FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
| LFTr343/22.6 | | LAFAYETTE VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5999 x 100 ft. / 1828 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition BUMP IN RY 18 AT 850 FT FROM DSPLCD THLD. |
| 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: | 35 ft. tree, 937 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 31:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 38 ft. road, 995 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 47:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4051 x 100 ft. / 1235 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| 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 fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 631 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 17:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 23 ft. trees, 576 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 32:1 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. ROBERT SPEYRER 299 HANGER RD. OPELOUSAS, LA 70570 Phone 337-407-1551 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 41 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 288/day * | | 85% | transient general aviation | | 14% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 March 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU LFT APCH AND DRI AFSS. |
| - | RYS HAVE PONDING DURING WET WEATHER. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (247KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 | |
download (197KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 | |
download (245KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (116KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jack Arceneaux
Photo taken 11-Dec-2010
looking north.
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:17:07 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 03:17:07 |
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| METAR |
| KOPL | 130755Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A3000 RMK AO2 T02450240
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| TAF |
KLFT 22nm S | 130520Z 1306/1406 00000KT P6SM FEW200 FM131200 26004KT P6SM FEW030 FEW100 FM131600 24008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB SCT100
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