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:
2026-10-06 21:53 UTC
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
32.8°C
Wind
7kt
Visibility
> 10sm
Ceiling
6,000ft
Altimeter
29.86inHg
Raw METAR
METAR KLCH 062153Z 08007KT 10SM BKN060 33/19 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP120 T03280194
Decoded
- Wind
- From 080° (E) at 7 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 sm
- Sky
- Broken (5–7 oktas) at 6,000 ft (1,829 m)
- Temp / DP
- 32.8°C (91°F) · Dew point 19.4°C (67°F)
- Altimeter
- 1011 hPa · 29.86 inHg
- Sea level P
- 1012 hPa
TAF
Valid 6 Oct 18:00 UTC – 7 Oct 18:00 UTCRaw TAF
TAF KLCH 061756Z 0618/0718 05010KT P6SM FEW100 FM070000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
VFRMVFRIFRLIFR
18:00Wed 7 Oct06:0012:0018:00NOW
Tue 6 Oct
BASE18:00 – 00:00 UTC
050° / 10 kt> 6 smFEW 10,000ft
VFRWed 7 Oct
FM00:00 – 18:00 UTC
VRB / 3 kt> 6 smSCT 25,000ft
VFRForecast 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 ★ best | 52° | 5,200 ft (1,585 m) | Asphalt | 28° | ↑ 6 kt | 3 kt R |
| 23 | 232° | 5,200 ft (1,585 m) | Asphalt | 152° | ↓ 6 kt | 3 kt L |
| 15 | 155° | 6,500 ft (1,981 m) | Concrete | 75° | ↑ 2 kt | 7 kt L |
| 33 | 335° | 6,500 ft (1,981 m) | Concrete | 105° | ↓ 2 kt | 7 kt R |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise12:08 UTC
Sunset23:53 UTC
Daylight:11h 45m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
DaytimeNow
Nearby Weather
| ICAO | Airport | Distance | Category | Wind | Visibility | Sky | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCWF | — | 12 km | VFR | VRB 6 kt | > 10 sm | BKN 5500ft | 32°C |
| KUXL | — | 15 km | VFR | 340° 3 kt | 9 sm | FEW 6000ft | 31.9°C |
| KORG | — | 56 km | VFR | Calm | > 10 sm | BKN 6000ft | 31.4°C |
| KBPT | — | 79 km | VFR | 350° 9 kt | > 10 sm | BKN 5000ft | 31.7°C |
| KDRI | — | 79 km | VFR | 040° 5 kt | 9 sm | BKN 9000ft | 30.8°C |
| KACP | — | 86 km | VFR | 040° 3 kt | > 10 sm | — | — |
| KBMT | — | 96 km | VFR | 360° 4 kt | > 10 sm | SCT 6500ft | 30.1°C |
| KPOE | — | 102 km | VFR | 070° 4 kt | > 10 sm | OVC 8500ft | 31.1°C |
| KJAS | — | 115 km | VFR | 010° 6 kt | > 10 sm | FEW 6000ft | 31°C |
| KOPL | — | 118 km | VFR | 040° 3 kt | > 10 sm | — | 30.6°C |
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