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6R1 Welsh Airport
Welsh, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 6R1
Lat/Long: 30-14-30.6764N 092-49-50.6580W
30-14.511273N 092-49.844300W
30.2418546,-92.8307383
(estimated)
Elevation: 18 ft. / 5.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1965)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 70591

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1947
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: 119.8
LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: 119.8
WX AWOS-3PT at 3R7 (8 nm E): 121.150 (337-824-0517)
WX AWOS-3 at CWF (16 nm W): 120.0 (337-436-3452)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL (LCH) CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LCHr060/15.5LAKE CHARLES VORTAC113.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SULPHUR081/30.727804EAUR .- ..- .-.
ABBEVILLE284/38.323002EBNZ -... -. --..

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

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.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 6.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 30-14.479750N30-14.619783N
Longitude: 092-50.137817W092-49.651317W
Elevation: 18.0 ft.18.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 065 magnetic, 072 true245 magnetic, 252 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 57 ft. trees, 1137 ft. from runway, 253 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear67 ft. trees, 953 ft. from runway, 131 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2200 x 150 ft. / 671 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 30-14.462400N30-14.465667N
Longitude: 092-49.992050W092-49.573167W
Elevation: 18.0 ft.18.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 082 magnetic, 089 true262 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: none, in fair conditionnone, in fair condition
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 204 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear51 ft. trees, 367 ft. from runway, 59 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
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

Additional Remarks

TWY FM HGR TO END OF RY 25.
FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07   download (179KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (302KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3R7 - Jennings Airport (8 nm E)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (16 nm W)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (22 nm W)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (25 nm NE)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (29 nm W)
 
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Photo taken 18-Jan-2006
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0512:05
Sunrise06:3012:30
Sunset17:2023:20
Evening civil twilight17:4523:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Nov-2024 22:02:41
Local (UTC-6)  04-Nov-2024 16:02:41
 
METAR
K3R7 
8nm E 
042155Z AUTO 14012G20KT 10SM BKN032 BKN045 28/20 A2986 RMK AO2 T02760199
KCWF 
17nm W 
042146Z 16022KT 10SM SCT036 27/20 A2985
TAF
KLCH 
21nm W 
041732Z 0418/0518 16025G35KT P6SM SCT022 OVC035 FM050000 15013G20KT P6SM BKN020 OVC030 FM051100 15010G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC035 FM051500 18012G20KT P6SM VCTS OVC030CB
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