KARA· ARA· New Iberia
Acadiana Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 24 ft (7 m)
12:15Z 23:30Z Day
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Current METARVFR
11 min ago·21:53ZKARA 232153Z 06007KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02780089
Wind
060° 7 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
28°C / 9°C
temp / dew
QNH
1019 hPa
30.09 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KARA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1018.9 HPa hourly temperature of 27.8°C and dew point of 8.9°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 | TW 2 kt | XW 7 kt L |
30.0378°, -91.8839°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 16/34 (use 34) | Preferred | HW 2 | 7 R | — |
Density altitude
1,434 ft
elevation 24 ft
ISA deviation
+13.0°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
Wind3 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp20°C
QNH1019 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=309
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Acadiana Regional Airport
Diagram unavailable for Acadiana Regional Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/23 18:22 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/15ZVRB5KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: VRB5KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
TAF KARA 231720Z 2318/2418 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM24/15Z → 24/18Z0908KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 0908KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM241500 09008KT P6SM SKC
Raw TAF
TAF KARA 231720Z 2318/2418 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM241500 09008KT P6SM SKC
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