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3LA8

Open A-1 Ranch Airport
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	3LA8
Lat/Long:	30-08-13.1200N 093-08-33.0800W 30-08.218667N 093-08.551333W 30.1369778,-93.1425222 (estimated)
Elevation:	11 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation:	05E (1985)
From city:	6 miles SE of LAKE CHARLES, 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:	01/1964
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at LCH (4 nm W):	PHONE 337-240-9596
WX AWOS-3 at CWF (4 nm N):	120.0 (337-214-2134)
WX AWOS-3PT at UXL (12 nm W):	118.175 (337-558-5321)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LCHr255/1.9		LAKE CHARLES VORTAC		113.40		07E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
MOSSY	165/10.6	418	00E	CW	-.-. .--
SULPHUR	100/14.9	278	04E	AUR	.- ..- .-.
DE RIDDER	161/38.2	385	04E	DXB	-.. -..- -...

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	2250 x 75 ft. / 686 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	30-08.397167N	30-08.040167N
Longitude:	093-08.609833W	093-08.492833W
Elevation:	11.0 ft.	10.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	pline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	OPEN A-1 RANCH INC P.O. BOX 378 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70602
Manager:	THOMAS H GAYLE P.O. BOX 378 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70621 Phone (337) 540-3452

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 3LA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (4 nm W)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (4 nm N)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (12 nm W)
6R1 - Welsh Airport (17 nm E)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (25 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-May-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:03	11:03
Sunrise	06:29	11:29
Sunset	19:50	00:50
Evening civil twilight	20:16	01:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-May-2025 00:41:22
Local (UTC-5)	03-May-2025 19:41:22

METAR

KLCH 4nm W	032353Z 01011KT 10SM CLR 26/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02560089 10278 20244 56005 $
KCWF 5nm N	032345Z 34007KT 10SM SCT050 25/08 A2990
KUXL 12nm W	040015Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A2991 RMK AO2 T02410114

TAF

KLCH
4nm W

031720Z 0318/0418 36009KT P6SM FEW150 FM041200 05009KT P6SM SKC

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