3LA4 · Little Pecan Island Airport

GRAND CHENIER, LOUISIANA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

4,002

Longest ft · 12/30

29.80N

92.80W

Little Pecan Island Airport serves Grand Chenier, Louisiana at 7 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 4,002 by 60 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	4,002 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	7 ft	2,439 ft	2,111 ft	3,166 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,207 ft	2,673 ft	2,237 ft	3,356 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,407 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft
35°C afternoon	2,409 ft	2,908 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 4,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,546 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: 3LA4 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K3R7 Jennings Airport	27 nm N	5,002 ft
KLCH Lake Charles Regional Airport	29 nm NW	6,500 ft
KCWF Chennault International Airport	30 nm NW	10,702 ft
KIYA Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport	39 nm E	5,000 ft
4R7 Eunice Airport	45 nm NE	5,001 ft

04Fuel and services at 3LA4

There is no public FBO fuel to log at 3LA4. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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