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Lake Charles Regional Airport

Lake Charles, United States · North America

A one-hall Southwest Louisiana field that trades amenities for free parking and two Texas-hub spokes — easy if you stay on LCH and ignore leftover Chennault.

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.8
Ground access8.4
Reliability7.8
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Lake Charles Regional Airport

Lake Charles, United States · North America

A one-hall Southwest Louisiana field that trades amenities for free parking and two Texas-hub spokes — easy if you stay on LCH and ignore leftover Chennault.

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.8
Ground access8.4
Reliability7.8
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Typical security
8 min
editorial average, not live
Best way to city
15-20 min downtown
Curb taxi (unpublished concession)
On time
86%
of departures
Terminals
1
two-story passenger hall
Passengers / year
91,944

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Lake Charles Regional Airport

Lake Charles, United States · North America

A one-hall Southwest Louisiana field that trades amenities for free parking and two Texas-hub spokes — easy if you stay on LCH and ignore leftover Chennault.

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.8
Ground access8.4
Reliability7.8
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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5 photos

Overhead aerial of Lake Charles Regional Airport showing the uncrossed 15/33 and 5/23 runways, east-side terminal and parking lot, and the on-field NEXRAD dome.

Closer aerial of the LCH passenger terminal, public parking lot, and east-side apron.

Aerial looking along Lake Charles Regional’s 6,500-foot runway 15/33 with the terminal and parking to the east.

Brick-and-column porte-cochère of the Lake Charles Regional passenger terminal under a metal hip roof.

Two-story LCH lobby with a staircase, ticketing and all-gates sign, and an empty polished floor.

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Lake Charles Regional Airport

Lake Charles, United States · North America

A one-hall Southwest Louisiana field that trades amenities for free parking and two Texas-hub spokes — easy if you stay on LCH and ignore leftover Chennault.

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.8
Ground access8.4
Reliability7.8
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Typical security
8 min
editorial average, not live
Best way to city
15-20 min downtown
Curb taxi (unpublished concession)
On time
86%
of departures
Terminals
1
two-story passenger hall
Passengers / year
91,944

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Published alerts

Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 18, 2026.

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PlainFlights leftover 13 Jun 2026 leftover-prints 86.1% on-time departures and 2.35% cancellations across 13,543 BTS flights (2020–2025).Wikipedia leftover-prints Hurricane Laura on 27 Aug 2020 knocking out the on-field NWS WSR-88D.

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays14 min · 14%

Typical arrival delays12 min · 13%

Typical cancellations0 min · 2.4%

Live operations

Live operational signals from Flighty or FAA, plus checkpoint waits where airports publish them.

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Published alerts

Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 18, 2026.

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Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays14 min · 14%

Typical arrival delays12 min · 13%

Typical cancellations0 min · 2.4%

Live operations

Live operational signals from Flighty or FAA, plus checkpoint waits where airports publish them.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 07:20 CDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 18, 12:20 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 07:20 CDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 18, 12:20 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.