KLCH Lake Charles Regional Airport
Lake Charles, LA · 5 miles S of LAKE CHARLES, LA
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KLCH
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 14.5 ft
- Coordinates
- 30-07-33.9400N 093-13-24.2860W
- Lat / Long
- 30.1260944, -93.2234128
- Mag. variation
- 03E (2005)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 11/1961
- 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
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 15; MALSF RWY 33; HIRL RWY 15/33; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 33 OPR CONSLY.
- International operations
- customs landing rights airport
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KLCH
Runways
Longest 6500 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m
- Surface
- concrete/grooved, in good condition SOUTH 900 FT GRVD.
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 100.0
Runway 15
- Heading
- 152 magnetic, 155 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 11.2 ft.
- Obstructions
- 28 ft. pole, 1412 ft. from runway, 421 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear
Runway 33
- Heading
- 332 magnetic, 335 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Approach lights
- MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
- Declared distances
- TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 9.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
- Dimensions
- 5200 x 100 ft. / 1585 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 70.0
Runway 5
- Heading
- 049 magnetic, 052 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5200 TODA:5200 ASDA:5200 LDA:5200
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 10.1 ft.
- Obstructions
- 65 ft. tree, 1620 ft. from runway, 455 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear
Runway 23
- Heading
- 229 magnetic, 232 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5200 TODA:5200 ASDA:5200 LDA:5200
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 14.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 3
Approaches — IAP 7
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 120.7
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 118.75
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 337-240-9596
- 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
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A1+
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A1+
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- Owner
- CALCASIEU PARISH PO BOX 5820 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607 Phone 337-477-6051
- Manager phone
- 337-477-6051
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.