FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 APRIL 2019
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 0800-1630 |
| 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 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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| DURALDE | | 088/18.0 | | 263 | | 02E | | ECY | . -.-. -.-- |
| ABBEVILLE | | 000/29.9 | | 230 | | 02E | | BNZ | -... -. --.. |
| NEW ROADS | | 258/31.8 | | 356 | | 04E | | FWX | ..-. .-- -..- |
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 17:1 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: | MS. SHELLY CUMMINGS
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: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 37 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 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 07 June 2018 | |
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 from 25 April 2019 at 0901Z to 23 May 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (245KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (201KB) |
| 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 19-May-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 01:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2019 15:48:46 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-May-2019 10:48:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPL | 191535Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM SCT004 SCT036 BKN050 20/20 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE P0001 T02030198
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KLFT
22nm S | 191140Z 1912/2012 17010G19KT P6SM TSRA BKN019CB OVC035 TEMPO 1912/1916 VRB18G30KT 1SM +TSRA OVC012CB FM191600 19008KT P6SM VCTS OVC015CB FM192000 20009KT P6SM OVC050 FM200000 18004KT P6SM SCT050 FM200900 00000KT 4SM BR BKN015
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