Lake Charles Community Area Information
Transportation
Transportation services supporting the area by name, type and phone (area code 337):
Lake Charles Regional Airport 337-477-6051
City Transit Buses 337-491-1253
Continental Express Airline
Reservations 1-800-523-3273
Arrival/Departure Info 1-800-784-4444
Baggage Info 1-800-335-2247
Air Cargo 1-800-421-2456
Amtrack Co. Passenger Rail 1-800-872-7245
Greyhound / Trailways Bus 337-436-7293
M&M Transportation 337-477-0380, 337-437-8501 (pager)
Taxi Services
Big Red Taxi 337-439-9061
Checker Cab Taxi 337-433-8282
Homebound Taxi 337-478-5245
Independent Cab 337-436-6568
Aaron Services 337-436-7293
Railways
Freight: Kansas City Southern Railway & Southern Pacific Transportation, 882-6560
Passenger: Amtrack Intercity Rail Passenger Service, 1-800-872-7245
Air Service
Nearest commercial airport: Lake Charles Regional
Distance: 5 miles south of Lake Charles
Runway length: Primary 6,500 feet Crosswind 5,200 feet
Airline: Continental Express
Daily Flights: 5
Local Airports: Chennault Airpark (Runway length-10,700 feet)
West Calcasieu Airpark—Southland Field (Runway length-5,000 feet)
Estimated Distance To: Miles Driving Time
Shreveport, LA 198 miles 3.5 hours
Atlanta, GA 677 miles 12 hours
Dallas, TX 390 miles 6 hours
Houston, TX 146 miles 2.5 hours
New Orleans, LA 205 miles 3.5 hours
Note: Distance computed between major cities and parish seat.
Highways Servicing Parish
U.S. 90, 171 Interstate I-10, I-210
State 12, 14, 27, 101, 108, 109, 378, 379, 384, 385, 397, 3059, 3063, 3092
Major Freight Carriers
Name Terminal/ Facilities
PIE Nationwide Yes
SAIA Truck Lines Yes
Roadway Express Inc. Yes
Yellow Freight System, Inc. Yes
ABF Corporation Yes
Arkansas Freightways Yes
SMT Lines Yes
Viking Freight Yes
Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Federal Express, Emory & Purolator, Express Mail, Airborne Express, Roadway Packaging System
Waterways
Navigable Waterways: Calcasieu Ship Channel, Intracoastal Waterway
Nearest Deepwater Port Facilities: Port of Lake Charles
Channel Depth: 40 feet
Nearest Shallow Water Port Facilities: West Calcasieu Port (in Sulphur)
Channel Dept: 14 feet deep on the Intercoastal Canal Waterway
