FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MAY 2020
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: | 74.7 ft. / 22.8 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OPL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | 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 SVC PRVDD 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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| DURALDE | | 088/18.0 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| ABBEVILLE | | 000/29.9 | | 230 | | 02E | | BNZ | -... -. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5999 x 100 ft. / 1828 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | 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: | 56 ft. tree, 1017 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 51 ft. road, 971 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 30:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4051 x 100 ft. / 1235 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition
RY HAS SOME CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWING THRU CRACKS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS ARE FADED. |
| 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 059 magnetic, 060 true | | 239 magnetic, 240 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 165 ft. | | 169 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 520 ft. from runway, 23 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 10:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 15 ft. trees, 385 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 19:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST. LANDRY PARISH GOVERNMENT
ST. LANDRY PARISH, P. O. DRAWER 1550
OPELOUSAS, LA 70571
Phone 337-948-3688 |
| Manager: | MR. DAVID ALLEN
299 HANGER RD.
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
Phone 337-407-1551
AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY CELL 337-351-0025. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/day * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 June 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC LAFAYETTE APCH AT 337-262-2729, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
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 from 21 May 2020 at 0901Z to 18 June 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (276KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (272KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 | |
download (227KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4R7 - Eunice Airport (18 nm W)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field (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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Times for 25-May-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-May-2020 16:31:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-May-2020 11:31:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPL | 251615Z AUTO 14010G15KT 10SM VCTS SCT018 SCT025 SCT032 27/23 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND W T02690225
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KLFT
22nm S | 251426Z 2514/2612 12005KT P6SM VCTS SCT015 SCT025CB OVC050 TEMPO 2514/2518 VRB10G20KT 3SM TSRA BKN020CB OVC035 FM251800 15011KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM260300 13006KT P6SM VCTS FEW050CB BKN200
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