KLCH· LCH· Lake Charles
Lake Charles Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 15 ft (5 m)
11:46Z 00:47Z Day
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Current METARVFR
22 min ago·11:53ZKLCH 231153Z AUTO 29004KT 6SM BR 27/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02670256 10289 20261 53012 $
Wind
290° 4 kt
Visibility
6 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
27°C / 26°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
30.00 inHg
Clouds
—
Weather
BR
Station
KLCH
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1016.7 HPa hourly temperature of 26.7°C and dew point of 25.6°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 28.9°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 26.1°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 1.2 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
- SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV23 11:55Z → 23 13:55ZSFC – 42,000 ft
PIREPs (2)
- FL380B73812 min agoTURB LGT
- FL250B73713 min agoTURB NEG
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05/231585 mASP
15/331981 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 | TW 2 kt | XW 3 kt L |
| RWY 15/33 | TW 3 kt | XW 3 kt R |
30.1261°, -93.2233°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 15/33 (use 33) | Preferred | HW 3 | 3 L | — |
| RWY 05/23 (use 23) | Usable | HW 2 | 3 R | — |
Density altitude
1,384 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)KLCH
Wind7 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp33°C
QNH1014 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=308
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Lake Charles Regional Airport
Diagram unavailable for Lake Charles Regional Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 12:39 UTC
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
PROB30 MVFR
VFRBASE23/12Z → 23/19Z2604KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 2604KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
TAF KLCH 231136Z 2312/2412 26004KT P6SM SCT250
VFRFM23/19Z → 24/02Z2307KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 2307KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM231900 23007KT P6SM SCT250
MVFRPROB3023/22Z → 24/01Z4 SM · TSRA BR · BKN100(CB)sn
Visibility: 4 SM
Weather: TSRA BR
Clouds: BKN100(CB)sn
PROB30 2322/2401 4SM TSRA BR BKN100CB
VFRFM24/02Z → 24/12ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM240200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
Raw TAF
TAF KLCH 231136Z 2312/2412 26004KT P6SM SCT250 FM231900 23007KT P6SM SCT250 PROB30 2322/2401 4SM TSRA BR BKN100CB FM240200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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