Airports near Lake Charles, LA
18 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Lake Charles, Louisiana — 5 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Chennault International (KCWF), 2.9 nm E. Closest public fuel: KCWF (100LL,A1+), 2.9 nm. Longest runway: 10,702 ft at KCWF.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Lake Charles | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCWF | Chennault International Lake Charles · Airport | 2.9 nm E | Public | 10,702 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 124.2 · CTAF 124.2 |
| 29LS | L Auberge Du Lac Hotel Lake Charles · Seaplane base | 3.4 nm W | Private | water | — | — |
| KLCH | Lake Charles Regional Lake Charles · Airport | 4.8 nm S | Public | 6,500 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 120.7 · CTAF 120.7 |
| 3LA8 | Open A-1 Ranch Lake Charles · Airport | 5.0 nm SE | Private | 2,250 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3LA6 | Morgan Crop Service Nr 2 Lake Charles · Airport | 7.4 nm SE | Private | 2,100 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 12LA | Kml Sulphur · Airport | 9.0 nm NW | Private | 3,613 ft (soft) | 100 | — |
| KUXL | Southland Field Sulphur · Airport | 10.2 nm SW | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| LA71 | O'brien Flying Service Iowa · Airport | 10.4 nm E | Private | 3,800 ft (soft) | A | — |
| 52LA | Bruce Beard Bell City · Airport | 10.5 nm SE | Private | 2,620 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LS36 | Light Plane Flyers Airfield Iowa · Airport | 12.1 nm E | Private | 1,335 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 7LA9 | Chute N Gators Bell City · Airport | 12.7 nm S | Private | 1,239 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LA31 | Gotreaux Strip Lacassine · Airport | 13.8 nm E | Private | 2,815 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6R1 | Welsh Welsh · Airport | 19.2 nm E | Public | 2,700 ft | — | CTAF 122.8 |
| LS72 | Aerolite Aero Park Welsh · Ultralight | 20.1 nm E | Private | 900 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 5R8 | De Quincy Industrial Airpark De Quincy · Airport | 20.1 nm NW | Public | 4,997 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| LS14 | Lyon Thornwell · Airport | 21.0 nm E | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 1LA3 | Goose Island Hayes · Airport | 21.7 nm SE | Private | 4,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LS18 | Ag Aviation Welsh · Airport | 22.0 nm E | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | A | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Lake Charles as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.