LAKE CHARLES, LA · 7 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026
3 published instrument approaches: 1 ILS approach, 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | 7 | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | 1A | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | 1B |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | TAKEOFF MINIMUMS | — | |
 | ALTERNATE MINIMUMS | — | |
 | RADAR MINIMUMS | — |
Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.
From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.
| Service | Frequency | Call sign |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 124.2 | |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.65 | Chennault |
| ATIS | 120.0 | Chennault |
| Approach | 119.8 | Chennault |
Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 10,702 ft | 200 ft | Concrete Fair | High intensity |
| 15 154°T | ILS · PAPI (4-box) 3° · MALSR approach lighting | |||
| 33 334°T | PAPI (4-box) 3° · right-hand circuit | |||
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.
30.2105870, -93.1431890
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Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
Chennault’s three approach plates serve both ends of its single 10,702 ft runway, so instrument coverage is available for either runway alignment. The mix includes GPS procedures alongside ILS and localiser guidance, although precision ILS coverage is limited to one end. With no second runway, every published approach ultimately feeds the same strip.
Lake Charles Regional has the broadest nearby procedure set, exceeding Chennault’s coverage, while Southland Field is the closest in scale. Welsh, De Quincy Industrial Airpark and Jennings have markedly thinner chart sets. Beyond the terminal procedures, the Houston Sectional supplies wider visual-navigation context, while the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart adds the published helicopter-route picture for the area.
| ID | Airport | City | Distance | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLCH | Lake Charles Rgnl | LAKE CHARLES, LA | 7 nm SW | 11 |
| KUXL | Southland Fld | SULPHUR, LA | 13 nm W | 5 |
| 6R1 | Welsh | WELSH, LA | 16 nm E | 2 |
| 5R8 | De Quincy Industrial Airpark | DE QUINCY, LA | 22 nm NW | 3 |
| 3R7 | Jennings | JENNINGS, LA | 24 nm E | 4 |
| KORG | Orange County | ORANGE, TX | 35 nm W | 3 |
| KDRI | Beauregard Rgnl | DE RIDDER, LA | 39 nm N | 4 |
| KACP | Allen Parish | OAKDALE, LA | 40 nm NE | 4 |
7 current FAA charts for Chennault Intl, including 3 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.
Ground 121.65; ATIS 120.0; CTAF 124.2; UNICOM 122.95. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.
Chennault Intl has 1 runway. The longest is 15/33 at 10,702 ft by 200 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
Yes — 1 ILS procedure is published. In total KCWF has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).
The official FAA airport diagram for Chennault Intl is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.
Yes. Chennault Intl has an operating control tower, within Houston Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.
They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.
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