3LA8
Open A-1 Ranch Airport
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Location Information for 3LA8
Coordinates: N30°8.22' / W93°8.55'
Located 06 miles SE of Lake Charles, Louisiana. View all Airports in Louisiana.
Estimated Elevation is 11 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:January 1964
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:None
A.R.T.C.C.:HOUSTON
F.S.S.:DE RIDDER
Sectional Chart:HOUSTON
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
MAY BE EXEMPT UNDER GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
ATIS at LCH (4.3 W):118.75
AWOS-3 at CWF (4.4 N):120.0 337-214-2134
ATIS at CWF (4.4 N):120.0
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT LCH LAKE CHARLES 113.40 254°1.9
VOD BPT BEAUMONT 114.50 074°46.9
VOD LLA WHITE LAKE 114.95 301°49.1
VOD SBI SABINE PASS 115.40 052°53.9
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD CW MOSSY 418 344°10.5
VOD AUR SULPHUR 278 284°14.9
VOD BNZ ABBEVILLE 230 094°53.2
VOD GDE GOODHUE 368 266°55.8
Runway 16/34
Dimensions:2250 x 75 feet / 686 x 23 meters
Surface:Turf
Runway 16Runway 34
Coordinates:N30°8.40' / W93°8.61'N30°8.04' / W93°8.49'
Elevation: 11.0 10.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Obstacles: ft Power Line ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:NONE
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:OPEN A-1 RANCH INC
P.O. BOX 378
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70602
Manager:THOMAS H GAYLE
P.O. BOX 378
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70621
(337) 540-3452
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC LAKE CHARLES APCH AT 337-480-3103, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
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