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Lake Charles Regional Airport is a public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) south of the central business district of Lake Charles, a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Owned by Calcasieu Parish, the airport serves approximately 375,000 people in the Lake Charles – Jennings combined statistical area.〔 The airport has two runways. They are oriented 5/23 and 15/33 and do not cross. The grounds are bounded by Lake Street to the West, Gauthier Road to the North, Highway 385 to the East, and Lincoln Road to the South. The entrance is off of Highway 385. A new state-of-the-art terminal building was officially opened to the public in 2009. Built in the Louisiana plantation architectural style, it is a two-story terminal with one concourse.〔http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2009/08/new_terminal_opens_today_at_la.html Retrieved September 15, 2010〕 In 2009, American Eagle (now Envoy Air) began twice daily, nonstop regional jet service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. American Eagle had previously served the airport with turboprop aircraft before discontinuing all flights at one point. == Facilities and aircraft == Lake Charles Regional Airport covers an area of 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 industrial park which provides land leases to many businesses and individuals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Charles Regional Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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