Nonstop flight route between La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States and Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE), La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States and Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 950 miles (or 1,529 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between La Crosse Regional Airport and Chennault International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSE / KLSE |
Airport Name: | La Crosse Regional Airport |
Location: | La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°52'45"N by 91°15'24"W |
Area Served: | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | City of La Crosse |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 655 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSE |
More Information: | LSE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWF / KCWF |
Airport Name: | Chennault International Airport |
Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W |
Area Served: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Chennault International Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CWF |
More Information: | CWF Maps & Info |
Facts about La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE):
- La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) has 3 runways.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- The airport has a modern two-story passenger terminal with three passenger gates.
- The closest airport to La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is Winona Municipal Airport (ONA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of LSE.
- Because of La Crosse Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 655 feet, planes can take off or land at La Crosse Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- La Crosse Regional Airport covers an area of 1,380 acres at an elevation of 655 feet above mean sea level.
- The La Crosse airport is served by Delta Connection's 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 and the newer 76-seat Bombardier CRJ900 and Embraer 175 regional jets.
- The furthest airport from La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,871 miles (17,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):
- Chennault International Airport covers an area of 1,310 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.
- While a fully operational airport, it is an industrial center and provides no commercial air services.
- Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The site was officially designated by NASA as an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle.
- The furthest airport from Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.