KARA· ARA· New Iberia
Acadiana Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 24 ft (7 m)
11:07Z 01:08Z Night
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Current METARVFR
41 min ago·02:53ZKARA 090253Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02610239 53018 $
Wind
130° 4 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
26°C / 24°C
temp / dew
QNH
1018 hPa
30.07 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KARA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1018.1 HPa hourly temperature of 26.1°C and dew point of 23.9°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 1.8 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
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 3 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 3 | 2 L | — |
Density altitude
1,221 ft
elevation 24 ft
ISA deviation
+11.0°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Acadiana Regional Airport
Diagram unavailable for Acadiana Regional Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/08 18:42 UTC
08/18Z
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE08/18Z → 08/21Z1907KT · 6 SM · SCT025 BKN250
Wind: 1907KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT025 BKN250
TAF KARA 081739Z 0818/0918 19007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
VFRFM08/21Z → 09/15Z1603KT · 6 SM · BKN250
Wind: 1603KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN250
FM082100 16003KT P6SM BKN250
VFRFM09/15Z → 09/18Z1304KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 1304KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM091500 13004KT P6SM SCT250
Raw TAF
TAF KARA 081739Z 0818/0918 19007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM082100 16003KT P6SM BKN250 FM091500 13004KT P6SM SCT250
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