Aerolite Aero Park
LS72 · Welsh, Louisiana · Jefferson Davis County · map
Aerolite Aero Park is a private ultralight field, 2 miles south of Welsh, Louisiana, 13 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 900 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The ultralight field facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LS72
- Kind
- Ultralight field · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1990
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 900 × 50 ft | Grass | |
| 18/36 | 750 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| 09/27 | 400 × 50 ft | Grass |
- Runway 33: power line 40 ft high 255 ft from the end
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this ultralight field.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Jennings Airport (8 nm east), Chennault International (17 nm west), Lake Charles Regional (22 nm west), Eunice Airport (26 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Jennings Airport (8 nm east), Chennault International (17 nm west), Lake Charles Regional (22 nm west), Eunice Airport (26 nm northeast).
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Welsh from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Welsh, Louisiana: 5 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this ultralight field; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this ultralight field 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this ultralight field
Accidents and incidents at or near this ultralight field NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this ultralight field.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this ultralight field links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Welsh 5 aircraft · 5 piston singles
- AG Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- 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 3,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LS72.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.