FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ARA |
| Lat/Long: | 30-02-15.9300N / 091-53-02.0260W 30-02.265500N / 091-53.033767W 30.0377583 / -91.8838961 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 24 ft. / 7.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of NEW IBERIA, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 70560 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ARA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1024 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 34 - CTAF. ACTVT SEAWAY EDGE LGTS RY 16W/34W - 122.7 3 CLICKS ON 7 CLICKS OFF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 337-365-7202. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.0 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 133.325 (337-365-0128) |
| ACADIANA GROUND: | 121.7 [0600-2100] |
| ACADIANA TOWER: | 125.0 239.3 [0600-2100] |
| LAFAYETTE APPROACH: | 121.1 |
| LAFAYETTE DEPARTURE: | 121.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.05 121.7 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 0R3 (11 nm W): | 118.875 (337-892-0526) |
| WX ASOS at LFT (11 nm NW): | PHONE 337-237-8153 |
- 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 |
| LFTr146/10.9 | | LAFAYETTE VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 03E |
| LLAr045/34.0 | | WHITE LAKE VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ACADI | | 345/5.0 | | 269 | | 03E | | AR | .- .-. |
| PATTERSON | | 303/34.4 | | 245 | | 01E | | PTN | .--. - -. |
| ST LANDRY | | 159/38.7 | | 335 | | 04E | | OPL | --- .--. .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 337-367-1401 FAX 337-367-1404. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 8002 x 200 ft. / 2439 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Double wheel: | 105.0 | | Double tandem: | 163.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 400.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 30-02.909690N | | 30-01.620808N |
| Longitude: | 091-53.197617W | | 091-52.869447W |
| Elevation: | 24.0 ft. | | 18.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 168 true | | 345 magnetic, 348 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:8002 TODA:8002 ASDA:8002 LDA:8002 | | TORA:8002 TODA:8002 ASDA:8002 LDA:8002 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 16W/34W
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | water |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity SEAWAY EDGE LGTS GREEN; THLD LGTS AMBER. |
| RUNWAY 16W | | RUNWAY 34W |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:5000 | | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:5000 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | IBERIA PARISH GOVERMENT 300 IBERIA ST NEW IBERIA, LA 70560 Phone 337-365-8246 |
| Manager: | F. JASON DEVILLIER 1404 HANGAR DR NEW IBERIA, LA 70560 Phone 337-365-7202 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 408/day * | | 64% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | 4% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ROTOR WING MOVEMENT AND LANDING AREA BETWEEN THE RY AND SEAWAY. |
| - | INTENSIVE HELO TRAINING. |
| - | CAUTION SEAPLANE LNDG AREA (WATER CHANNEL) WEST OF & ADJACENT/PARALLEL TO RWY. |
| - | BIRD ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
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 |
| ILS RWY 34 | |
download (285KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (252KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (285KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 34 | |
download (270KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 16 | |
download (269KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0R3 - Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (11 nm W)
KLFT - Lafayette Regional Airport (11 nm NW)
KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field (33 nm N)
KPTN - Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (35 nm SE)
4R7 - Eunice Airport (38 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken early August 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 07:57:21 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Nov-2009 01:57:21 |
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| METAR |
| KARA | 090753Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM BKN110 19/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01940172
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K0R3 11nm W | 118.875
090740Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM OVC100 20/19 A3001 RMK AO2
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KLFT 11nm NW | 090753Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM BKN110 19/16 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01940161
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| TAF |
| KARA | 090538Z 0906/1006 06009KT P6SM VCSH SKC FM090900 06013KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0910/0913 4SM -RA FM091300 04015G22KT 5SM -RA OVC015 TEMPO 0913/0917 3SM SHRA OVC012
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KLFT 11nm NW | 090538Z 0906/1006 05005KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 FM091000 04015G21KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0910/0913 4SM -RA FM091500 05015G21KT 5SM -RA OVC019 TEMPO 0915/0917 3SM SHRA OVC012 FM091800 04015G22KT 4SM -RA OVC015 FM091900 04015G21KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 0919/0920
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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