FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OPL |
| Lat/Long: | 30-33-30.2000N / 092-05-57.8000W
30-33.503333N / 092-05.963333W
30.5583889 / -92.0993889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 75 ft. / 22.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of OPELOUSAS, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70570 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OPL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 0800-1200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.775 (337-948-8560) |
| LAFAYETTE APPROACH: | 128.7 |
| LAFAYETTE DEPARTURE: | 128.7 |
- 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 |
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| LFTr343/22.6 | | LAFAYETTE VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ST LANDRY | | 179/5.8 | | 335 | | 01E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
| DURALDE | | 088/18.0 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| BUNKIE | | 156/19.7 | | 397 | | 03E | | BWK | -... .-- -.- |
| ABBEVILLE | | 000/29.9 | | 230 | | 02E | | BNZ | -... -. --.. |
| OAKDALE | | 096/30.9 | | 379 | | 03E | | LRR | .-.. .-. .-. |
| NEW ROADS | | 258/31.8 | | 356 | | 04E | | FWX | ..-. .-- -..- |
| MARKSVILLE | | 180/32.2 | | 347 | | 02E | | MKV | -- -.- ...- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5999 x 100 ft. / 1828 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition
SOME CRACKS WITH GRASS IN CRACKS. BUMP IN RY 18 AT 850 FT FROM DSPLCD THLD. RY HAS PONDING DURING WET WEATHER. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 30-34.102533N | | 30-33.112928N |
| Longitude: | 092-05.932275W | | 092-05.935547W |
| Elevation: | 71.1 ft. | | 71.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 150 ft. | | 789 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1150 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE TO DSPLCD THLD 26:1. | | 44 ft. road, 1000 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 40:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4051 x 100 ft. / 1235 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition
SOME CRACKS WITH GRASS. RY HAS PONDING IN WET WEATHER. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 30-33.184145N | | 30-33.516652N |
| Longitude: | 092-06.339817W | | 092-05.669980W |
| Elevation: | 70.0 ft. | | 74.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 059 magnetic, 060 true | | 239 magnetic, 240 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 165 ft. | | 169 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 28:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 26 ft. road, 745 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 35:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | POLICE JURY
ST. LANDRY PARISH, P. O. BOX 1550
OPELOUSAS, LA 70571
Phone 337-948-3688 |
| Manager: | MR. ROBERT SPEYRER
299 HANGER RD.
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
Phone 337-407-1551 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 37 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 08 March 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU LFT APCH AND DRI AFSS. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (247KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (197KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (245KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4R7 - Eunice Airport (18 nm W)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport (22 nm S)
2R6 - Bunkie Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
KMKV - Marksville Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
KACP - Allen Parish Airport (33 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jack Arceneaux
Photo taken 11-Dec-2010
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of St Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:41:36 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:41:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPL | 181035Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM OVC017 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2 T02320216
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| TAF |
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KLFT
22nm S | 180520Z 1806/1906 18005KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 1806/1808 OVC015 FM180800 17007KT P6SM SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 1810/1814 5SM BR OVC008 FM181500 18012G20KT P6SM SCT035 FM190000 16008KT P6SM SCT025
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