Chennault International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Chennault International Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lake Charles, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°12′38″N 093°08′35″W / 30.21056°N 93.14306°W | ||||||||||
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Chennault International Airport (IATA: CWF, ICAO: KCWF, FAA LID: CWF) is a public aerospace/industrial complex in Lake Charles, in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is governed by the Chennault International Airport Authority.[2] The facility covers 1,310 acres (530 ha) of land.[2] The main runway is, at 10,702 feet (3,262 meters), among the longest along the Gulf Coast.[3]
The facility was originally the Lake Charles Army Airfield, being renamed as Chennault Air Force Base for military aviator Claire Chennault, who commanded the Flying Tigers fighter group during World War II.[4]
The airport was named Louisiana's Airport of the Year in 2021.[5]
- ^ Chennault International Airport Authority Archived January 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for CWF PDF, effective 2023-08-10
- ^ "Chennault runway ready for landings". American Press. American Press. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Parzych, Cynthia (2015). Historical Tours Arlington National Cemetery: Trace the Path of America's Heritage. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4930-1300-5.
- ^ Robinson, Andrea (2021-12-30). "Chennault awarded Louisiana's Airport of the Year for 2021". KPLC News. Retrieved 2023-03-06.