KLCH Lake Charles Rgnl

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 1654 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now Class D

Wind 030° true at 18 kt G24 · VFR · 1654 min old

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33 26% 6500 ft · 10 kt head, 15 kt x-right

15 26% 6500 ft · 10 kt TAIL, 15 kt x-left · right traffic

5 24% 5200 ft · 17 kt head, 7 kt x-left

23 24% 5200 ft · 17 kt TAIL, 7 kt x-right · right traffic

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

APCH OTS RWY 15 until 12-18 23:59Z

NAV ILS RWY 15 U/S

LIGHTING RWY 23 until 01-29 20:00Z

RWY 23 VASI U/S

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 33

PRIOR runway length 6500 ft +0.02
WIND 10 kt headwind, 15 kt right crosswind 1654 min ago +0.00

Runway 15

PRIOR runway length 6500 ft +0.02
WIND 10 kt TAILWIND, 15 kt left crosswind 1654 min ago -0.00

Runway 5

PRIOR runway length 5200 ft -0.02
WIND 17 kt headwind, 7 kt left crosswind 1654 min ago +0.00

Runway 23

PRIOR runway length 5200 ft -0.02
WIND 17 kt TAILWIND, 7 kt right crosswind 1654 min ago -0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	1654 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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KLCH field & runways

Lake Charles Rgnl, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Field elevation 14 ft. Class D airspace. Non-towered (ATCT-TRACON). Magnetic variation 3.0°E on record, 0.4°E today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.081°/year west — about 1° every 12 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
15	154.8°	154.4°	matches rule gives runway 16 in ~7 yr	6,500 ft	CONC	right	ILS
23	231.8°	231.4°	matches rule gives runway 24 in ~45 yr	5,200 ft	ASPH	right
33	334.8°	334.4°	matches rule gives runway 34 in ~7 yr	6,500 ft	CONC	left
5	51.8°	51.4°	matches rule gives runway 6 in ~45 yr	5,200 ft	ASPH	left

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KLCH ☆ Lake Charles Rgnl