FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 JANUARY 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6R1 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-14-30.8637N / 092-49-50.6878W
30-14.514395N / 092-49.844797W
30.2419066 / -92.8307466
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 18 ft. / 5.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1965) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LCHr060/15.5 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OAKDALE | | 194/25.1 | | 379 | | 03E | | LRR | .-.. .-. .-. |
| DURALDE | | 224/27.5 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| SULPHUR | | 081/30.7 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| ABBEVILLE | | 284/38.3 | | 230 | | 02E | | BNZ | -... -. --.. |
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
RY HAS SOME SMALL CRACKS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 30-14.479750N | | 30-14.619783N |
| Longitude: | 092-50.137817W | | 092-49.651317W |
| Elevation: | 18.0 ft. | | 18.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 065 magnetic, 072 true | | 245 magnetic, 252 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 278 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
TREES 10-50 FT TALL EXTENDING 0-200 FT FM END OF RY & 90 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 71 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 150 ft. / 671 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 30-14.462400N | | 30-14.479567N |
| Longitude: | 092-49.992050W | | 092-49.575383W |
| Elevation: | 18.0 ft. | | 18.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 087 true | | 260 magnetic, 267 true |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 204 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. trees, 443 ft. from runway, 8:1 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: | CHRIS NOBLES
PO BOX 863
WELSH, LA 70591
Phone (337) 734-2594 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 15 May 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY FM HGR TO END OF RY 25. |
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 3 January 2019 at 0901Z to 31 January 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07 | |
download (150KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tim Cushenberry
Photo taken 18-Jan-2006
looking north
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Welsh Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Jan-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 00:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jan-2019 13:47:44 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-Jan-2019 07:47:44 |
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| METAR |
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K3R7
8nm E | 181335Z AUTO 19003KT M1/4SM FG OVC003 12/12 A3010 RMK AO2 T01230121
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KCWF
17nm W | 181255Z 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 11/11 A3009
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KLCH
21nm W | 181131Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV002 TEMPO 1812/1815 1SM BR BKN006 FM181500 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN009 FM181700 20012KT P6SM BKN018 FM190000 18009KT P6SM OVC012 FM190600 18013G20KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC007 TEMPO 1906/1910 2SM TSRA BKN012CB
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