Facilities and Aircraft
Lake Charles Regional Airport covers an area of 1,878 acres (760 ha) at an elevation of 15 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 5/23 is 5,200 by 100 feet (1,585 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface; 15/33 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) with a concrete surface.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 41,346 aircraft operations, an average of 113 per day: 48% general aviation, 33% air taxi, 19% military and <1% scheduled commercial, At that time there were 202 aircraft based at this airport: 19% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet and 72% helicopter.
A large number of helicopters are based at LCH and serve both the petroleum industry in the Gulf and other purposes. A large marine spill operation is located on the southwest corner of the grounds. The property also includes a 300-acre (1.2 km2) industrial park which provides land leases to many businesses and individuals.
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