Lake Charles Regional Airport METAR KLCH

VFRMedium AirportElev. 5 m (15 ft)

Lake Charles Regional Airport is situated in Lake Charles, United States. The ICAO code of Lake Charles Regional Airport is KLCH and the IATA code is LCH.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 05/23 with a length of 5,200 ft (1,585 m), Concrete runway 15/33 with a length of 6,500 ft (1,981 m).
The elevation is 5 m (15 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-08-22 14:53 UTC

Wikipedia AIP

Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

32.2°C

Wind

8kt

Visibility

> 10sm

Altimeter

30.02inHg

Raw METAR

METAR KLCH 221453Z 26008KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP173 T03220233 50000 $

Decoded

Wind: From 260° (W) at 8 kt
Visibility: > 10 sm
Temp / DP: 32.2°C (90°F) · Dew point 23.3°C (74°F)
Altimeter: 1017 hPa · 30.02 inHg
Sea level P: 1017.3 hPa

TAF

Valid 22 Aug 12:00 UTC – 23 Aug 12:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF KLCH 221135Z 2212/2312 26005KT P6SM SKC FM221800 18006KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 2221/2302 4SM TSRA BKN030CB FM230600 00000KT P6SM FEW250

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

12:0018:00Sun 23 Aug06:0012:00NOW

Sat 22 Aug

BASE12:00 – 18:00 UTC

260° / 5 kt> 6 smClear

VFR

FM18:00 – 06:00 UTC

180° / 6 kt> 6 smBKN 25,000ft

VFR

BASE21:00 – 02:00 UTC

4 smThunderstorm RainBKN 3,000ft CB

MVFR

Sun 23 Aug

FM06:00 – 12:00 UTC

Calm> 6 smFEW 25,000ft

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
05	52°	5,200 ft (1,585 m)	Asphalt	152°	↓ 7 kt	4 kt L
23 ★ best	232°	5,200 ft (1,585 m)	Asphalt	28°	↑ 7 kt	4 kt R
15	155°	6,500 ft (1,981 m)	Concrete	105°	↓ 2 kt	8 kt R
33	335°	6,500 ft (1,981 m)	Concrete	75°	↑ 2 kt	8 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
KUXL	—	15 km	VFR	280° 10 kt	9 sm	—	33.6°C
KORG	—	56 km	VFR	240° 6 kt	> 10 sm	—	33.2°C
KBPT	—	79 km	VFR	270° 7 kt	> 10 sm	FEW 9000ft	31.1°C
KDRI	—	79 km	VFR	290° 7 kt	> 10 sm	—	33.6°C
KACP	—	86 km	VFR	300° 4 kt	> 10 sm	—	33°C
KBMT	—	96 km	VFR	250° 5 kt	> 10 sm	—	32.5°C
KPOE	—	102 km	VFR	280° 7 kt	> 10 sm	—	32.7°C
KJAS	—	115 km	VFR	330° 6 G12 kt	> 10 sm	—	33°C
KLFT	—	119 km	VFR	310° 7 kt	> 10 sm	—	30.6°C
KARA	—	129 km	VFR	290° 9 kt	> 10 sm	—	29.4°C

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