LAKE CHARLES, LA · 11 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026
7 published instrument approaches: 1 ILS approach, 4 RNAV (GPS), 2 VOR, serving 4 runway ends.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | 23A | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | 1A | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | 1D | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | 1A | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | 2D | |
 | VOR-A | 15A | |
 | VOR-B | 9 |
| 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 | 120.7 | |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.8 | Lake Charles |
| Clearance delivery | 126.25 | Lake Charles |
| ATIS | 118.75 | Lake Charles |
| Approach | 119.35West119.8East | Lake Charles |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lake Charles |
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 | 6,500 ft | 150 ft | Concrete Good | High intensity |
| 15 155°T | ILS/DME · PAPI (4-box) 3° · MALSR approach lighting · right-hand circuit | |||
| 33 335°T | PAPI (4-box) 3° · MALSF approach lighting | |||
| 05/23 | 5,200 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt Good | Medium intensity |
| 05 52°T | PAPI (4-box) 3° | |||
| 23 232°T | VASI (4-bar) 3° · right-hand circuit | |||
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.
30.1260940, -93.2234130
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Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
Lake Charles Regional’s procedure set serves all four ends of its two runway alignments rather than concentrating instrument access on one direction. The seven approach plates collectively span ILS, localiser, RNAV (GPS) and VOR procedures, providing both precision and non-precision options. Runway 15/33 offers 1,300 ft more length than 05/23, while the airport diagram shows how the two alignments relate on the ground.
Chennault International has the broadest published procedure set among the nearby fields, though it remains smaller than Lake Charles Regional’s. Southland Field and Jennings have thinner coverage, while Welsh and De Quincy Industrial Airpark have only a small number of published charts. The Houston Sectional adds wider VFR context, and the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart supplies helicopter-route detail absent from the terminal procedures.
| ID | Airport | City | Distance | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCWF | Chennault Intl | LAKE CHARLES, LA | 7 nm NE | 7 |
| KUXL | Southland Fld | SULPHUR, LA | 8 nm W | 5 |
| 6R1 | Welsh | WELSH, LA | 22 nm E | 2 |
| 5R8 | De Quincy Industrial Airpark | DE QUINCY, LA | 23 nm NW | 3 |
| 3R7 | Jennings | JENNINGS, LA | 29 nm E | 4 |
| KORG | Orange County | ORANGE, TX | 30 nm W | 3 |
| KBPT | Jack Brooks Rgnl | BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX | 43 nm W | 9 |
| KDRI | Beauregard Rgnl | DE RIDDER, LA | 43 nm N | 4 |
11 current FAA charts for Lake Charles Rgnl, including 7 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.
Ground 121.8; ATIS 118.75; CTAF 120.7; UNICOM 122.95; Clearance delivery 126.25. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.
Lake Charles Rgnl has 2 runways. The longest is 15/33 at 6,500 ft by 150 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
Yes — 1 ILS procedure is published. In total KLCH has 7 published instrument approaches, of which 4 are RNAV (GPS).
The official FAA airport diagram for Lake Charles Rgnl 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. Lake Charles Rgnl 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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