FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OPL |
| Lat/Long: | 30-33-30.2600N / 092-05-57.7500W
30-33.504333N / 092-05.962500W
30.5584056 / -92.0993750
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 75 ft. / 22.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| 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: | 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; 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 |
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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 | | 176/5.8 | | 335 | | 04E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
| EUNICE | | 088/18.0 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| BUNKIE | | 156/19.7 | | 397 | | 03E | | BWK | -... .-- -.- |
| ALLEN PARISH | | 096/30.9 | | 379 | | 03E | | LRR | .-.. .-. .-. |
| 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: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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 edge markings: | RY 17/35 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 30-34.102867N | | 30-33.113267N |
| Longitude: | 092-05.932383W | | 092-05.935450W |
| Elevation: | 70.8 ft. | | 71.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 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: | 30-33.184433N | | 30-33.516983N |
| Longitude: | 092-06.339667W | | 092-05.669883W |
| Elevation: | 69.8 ft. | | 74.6 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: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 June 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (250KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 | |
download (253KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 | |
download (255KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-May-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 19:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:34:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 15:34:33 |
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| METAR |
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KLFT
22nm S | 132015Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN026 BKN036 27/21 A2994 RMK AO2
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KACP
33nm W | 132020Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM SCT001 SCT029 BKN042 30/24 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW
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KARA
33nm S | 132002Z 17014KT 10SM SCT026 SCT030 BKN045 30/21 A2994 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KLFT
22nm S | 132029Z 132018 16005G12KT P6SM BKN025 FM0200 15010KT P6SM OVC025 FM0600 14008KT P6SM OVC015 FM1500 14008KT P6SM OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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