FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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: | ROBERT E. MOUTON
1404 HANGAR DR
NEW IBERIA, LA 70560
Phone 337-365-7202 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 41 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 18 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 262/day * | | 49% | local general aviation | | 32% | air taxi | | 10% | military | | 9% | transient general aviation | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2007 | |
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. |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 34 | |
download (284KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (247KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (284KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 34 | |
download (275KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 16 | |
download (262KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Earthcrawl Photography www.earthcrawl.com
Taken early August 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 01:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:39 | | 01:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 23:36:43 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 18:36:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KARA | 062253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02780228
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KLFT
11nm NW | 062253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2999 RMK AO2 TSE2158 SLP156 T02610217
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| TAF |
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| KARA | 062049Z 062118 10010KT 5SM -SHRA VCTS BKN035CB TEMPO 2122 2SM TSRA BKN025CB FM2200 17008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 12006KT P6SM FEW030
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KLFT
11nm NW | 061958Z 062018 17008KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB TEMPO 2022 VRB15G25KT 1SM +TSRA BKN020CB FM2300 18006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 12006KT P6SM FEW030
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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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