Airports / Louisiana / CWF
Chennault International Airport
KCWF / CWFLake Charles, LouisianaELEV 17 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#1 / 21
Louisiana airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 61 Google ratings — ranked against 21 rated LA fields.
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Chennault International Airport (KCWF / CWF) sits in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 17 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
CWF has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH, 7 nm), Beauregard Regional Airport (DRI, 39 nm), and Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT, 48 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CWF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Chennault Industrial Airpark. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CWF, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“😎Cool Facility 💪 I got to do some contract work over there.”
John Johnson5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“The maintenance personnel are very nice, professional, and "down to Earth"; considering it's an airport!✈️ I had a great and productive day!”
John Johnson5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Chennault International Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KCWF
IATA
CWF
FAA / Local
CWF
Elevation
17 ft
Coordinates
30.2106° N · 93.1432° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs LA fields
state range 2–330 ft
At 17 ft, CWF sits lower than 68% of the 22 Louisiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 7nmLCHLake Charles Regional AirportLake Charles
- 39nmDRIBeauregard Regional AirportDeRidder
- 48nmBPTJack Brooks Regional AirportBeaumont/Port Arthur
- 50nmPOEPolk Army Air FieldFort Polk
- 60nmLFTLafayette Regional AirportLafayette
- 66nmARAAcadiana Regional AirportNew Iberia
Location
Open the full mapKCWF · Chennault International Airport · Lake Charles, LA
From the ramp
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