KARA· ARA· New Iberia
Acadiana Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 24 ft (7 m)
11:29Z 00:43Z Day
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Current METARVFR
37 min ago·15:53ZKARA 271553Z 16016KT 10SM FEW021 29/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02890222
Wind
160° 16 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
29°C / 22°C
temp / dew
QNH
1014 hPa
29.93 inHg
Clouds
FEW 2,100ft
Weather
—
Station
KARA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1013.4 HPa hourly temperature of 28.9°C and dew point of 22.2°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
16/342439 mCON
16W/34W1524 mWATER
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 16/34 | HW 16 kt | XW 2 kt L |
30.0378°, -91.8839°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 16/34 (use 16) | Preferred | HW 16 | 2 L | — |
Density altitude
1,689 ft
elevation 24 ft
ISA deviation
+14.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KARA
- CLDCLNC DEL121.700
- GND121.700
- TWR125.000
- A/DLAFAYETTE APP/DEP121.100
- CTAF125.000
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | NDB | 269 kHz | 5.0 | LOW |
| LFT | VORTAC | 109.80 MHz | 10.9 | MEDIUM |
| LF | NDB | 375 kHz | 15.2 | LOW |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 16/348,002 ft (2,439 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 16W/34W5,000 ft (1,524 m)
- Surface
- WATER
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KARA
Wind11 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp26°C
QNH1011 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=330
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Acadiana Regional Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/27 12:22 UTC
27/12Z
27/18Z
28/00Z
28/06Z
28/12Z
BASEVFR
FMMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMMVFR
VFRBASE27/12Z → 27/14Z1703KT · 6 SM · BR · SCT020
Wind: 1703KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: SCT020
TAF KARA 271120Z 2712/2812 17003KT 6SM BR SCT020
MVFRFM27/14Z → 27/17Z1807KT · 6 SM · BKN015
Wind: 1807KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN015
FM271400 18007KT P6SM BKN015
VFRFM27/17Z → 28/02Z17015G23KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 17015G23KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM271700 17015G23KT P6SM SCT250
VFRFM28/02Z → 28/09Z1809KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 1809KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM280200 18009KT P6SM SCT250
MVFRFM28/09Z → 28/12Z1903KT · 6 SM · BR · OVC020
Wind: 1903KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: OVC020
FM280900 19003KT 6SM BR OVC020
Raw TAF
TAF KARA 271120Z 2712/2812 17003KT 6SM BR SCT020 FM271400 18007KT P6SM BKN015 FM271700 17015G23KT P6SM SCT250 FM280200 18009KT P6SM SCT250 FM280900 19003KT 6SM BR OVC020
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