# Open A-1 Ranch Airport (3LA8)

**Open A-1 Ranch Airport** (FAA: 3LA8) is a small airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Jan 1964. It has one runway, 2,250 ft (686 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3la8

## At a glance

- FAA: 3LA8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Jan 1964
- Elevation: 11 ft / 3 m
- Coordinates: 30.1385, -93.2279
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,250 ft / 686 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35286275
- Weather station: KLCH · WMO 72240
- Ident: 3LA8

## Timeline

- Jan 1964: Open A-1 Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,250 ft / 686 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,250 ft / 686 m | =22,731 of 29,858 | =10,584 in North America | =9,208 in US |
| Elevation | 11 ft / 3 m | =42,299 of 43,403 | =19,046 in North America | =15,546 in US |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =3,671 in North America | =3,589 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [LCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klch.md) Lake Charles Regional Airport · 0.9 mi / 1.4 km
- [CWF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcwf.md) Chennault International Airport · 7.1 mi / 11 km
- [KUXL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuxl.md) Southland Field · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [3LA6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3la6.md) Morgan Crop Service Nr 2 Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [LA21](https://dromopedia.com/airports/la21.md) Chloe Airport · 9.8 mi / 16 km
- [3LA9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3la9.md) Morgan Crop Service Airport · 10 mi / 17 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3la8/data