FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CWF |
| Lat/Long: | 30-12-38.1300N / 093-08-35.4820W 30-12.635500N / 093-08.591367W 30.2105917 / -93.1431894 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 17 ft. / 5.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of LAKE CHARLES, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 70615 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CWF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0630-2030, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-2000 AFT HRS CALL 337-433-7766. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1500 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 15/33; MALSR RY 15 & REIL RY 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 6 HRS PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 337-491-9961. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.2 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 120.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.0 (337-436-3452) |
| CHENNAULT TOWER GROUND: | 121.65 275.8 [0600-2200] |
| CHENNAULT TOWER TOWER: | 124.2 290.4 [0600-2200] |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX ASOS at LCH (7 nm SW): | PHONE 337-477-3371 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UXL (13 nm W): | 118.175 (337-558-5321) |
- 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 |
| LCHr328/4.6 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SULPHUR | | 083/14.4 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| DE QUINCY | | 124/21.5 | | 410 | | 05E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| DE RIDDER | | 159/34.0 | | 385 | | 04E | | DXB | -.. -..- -... |
| ORANGE | | 071/34.9 | | 211 | | 05E | | ORG | --- .-. --. |
| OAKDALE | | 219/34.9 | | 379 | | 03E | | LRR | .-.. .-. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FOR FUEL CALL 337-436-4877. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 10701 x 200 ft. / 3262 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 320.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 750.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 30-13.431767N | | 30-11.839233N |
| Longitude: | 093-09.029950W | | 093-08.152783W |
| Elevation: | 14.8 ft. | | 17.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 154 true | | 330 magnetic, 334 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:10701 TODA:10701 ASDA:10701 LDA:10701 | | TORA:10701 TODA:10701 ASDA:10701 LDA:10701 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHENNAULT INTL ARPT AUTHORITY 3650 SEN. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON AVE LAKE CHARLES, LA 70615-6849 Phone 337-491-9961 |
| Manager: | RANDOLPH R. ROBB 3650 SEN. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON AVE LAKE CHARLES, LA 70615-6849 Phone 337-491-9961 DEPUTY DIRECTOR. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Military aircraft: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 47% | military | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 16% | local general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | 2% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | INDEX E AVBL WITH 24 HRS NOTICE CALL AMGR 337-491-9961. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF OF ARPT |
| - | OCNL HEAVY JET ACFT ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | |
download (272KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (218KB) |
| VOR RWY 33 | |
download (248KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (41KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (7 nm SW)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (13 nm W)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (16 nm E)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (22 nm NW)
3R7 - Jennings Airport (24 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 13:17:20 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 23-Nov-2009 07:17:20 |
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| METAR |
| KCWF | 231250Z 00000KT 5SM BR OVC028 12/12 A3010
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KLCH 6nm SW | 231253Z 15003KT 5SM BR BKN020 14/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01390122 $
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KUXL 13nm W | 231300Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC024 14/14 A3010 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLCH 6nm SW | 231139Z 2312/2412 00000KT 5SM BR OVC015 FM231400 15004KT P6SM BKN020 FM231700 17006KT P6SM SCT025 FM240200 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT005 FM240800 00000KT 2SM BR SCT001
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| NOTAMs |
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