Lake Charles Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Lake Charles Regional Airport
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IATA = LCH
ICAO = KLCH
type = Public
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operator = Calcasieu Parish
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location = Lake Charles, Louisiana
elevation-f = 15
elevation-m = 4.6
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r1-number = 15/33
r1-length-f = 6,500
r1-length-m = 1,981
r1-surface = Concrete
r2-number = 5/23
r2-length-f = 5,200
r2-length-m = 1,585
r2-surface = Asphalt
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Lake Charles Regional Airport Airport codes|LCH|KLCH is a public airport located 5 miles (8 km) south of Lake Charles, in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA.

The airport has 2 runways. They are oriented 5/23 and 15/33 and do not cross. The grounds are bounded by Lake Street to the West, Gauthier Road to the North, Highway 385 to the East, and Lincoln Road to the South. The entrance is off of Highway 385.

The old main terminal at LCH was heavily damaged by a tornado formed by Hurricane Rita and has been removed. Passenger operations are served by a smaller building on the grounds that was undamaged by the hurricane. Construction is currently underway for a new terminal, which is expected to be completed in May 2009. [http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=38011 FEMA Assists In Reconstruction Of Lake Charles Airport Terminal Building] ] Car rental operations are served by a series of trailers.

Airlines

LCH is used for general aviation and one commercial airline.
* Allegiant Air (Reno) [charter]
* Continental Airlines
** Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air (Houston-Intercontinental)
** Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)

Helicopter operations

A large number of helicopters are based at LCH and serve both the petroleum industry in the Gulf and other purposes. A large marine spill operation is located on the southwest corner of the grounds.

External links

* [http://www.flylakecharles.com/ Lake Charles Regional Airport]

References