Pilot Information

Location | Airport Operations | Airport Communications | Nearby Radio Navigation Aids
Airport Services | Runway Information | Instrument Procedures

The French Lick Airport (FRH) serves the French Lick, Indiana and West Baden, Indiana area. With all that there is to see and do in the area, this municipal airport in Southern Indiana provides the gateway to fun, excitement, and a truly historic community.

Our airport offers ease of access and convenience that no other area airport can rival. Centrally located just minutes from town, you’ll find such beneficial services as nightly airport hangar rentals, monthly airport hangar leases, fueling services (multiple grades), courtesy vehicle, rental car services, and even a convenient shuttle service to the nearby French Lick Resort and Casino.

You’ll find the French Lick, Indiana and West Baden, Indiana area to offer a relaxing destination that offers historical significance and national landmarks – including the elegant French Lick Resort and incomparable West Baden Springs Hotel. Beginning with the French Lick airport staff, you’ll find a friendly community with plenty of things to see and do year-round.

If you are a pilot, you’ll find the following information particularly relevant to your travels into or out of French Lick Airport (FRH). For additional information on French Lick Airport regulations, click here.

Pertinent pilot information and airport regulations for French Lick Airport – a municipal airport in Indiana serving the French Lick, Indiana and West Baden, Indiana area. Looking for an airport hangar for rent? Our hangars are economical and available today!

We hope your visit to the French Lick, Indiana and West Baden, Indiana area is most enjoyable. We are glad that your visit will begin and end with us - at the French Lick Airport. If you have questions or need additional information, please click here to contact us online; for location and telephone contact information, click here.

Location

FAA Identifier: 

FRH

Latitude/Longitude:  

38-30-22.3970N / 086-38-12.9670W
38-30.373283N / 086-38.216117W
38.5062214 / -86.6369353
(estimated)

Elevation: 

792 ft. / 241.4 m (surveyed)

Variation: 

02W (1995)

Distance From City: 

3 miles SW of FRENCH LICK, IN

Time Zone: 

UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)

Zip Code: 

47432

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Airport Operations

Airport Use: 

Open to the public

Activation Date: 

 May 1964

Sectional Chart: 

ST LOUIS

Control Tower: 

None

ARTCC: 

INDIANAPOLIS CENTER

FSS: 

TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION

NOTAMs Facility: 

HUF (NOTAM-D service available)

Attendance: 

0900-1700

Wind Indicator: 

Lighted

Segmented Circle: 

No

Lights: 

DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF.
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - 122.8.

Beacon: 

White-green (lighted land airport)

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Pertinent pilot information and airport regulations for French Lick Airport – a municipal airport in Indiana serving the French Lick, Indiana and West Baden, Indiana area. Looking for an airport hangar for rent? Our hangars are economical and available today! Pertinent pilot information and airport regulations for French Lick Airport – a municipal airport in Indiana serving the French Lick, Indiana and West Baden, Indiana area. Looking for an airport hangar for rent? Our hangars are economical and available today!

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 

122.8

WX AWOS-3: 

118.075 (812-936-2252)

LOUISVILLE APPROACH: 

123.675(WEST) 132.075(EAST)

LOUISVILLE DEPARTURE: 

123.675(WEST) 132.075(EAST)

IC: 

132.075(EAST)

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Nearby Radio Navigation Aids

VOR Radial/Distance

VOR Name

FREQ

VAR

HNBr044/21.5

HUNTINGBURG VOR/DME

109.20

00E

OOMr184/38.3

HOOSIER VORTAC

110.20

02W


NDB Name

HDG/DIST

FREQ

VAR

ID

ORANJ

258/5.3

368

02W

RRJ

FERDINAND

031/18.1

239

00E

FNZ

BEDFORD

207/22.1

344

02W

BFR

WASHINGTON

119/25.9

212

03W

DCY

TELL CITY

007/29.6

206

02W

TEL

CAPTAIN

237/37.9

308

02W

EQZ

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Airport Services

Fuel Available: 

100LL JET-A

Parking: 

Tiedowns and Airport Hangar Options (including nightly rentals)

Airframe Service: 

MAJOR

Powerplant Service: 

MINOR

Bottled Oxygen: 

NONE

Bulk Oxygen: 

NONE

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Pertinent pilot information and airport regulations for French Lick Airport – a municipal airport in Indiana serving the French Lick, Indiana and West Baden, Indiana area. Looking for an airport hangar for rent? Our hangars are economical and available today! Pertinent pilot information and airport regulations for French Lick Airport – a municipal airport in Indiana serving the French Lick, Indiana and West Baden, Indiana area. Looking for an airport hangar for rent? Our hangars are economical and available today!

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 

5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m

Surface: 

Asphalt (in fair condition)

Weight Bearing Capacity: 

Single Wheel: 50.0
Double Wheel: 60.0

Runway Edge Lights: M

edium Intensity

 

RUNWAY 8

RUNWAY 26

Latitude: 

38-30.263000N

38-30.483833N

Longitude: 

086-38.776000W

086-37.657667W

Elevation: 

790.8 ft.

784.0 ft.

Gradient: 

0.3%

0.3%

Traffic Pattern: 

Left

Left

Runway Heading: 

078 magnetic, 076 true

258 magnetic, 256 true

Markings: 

Non-precision (in good condition)

Non-precision (in good condition)

Visual Slope Indicator: 

4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway End Identifier Lights: 

None

Yes

Touchdown Point:

Yes (no lights)

Yes (no lights)

Instrument Approach: 

 

SDF

Obstructions: 

14 ft. trees, 840 ft. from runway, 45:1 slope to clear

14 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
RY 26 +10 FT TREES; 140 FT FROM RWY END.

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Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION: Please procure official charts for flight.

FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures

RNAV (GPS) RWY 08

download (219KB)

GPS RWY 26

download (165KB)

NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums Apply

download (50KB)

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