic, 252 true
- Markings
- basic, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 18.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 67 ft. trees, 953 ft. from runway, 131 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 2200 x 150 ft. / 671 x 46 m
- Surface
- turf, in fair condition
Runway 9
- Heading
- 082 magnetic, 089 true
- Markings
- none, in fair condition
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 18.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 55 ft. trees, 204 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
Runway 27
- Heading
- 262 magnetic, 269 true
- Markings
- none, in fair condition
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 18.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 51 ft. trees, 367 ft. from runway, 59 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 1
Approaches — IAP 1
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 122.8
- Lake Charles Approach
- 119.8
- Lake Charles Departure
- 119.8
Services
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- Owner
- CITY OF WELSH PO BOX 786 WELSH, LA 70591 Phone 318-734-2231
- Manager
- KARL ARCENEAUX PO BOX 863 WELSH, LA 70591 Phone 337-570-4590
- Manager phone
- 337-570-4590
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.