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KCWF · Chennault International Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KCWF FAA CWF Elev 17 ft Lat 30° 12.64' N Lon 93° 8.59' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,702 ft. Max gradient: 0.02%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 155° 10,702 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes 0.02%
33 335° 10,702 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes 0.02%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.000
  • GND GND 121.650
  • TWR TWR 124.200
  • CTAF CTAF 124.200
  • A/D LAKE CHARLES APP/DEP 119.800
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 15; REIL Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15 and 33; HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 15; REIL Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15 and 33; HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 15–33: H10702X200 (CONC) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–542, 2…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 15; REIL Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15 and 33; HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 15; REIL Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15 and 33; HIRL Rwy 15–33—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1200–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·RWY 15: TORA–10702 TODA–10702 ASDA–10702 LDA–10702 RWY 33: TORA–10702 TODA–10702 ASDA–10702 LDA–10702
  • ·After hrs call 337–433–7766.
  • ·For fuel call 337–436–4877.
  • ·Self svc avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·Class IV, ARFF Index A. 6 hrs PPR for ACR opns with more than 30 psgr seats AMGR 337–491–9961.
  • ·ARFF index E available 24/7.
  • ·PPR reqd for/helo ops in the industrial area.
  • ·For Port of Entry req, contact the Dir of Ops at least 3 bus days (M–F) prior to planned arr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 337-491-9961
  • ·AWOS–3 120.0 (337) 214–2134.
  • ·CTAF 124.2 ATIS 120.0 UNICOM 122.95 ®LAKE CHARLES APP/DEP CON 119.8 (1200–0400Z‡) ®HOUSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.7 (0400–1200Z‡) TOWER 124.2 (1200–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: When ATCT clsd, for CD ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·LAKE CHARLES (VH) (H) VORTACW 113.4 LCH Chan 81 N30º08.49´ W93º06.33´ 328º 4.6 NM to fld. 20/7E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 181º–359º byd 30 NM blo 1,500´ 198º–203º byd 40 NM blo 11,000´ 198º–203º byd 61 NM MOSSY NDB (LOMW) 418 CW N30º18.40´ W93º11.77´ 154º 6.4 NM to fld. 23/0E.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·ASR (1200–0400Z‡) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HOUSTON H–7D, L–21B, 22E, GOAW IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Chennault Industrial Airpark

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 71,385 ops in 2004

2024 total

32,029

10-yr total

229,111

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 41% · Mil 55%

Events / million ops

4.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-01-26 Beechcraft BE58 · Weather · IMC · night →
2010-06-26 Aerospatiale AS350 · Loss of control · VMC · day →

Designees in LA

CFI Flight Instructors 581 A&P Mechanics 2,749 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 14 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 11 Schools Flight Schools 25 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jean Pierre Inderkummen Lake Charles LA 4 nm
John Emerson Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Michael Paul Jackson Leesville LA 56 nm
Peyton Augustine Enloe Lafayette LA 58 nm
Deborah Rihn-Harvey La Porte TX 104 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 105 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 106 nm
Richard William Rawlings Kingwood TX 106 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 113 nm
Jeffrey Vincent Kling Friendswood TX 115 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Lloyd Kelley Lake Charles LA 4 nm
David Richard Mcfarland Lake Charles LA 4 nm
John Samuel Emerson Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Olin Ray Ashworth Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Van Michael Davidson Iii Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Andrew Chance Popiel Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Sara Elizabeth Sewell Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Robert Jason Garrett Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Jamie Harte Comar Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Beau Robert Beveridge Lake Charles LA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Bradley Stevan Hensley Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Thomas Andrew Young Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Robert Jason Garrett Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Ryan Lee Johnson Lake Charles LA 4 nm
David Brian Guidry Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Thomas Sullivan Teague Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Christopher Scott Lore Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Jeremy A Gray Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Donald Eugene Boring Lake Charles LA 4 nm
Kenneth Lee Bradley Lake Charles LA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 60 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 99 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 105 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 105 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 112 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 114 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 116 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 118 nm
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 118 nm
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 134 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.