# Welsh Airport (6R1)

**Welsh Airport** (FAA: 6R1) is a small airport in Welsh, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Oct 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,700 ft (823 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6r1

## At a glance

- FAA: 6R1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Welsh, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Oct 1947
- Elevation: 18 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 30.2419, -92.8293
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,700 ft / 823 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35318614
- Weather station: K3R7
- Ident: 6R1

## Timeline

- Oct 1947: Welsh Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,700 ft / 823 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 072° / 252° | yes |
| 09/27 | 2,200 ft / 671 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass | 089° / 269° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,700 ft / 823 m | =18,324 of 29,858 | =7,834 in North America | =6,652 in US |
| Elevation | 18 ft / 6 m | =41,596 of 43,403 | =18,761 in North America | =15,351 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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## 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/6r1/data