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3LA8 Open A-1 Ranch Airport
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 3LA8
Lat/Long: 30-08-13.1200N 093-08-33.0800W
30-08.218667N 093-08.551333W
30.1369778,-93.1425222
(estimated)
Elevation: 11 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 6 miles SE of LAKE CHARLES, 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: 01/1964
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at LCH (4 nm W): PHONE 337-240-9596
WX AWOS-3 at CWF (4 nm N): 120.0 (337-214-2134)
WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (12 nm W): 118.175 (337-558-5321)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LCHr255/1.9LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MOSSY165/10.641800ECW -.-. .--
SULPHUR100/14.927804EAUR .- ..- .-.
DE RIDDER161/38.238504EDXB -.. -..- -...

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2250 x 75 ft. / 686 x 23 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 30-08.397167N30-08.040167N
Longitude: 093-08.609833W093-08.492833W
Elevation: 11.0 ft.10.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonepline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: OPEN A-1 RANCH INC
P.O. BOX 378
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70602
Manager: THOMAS H GAYLE
P.O. BOX 378
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70621
Phone (337) 540-3452

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 3LA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (4 nm W)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (4 nm N)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (12 nm W)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (17 nm E)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (25 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1211:12
Sunrise06:3711:37
Sunset19:5900:59
Evening civil twilight20:2401:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Aug-2025 22:41:34
Local (UTC-5)  09-Aug-2025 17:41:34
 
METAR
KLCH 
4nm W 		092153Z 22007KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP146 T03220233
KCWF 
5nm N 		092145Z 15003KT 10SM SCT030 34/22 A2994
KUXL 
12nm W 		092215Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2995 RMK AO2 T03270231
TAF
KLCH 
4nm W 		091720Z 0918/1018 09007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT150 FM092000 12008KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN120 FM100200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM101400 08007KT P6SM FEW030 BKN200
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