KARA· ARA· New Iberia
Acadiana Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 24 ft (7 m)
11:32Z 00:41Z Night
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Current METARVFR
43 min ago·00:53ZKARA 250053Z 18008KT 10SM BKN065 24/21 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP080 T02390211
Wind
180° 8 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
6,500 ft
Temperature
24°C / 21°C
temp / dew
QNH
1008 hPa
29.77 inHg
Clouds
BKN 6,500ft
Weather
—
Station
KARA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1008.0 HPa hourly temperature of 23.9°C and dew point of 21.1°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 8 kt | XW 2 kt R |
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 8 | 2 R | — |
Density altitude
1,251 ft
elevation 24 ft
ISA deviation
+9.0°C
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
Wind12 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp25°C
QNH1008 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=321
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Acadiana Regional Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:30 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMMVFR
FMIFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/05Z19012KT · 6 SM · BKN040
Wind: 19012KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN040
TAF KARA 241729Z 2418/2518 19012KT P6SM BKN040
MVFRFM25/05Z → 25/12ZVRB5KT · 6 SM · BKN012
Wind: VRB5KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN012
FM250500 VRB05KT P6SM BKN012
IFRFM25/12Z → 25/14ZVRB4KT · 2 SM · BR · BKN005
Wind: VRB4KT
Visibility: 2 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: BKN005
FM251200 VRB04KT 2SM BR BKN005
VFRFM25/14Z → 25/18ZVRB5KT · 6 SM · SCT010
Wind: VRB5KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT010
FM251400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT010
Raw TAF
TAF KARA 241729Z 2418/2518 19012KT P6SM BKN040 FM250500 VRB05KT P6SM BKN012 FM251200 VRB04KT 2SM BR BKN005 FM251400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT010
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