KLCH· LCH· Lake Charles
Lake Charles Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 15 ft (5 m)
11:37Z 00:46Z Day
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Current METARVFR
26 min ago·20:53ZKLCH 242053Z 18012KT 10SM SCT022 SCT040 27/22 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02670217 56019
Wind
180° 12 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
27°C / 22°C
temp / dew
QNH
1008 hPa
29.77 inHg
Clouds
SCT 2,200ft, SCT 4,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KLCH
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1008.8 HPa hourly temperature of 26.7°C and dew point of 21.7°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 1.9 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (6)
- FL025E50P31 min agoBKN 2500ft
- FL000E55P38 min agoBKN 2800ft
- FL000AC5046 min agoBKN 3000ft
- FL035C25A52 min ago
- FL035C25A55 min agoBKN 3500ft
- FL000B73758 min ago
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05/231585 mASP
15/331981 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 | TW 7 kt | XW 9 kt R |
| RWY 15/33 | HW 11 kt | XW 5 kt R |
30.1261°, -93.2233°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 15/33 (use 15) | Preferred | HW 11 | 5 R | — |
| RWY 05/23 (use 23) | Usable | HW 7 | 9 L | — |
Density altitude
1,600 ft
elevation 15 ft
ISA deviation
+12.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KLCH
- ATIS118.750
- CLDCLNC DEL126.250
- GND121.800
- TWR120.700
- A/DAPP/DEP119.350
- CTAF120.700
- RDODE RIDDER RDO122.300
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KLCH
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| LC | NDB | 353 kHz | LOW |
| LCH | VORTAC | 113.40 MHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 05/235,200 ft (1,585 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 15/336,500 ft (1,981 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Lake Charles Regional Airport
Diagram unavailable for Lake Charles Regional Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:30 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMIFR
FMVFR
FMMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/11Z19012G18KT · 6 SM · BKN035
Wind: 19012G18KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN035
TAF KLCH 241729Z 2418/2518 19012G18KT P6SM BKN035
IFRFM25/11Z → 25/14ZVRB4KT · 2 SM · BR · BKN005
Wind: VRB4KT
Visibility: 2 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: BKN005
FM251100 VRB04KT 2SM BR BKN005
VFRFM25/14Z → 25/16ZVRB5KT · 6 SM · SCT009
Wind: VRB5KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT009
FM251400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT009
MVFRFM25/16Z → 25/18Z1909KT · 6 SM · BKN020
Wind: 1909KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN020
FM251600 19009KT P6SM BKN020
Raw TAF
TAF KLCH 241729Z 2418/2518 19012G18KT P6SM BKN035 FM251100 VRB04KT 2SM BR BKN005 FM251400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT009 FM251600 19009KT P6SM BKN020
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