Lake Charles Regional
LCH · KLCH · Lake Charles, Louisiana · Calcasieu County · map
Lake Charles Regional is a public-use airport owned by Calcasieu Parish, 5 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, 14 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 6,500 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 100 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 27,617 takeoffs and landings a year. About 90,259 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lake Charles Regional?
Its FAA code is LCH, and its ICAO code is KLCH.
Where is Lake Charles Regional?
It is 5 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, 14 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lake Charles Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 15/33, is 6,500 feet long.
Does Lake Charles Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lake Charles Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Lake Charles Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Dallas-Fort Worth International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Waco Regional, Alexandria International, Jack Brooks Regional. Every route
Are there flight schools at Lake Charles Regional?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Rock Solid Aviation LLC and Sowela Technical Community College. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lake Charles Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Lake Charles Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LCH · ICAO KLCH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Calcasieu Parish
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 10:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1961
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 6,500 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 5,200 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, pole 28 ft high 1,412 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF)
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 65 ft high 1,620 ft from the end
- Runway 23: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.7 | Lake Charles |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.75 | Lake Charles |
| Clearance delivery | 126.25 | Lake Charles |
| Ground | 121.8 | Lake Charles |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service West | 119.35 | Lake Charles |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service East | 119.8 | Lake Charles |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lake Charles |
| Helicopter and operations Offshore helicopter operations | 119.75 | Lake Charles |
| Lake Charles Center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.7 | Lake Charles |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 337-240-9596.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Chennault International (7 nm northeast), Southland Field (8 nm west), Jennings Airport (29 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Louisiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- The control tower blind spot on taxiway J.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 15; malsf runway 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 33 operates continuously.
- South 900 feet grvd.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,937 departures from LCH in those twelve months, carrying 93,657 passengers in 118,848 seats (79% filled), to 9 destinations on 5 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles Regional → Dallas-Fort Worth International LCH–DFW | 1,013 | 54,079 | Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Lake Charles Regional → George Bush Intcntl/Houston LCH–IAH | 917 | 39,338 | CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc. and 1 more |
| Lake Charles Regional → Waco Regional LCH–ACT | 1 | 63 | Envoy Air |
| Lake Charles Regional → Alexandria International LCH–AEX | 1 | 17 | Envoy Air |
| Lake Charles Regional → Jack Brooks Regional LCH–BPT | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Lake Charles Regional → Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field LCH–BTR | 1 | 50 | CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir |
| Lake Charles Regional → Robert Gray Army Airfield LCH–GRK | 1 | 61 | Envoy Air |
| Lake Charles Regional → Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field LCH–LFT | 1 | 49 | CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir |
All 9 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 46 |
| multi-engine | 10 |
| jets | 3 |
| helicopters | 41 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 27,617, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,660 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6,036 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,556 |
| general aviation, local | 7,413 |
| military | 952 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lake Charles from the FAA register
162 aircraft are registered to owners in Lake Charles, Louisiana: 67 piston singles, 60 helicopters, 11 drones, 10 piston twins, 6 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Rock Solid Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · Lake Charles Rock Solid Aviation is a flight school based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with additional operations in Sulphur, Louisiana and Beaumont and Orange, Texas.
- Sowela Technical Community College 4 aircraft · Lake Charles
- C & S Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Grand Lake, 6 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Lake Charles:
- Bristow LLC 61 aircraft on the certificate Bristow Group is a helicopter operator providing offshore energy transportation, search and rescue (SAR), and aircraft support services to government and civil organizations worldwide.
- Bristow U.S. LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Bristow U.S.
Repair stations in Lake Charles:
- Bristow LLC Bristow Group is a helicopter operator providing offshore energy transportation, search and rescue (SAR) services, and aircraft support solutions to government and civil organizations worldwide.
- Citadel Completions LLC Citadel Aviation is a repair station and aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider based at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Landlocked Industries LLC Landlocked Aviation Services is an aircraft refinishing company operating from Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with additional locations in Oklahoma City and Indianapolis.
- Nexgen Aviation Kcwf LLC NextGen Aviation Services is an FAA Part 145 heavy maintenance repair station founded in 2020 in Chino, California.
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- John Emerson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lake Charles, LA (0 nm) · (337) 794-3064 · [email protected]
All 7 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lake Charles 162 aircraft · 67 piston singles, 60 helicopters, 11 drones
- Bristow LLC 59 aircraft in town
- Rock Solid Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Sowela Technical Community College 4 aircraft in town
- Calcasieu Parish Police Jury 3 aircraft in town
- Bristow LLC 61 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bristow U.S. LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Rock Solid Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Sowela Technical Community College 4 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- C & S Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Bristow LLC · repair station
- Citadel Completions LLC · repair station
- Landlocked Industries LLC · repair station
- Nexgen Aviation Kcwf LLC · repair station
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,013 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 917 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Waco Regional (ACT) 1 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air
- Alexandria International (AEX) 1 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air
- Jack Brooks Regional (BPT) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field (BTR) 1 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir
- Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK) 1 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air
- Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field (LFT) 1 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,272 since 1982 · 188 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Louisiana 72 landing places
- Louisiana 3,730 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LCH.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 22, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.