Lake Charles Regional Airport
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| Lake Charles Regional Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: LCH – ICAO: KLCH – FAA: LCH | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Calcasieu Parish | ||
| Serves | Lake Charles, Louisiana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 30°07′34″N 093°13′24″W / 30.12611°N 93.22333°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 5,200 | 1,585 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 6,500 | 1,981 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 41,346 | ||
| Based aircraft | 202 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Lake Charles Regional Airport (IATA: LCH, ICAO: KLCH, FAA LID: LCH) is a public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) south of the central business district of Lake Charles, a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Owned by Calcasieu Parish, the airport serves approximately 375,000 people.[1]
The airport has two runways. They are oriented 5/23 and 15/33 and do not cross. The grounds are bounded by Lake Street to the West, Gauthier Road to the North, Highway 385 to the East, and Lincoln Road to the South. The entrance is off of Highway 385.
The old main terminal at LCH was heavily damaged by a tornado formed by Hurricane Rita and has been removed. Passenger operations were served by a smaller building on the grounds that was undamaged by the hurricane.
The new state-of-the-art terminal building was officially opened to the public on Friday, August 21, 2009.[2]
On June 11, 2009, American Eagle began twice daily, non-stop service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.[3]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Lake Charles Regional Airport covers an area of 1,878 acres (760 ha) at an elevation of 15 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 5/23 is 5,200 by 100 feet (1,585 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface; 15/33 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) with a concrete surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 41,346 aircraft operations, an average of 113 per day: 48% general aviation, 33% air taxi, 19% military and <1% scheduled commercial, At that time there were 202 aircraft based at this airport: 19% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet and 72% helicopter.[1]
A large number of helicopters are based at LCH and serve both the petroleum industry in the Gulf and other purposes. A large marine spill operation is located on the southwest corner of the grounds. The property also includes a 300-acre industrial park which provides land leases to many businesses and individuals.
[edit] Airlines and scheduled destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental |
| Continental Express operated by Colgan Air | Houston-Intercontinental |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for LCH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ "FEMA Assists In Reconstruction Of Lake Charles Airport Terminal Building". Press Release. Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2007-07-20. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=38011.
- ^ Peck, Lee (2009-03-23). "American Eagle Airlines to launch jet service in Lake Charles". KPLC TV. http://www.kplctv.com/global/story.asp?s=10057027.
[edit] External links
- Lake Charles Regional Airport
- FAA Airport Diagram for LCH(PDF), effective 19 Nov 2009
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LCH, effective 19 Nov 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLCH
- ASN accident history for LCH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLCH
- FAA current LCH delay information
