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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Curb taxi (unpublished concession)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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Best value

Bardin Vending

Official leftover first-floor map leftover-prints vending beside the landside restrooms near the TSA office

Buy a bottle

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Best value

Bardin Vending

Official leftover first-floor map leftover-prints vending beside the landside restrooms near the TSA office

Buy a bottle

Official leftover-prints Bardin snacks, hot and cold drinks, microwavable food, and a Healthy Option machine. This is the only published landside bottle before TSA.

Price: unpublished — official leftover-prints no bottle tariff

Tailwind sundries

Official leftover-prints Tailwind directly across from Gate 1 (American Airlines) on the secure side

Buy a bottlePassenger terminal, floor 2airside

Official leftover-prints sundries with the bar and food. The July 2025 board leftover-prints a five-year exclusive Tailwind Hospitality retail, food, beverage, and sundries deal.

Price: unpublished — official leftover-prints no bottle tariff

Bardin airside vending

Official leftover December 2025 second-floor map leftover-prints vending between the men’s and women’s restrooms on the gate line

Buy a bottlePassenger terminal, floor 2airside

Official leftover-prints Keurig fresh-brewed coffee vending in the Airport Business Lounge across from Gate 1. Official leftover December 2025 map leftover-prints a separate vending icon on the gate line. Official leftover pages print no fountain.

Price: unpublished — official leftover-prints no bottle tariff