FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6R1 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-14-30.6764N 092-49-50.6580W
30-14.511273N 092-49.844300W
30.2418546,-92.8307383
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 18 ft. / 5.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1965) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70591 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| LAKE CHARLES DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 3R7 (8 nm E): | 121.150 (337-824-0517) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CWF (16 nm W): | 120.0 (337-436-3452) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 124.7/317.4 (LAKE CHARLES RCAG) WHEN LAKE CHARLES APCH CTL (LCH) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LCHr060/15.5 | | LAKE CHARLES VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SULPHUR | | 081/30.7 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| ABBEVILLE | | 284/38.3 | | 230 | | 02E | | BNZ | -... -. --.. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 50 ft. / 823 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
RWY HAS SOME SMALL LONGITUDINAL CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWTH. BLOCK CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWTH RWY 07 TURNAROUND. GRAVEL FOD PRESENT IN PLACES. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 30-14.479750N | | 30-14.619783N |
| Longitude: | 092-50.137817W | | 092-49.651317W |
| Elevation: | 18.0 ft. | | 18.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 065 magnetic, 072 true | | 245 magnetic, 252 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. trees, 1137 ft. from runway, 253 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. trees, 953 ft. from runway, 131 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 150 ft. / 671 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 30-14.462400N | | 30-14.465667N |
| Longitude: | 092-49.992050W | | 092-49.573167W |
| Elevation: | 18.0 ft. | | 18.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 089 true | | 262 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | none, in fair condition | | none, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 204 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. trees, 367 ft. from runway, 59 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WELSH
PO BOX 786
WELSH, LA 70591
Phone 318-734-2231 |
| Manager: | KARL ARCENEAUX
PO BOX 863
WELSH, LA 70591
Phone 337-570-4590 |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY FM HGR TO END OF RY 25. |
| - | FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07 | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (302KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3R7 - Jennings Airport (8 nm E)
KCWF - Chennault International Airport (16 nm W)
KLCH - Lake Charles Regional Airport (22 nm W)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (25 nm NE)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (29 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tim Cushenberry
Photo taken 18-Jan-2006
looking north
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Welsh Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Nov-2024
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Nov-2024 23:53:07 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Nov-2024 17:53:07 |
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| METAR |
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K3R7
8nm E | 121435Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3002 RMK AO2 T01810139
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KCWF
17nm W | 122251Z 04006KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A2990
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KLCH
21nm W | 121723Z 1218/1318 04010KT P6SM SKC FM130100 05007KT P6SM BKN035 FM130400 06006KT P6SM OVC015 FM130700 05005KT 5SM BR OVC009 FM131000 03005KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC005 PROB30 1313/1316 2SM SHRA BR OVC004 FM131700 36007KT P6SM VCSH OVC010
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| NOTAMs |
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