FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of OPELOUSAS, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | DRI (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) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| 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 |
| LFTr343/22.6 | | LAFAYETTE VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ST LANDRY | | 176/5.8 | | 335 | | 04E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
| DURALDE | | 088/18.0 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| BUNKIE | | 156/19.7 | | 397 | | 03E | | BWK | -... .-- -.- |
| 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 FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 337-407-1551. |
| 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: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 000 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 150 ft. | | 789 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 15 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 340 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 43:1 FM DSPLCD THR. |
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: | 056 magnetic, 060 true | | 236 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: | 20 ft. trees, 650 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 40:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 15 ft. road, 350 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 34:1 FM DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | POLICE JURY ST. LANDRY PARISH, P. O. BOX 285 OPELOUSAS, LA 70571 Phone 337-942-8528 |
| Manager: | MR. DAVID TOUISSIANT 299 HANGER RD. OPELOUSAS, LA 70570 Phone 337-407-1551 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 03 July 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (253KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 | |
download (256KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 | |
download (258KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
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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Photo taken 11-May-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:36:09 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 08:36:09 |
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| METAR |
KLFT 22nm S | 081353Z 06006KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01780156
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KACP 33nm W | 081400Z AUTO 09003KT 7SM CLR 18/17 A3013 RMK AO2
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KARA 33nm S | 081353Z 07011KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01780161
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K0R3 35nm S | 118.875
081419Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A3012 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLFT 22nm S | 081142Z 0812/0912 09005KT 5SM BR BKN035 BKN200 FM081400 09012G18KT P6SM BKN040 BKN180 FM090100 06010KT P6SM OVC100 FM091000 05012G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC030
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| NOTAMs |
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