FAA facility Airport

LAKE CHARLES RGNL

LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA FAA LCH ICAO KLCH Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

05/23 5,200 × 100 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	52°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 5,200 · TODA 5,200 · ASDA 5,200 · LDA 5,200
23 RP	232°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	—	TORA 5,200 · TODA 5,200 · ASDA 5,200 · LDA 5,200

15/33 6,500 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

15 33

Runway-end details

Runway 15/33 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
15 RP	155°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,500 · TODA 6,500 · ASDA 6,500 · LDA 6,500
33	335°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSF Medium-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers	—	TORA 6,500 · TODA 6,500 · ASDA 6,500 · LDA 6,500

Communications

22 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
LCH VORTAC	113.4/81X	—
ATIS	118.75	0600-2200
APCH/P DEP/P IC	119.35	0600-2200
TRSA	119.35	0600-2200
HEL OPS	119.75	0600-2200
APCH/P DEP/P	119.8	0600-2200
TRSA	119.8	0600-2200
CTAF	120.7	—
LCL/P	120.7	0600-2200
EMERG	121.5	0600-2200
GND/P	121.8	0600-2200
LAKE CHARLES RCO	122.3	—

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UNICOM	122.95	—
LAKE CHARLES RCAG	124.7	—
CD/P	126.25	0600-2200
EMERG	243.0	0600-2200
LCL/P	257.8	0600-2200
APCH/P DEP/P	282.3	0600-2200
TRSA	282.3	0600-2200
LAKE CHARLES RCAG	317.4	—
APCH/P DEP/P IC	353.75	0600-2200
TRSA	353.75	0600-2200

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
15	ILS/DME	I	109.1	Operational ifr (1901-01-01)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

LAKE CHARLES RGNL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KLCH

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: LCH / KLCH
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1961-11
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A1+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON

Location

City: LAKE CHARLES, LA
County: Calcasieu
FAA region: Southwest region
Coordinates: 30.12609, -93.22341
Elevation: 14.5 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

LCH Commissioned 1996-05-23 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

32Reported strikes

7With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-09-06. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for LAKE CHARLES RGNL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	2	2
2013	2	1
2014	2	0
2015	0	0
2016	2	0
2017	1	0
2018	0	0
2019	1	0
2020	1	0
2021	3	1
2022	0	0
2023	2	0
2024	2	0
2025	2	0
2026	0	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.