FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ARA |
| Lat/Long: | 30-02-15.9300N / 091-53-02.0260W 30-02.265500N / 091-53.033767W 30.0377583 / -91.8838961 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 24 ft. / 7.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of NEW IBERIA, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70560 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ARA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1024 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 34 - CTAF. ACTVT SEAWAY EDGE LGTS RY 16W/34W - 122.7 3 CLICKS ON 7 CLICKS OFF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 337-365-7202. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.0 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 133.325 (337-365-0128) |
| ACADIANA GROUND: | 121.7 [0600-2100] |
| ACADIANA TOWER: | 125.0 239.3 [0600-2100] |
| LAFAYETTE APPROACH: | 121.1 |
| LAFAYETTE DEPARTURE: | 121.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.05 121.7 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYA (11 nm W): | 118.875 (337-892-0526) |
| WX ASOS at LFT (11 nm NW): | PHONE 337-237-8153 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 126.35/338.25 (LAFAYETTE RCAG) WHEN LAFAYETTE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LFTr146/10.9 | | LAFAYETTE VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 03E |
| LLAr045/34.0 | | WHITE LAKE VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ACADI | | 345/5.0 | | 269 | | 03E | | AR | .- .-. |
| ABBEVILLE | | 094/12.5 | | 230 | | 02E | | BNZ | -... -. --.. |
| PATTERSON | | 303/34.4 | | 245 | | 01E | | PTN | .--. - -. |
| ST LANDRY | | 162/38.7 | | 335 | | 01E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 337-367-1401 FAX 337-367-1404. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 8002 x 200 ft. / 2439 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Double wheel: | 105.0 | | Double tandem: | 163.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 400.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 30-02.909690N | | 30-01.620808N |
| Longitude: | 091-53.197617W | | 091-52.869447W |
| Elevation: | 24.0 ft. | | 18.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 168 true | | 345 magnetic, 348 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:8002 TODA:8002 ASDA:8002 LDA:8002 | | TORA:8002 TODA:8002 ASDA:8002 LDA:8002 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 16W/34W
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | water |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity SEAWAY EDGE LGTS GREEN; THLD LGTS AMBER. |
| RUNWAY 16W | | RUNWAY 34W |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:5000 | | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:5000 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | IBERIA PARISH GOVERMENT 300 IBERIA ST NEW IBERIA, LA 70560 Phone 337-365-8246 |
| Manager: | F. JASON DEVILLIER 1404 HANGAR DR NEW IBERIA, LA 70560 Phone 337-365-7202 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 43% | military | | 40% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ROTOR WING MOVEMENT AND LANDING AREA BETWEEN THE RY AND SEAWAY. |
| - | INTENSIVE HELO TRAINING. |
| - | SEAPLANE LNDG AREA (WATER CHANNEL) WEST OF & ADJACENT/PARALLEL TO RY. |
| - | BIRD ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 34 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (206KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 34 | |
download (223KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 16 | |
download (226KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIYA - Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (11 nm W)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport (11 nm NW)
KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field (33 nm N)
KPTN - Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (35 nm SE)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (38 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of Earthcrawl Photography www.earthcrawl.com
Taken early August 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:59 | | 23:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:58:28 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:58:28 |
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| METAR |
| KARA | 161413Z 16004KT 10SM FEW024 SCT028 BKN080 26/22 A2999 RMK AO2
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K0R3 11nm W | 118.875
No observation available
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KIYA 11nm W | 161435Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2998 RMK AO2 T02700243
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KLFT 11nm NW | 161438Z 00000KT 10SM BKN024 24/23 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KARA | 161314Z 1613/1712 19003KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT050 TEMPO 1613/1614 2SM SHRA BKN025 FM162100 28006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 PROB30 1703/1706 -RA FM170600 34005KT P6SM -RA OVC030 FM170900 36009KT 6SM -RA OVC012
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KLFT 11nm NW | 161139Z 1612/1712 19003KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT050 FM162100 28006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 PROB30 1703/1706 -RA FM170600 34005KT P6SM -RA OVC030 FM170900 36009KT 6SM -RA OVC012
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| NOTAMs |
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