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7LA9

Chute N Gators Airport
Bell City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	7LA9
Lat/Long:	29-59-58.1800N 093-08-16.8900W 29-59.969667N 093-08.281500W 29.9994944,-93.1380250 (estimated)
Elevation:	4 ft. / 1 m (estimated)
From city:	13 miles SSW of BELL CITY, 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:	08/2014
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at LCH (9 nm NW):	PHONE 337-240-9596
WX AWOS-3 at CWF (13 nm N):	120.0 (337-214-2134)
WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (15 nm NW):	118.175 (337-558-5321)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LCHr184/8.7		LAKE CHARLES VORTAC		113.40		07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SULPHUR		125/18.9		278		04E		AUR	.- ..- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	1239 x 90 ft. / 378 x 27 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	650 ft.	no
Obstructions:	12 ft. tree, marked, 25 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KELLY PRECHT 193 W. PRECHT RD BELL CITY, LA 70630 Phone 337-274-3500
Manager:	KELLY PRECHT 193 W. PRECHT RD BELL CITY, LA 70630 Phone 337-274-3500

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 7LA9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (9 nm NW)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (13 nm N)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (15 nm NW)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (22 nm NE)
3R7 - Jennings Airport (28 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:29	11:29
Sunrise	06:53	11:53
Sunset	19:35	00:35
Evening civil twilight	19:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Apr-2026 13:30:49
Local (UTC-5)	09-Apr-2026 08:30:49

METAR

KLCH 9nm NW	091253Z 09007KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP227 T01780161
KCWF 13nm N	091145Z 07005KT 10SM BKN030 16/15 A3017
KUXL 15nm NW	091315Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3019 RMK AO2 T01900159

TAF

KLCH
9nm NW

091120Z 0912/1012 08006KT P6SM SKC FM091400 13012KT P6SM SCT080 FM100100 12008KT P6SM SCT250

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