FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
| 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 |
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| LCHr328/4.6 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SULFY | | 083/14.4 | | 278 | | 04E | | UX | ..- -..- |
| DE QUINCY | | 124/21.5 | | 410 | | 05E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
| ORANGE | | 071/34.9 | | 211 | | 05E | | ORG | --- .-. --. |
| ALLEN PARISH | | 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: | CHARLES M. HARVEY
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: | | 43 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 14 | | Military aircraft: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 150/day * | | 37% | military | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | |
download (272KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (219KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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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 06-Sep-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 19:27 | | 00:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 00:49:55 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Sep-2008 19:49:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KCWF | 062350Z 25004KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A2996 RMK AO2
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KLCH
6nm SW | 062353Z 06004KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02720189 10289 20267 53003
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KUXL
13nm W | 070020Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KLCH
6nm SW | 062342Z 070024 08004KT P6SM FEW045 FM0100 09003KT P6SM FEW028 TEMPO 0913 5SM BR FM1400 09008KT P6SM SCT040 FM1700 12008KT P6SM SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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