KLFT· LFT· Lafayette
Lafayette Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 42 ft (13 m)
11:32Z 00:41Z Day
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Current METARMVFR
25 min ago·20:53ZKLFT 242053Z 19012G19KT 10SM BKN028 BKN050 27/20 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02670200 56024
Wind
190° 12 kt (gust 19 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
2,800 ft
Temperature
27°C / 20°C
temp / dew
QNH
1009 hPa
29.79 inHg
Clouds
BKN 2,800ft, BKN 5,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KLFT
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1008.7 HPa hourly temperature of 26.7°C and dew point of 20.0°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 2.4 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (4)
- FL000BE3611 min ago
- FL025E50P30 min agoBKN 2500ft
- FL000E55P37 min agoBKN 2800ft
- FL000AC5045 min agoBKN 3000ft
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04L/22R1249 mASP
04R/22L2438 mASP
11/291647 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04L/22R | TW 11 kt | XW 6 kt R |
| RWY 04R/22L | TW 11 kt | XW 6 kt R |
| RWY 11/29 | HW 2 kt | XW 12 kt R |
30.2053°, -91.9876°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 04L/22R (use 22R) | Preferred | HW 11 | 6 L | — |
| RWY 04R/22L (use 22L) | Usable | HW 11 | 6 L | — |
| RWY 11/29 (use 11) | Usable | HW 2 | 12 R | Crosswind 12 kt |
Density altitude
1,607 ft
elevation 42 ft
ISA deviation
+12.1°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KLFT
- ATIS134.050
- CLDCLNC DEL125.550
- GND121.800
- TWR118.500
- A/DAPP/DEP121.100
- CTAF118.500
- RDODE RIDDER RDO122.350
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KLFT
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| LF | NDB | 375 kHz | LOW |
| LFT | VORTAC | 109.80 MHz | MEDIUM |
Runways3
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 04L/22R4,098 ft (1,249 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 04R/22L8,000 ft (2,438 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 11/295,403 ft (1,647 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- 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)Lafayette Regional Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:30 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMIFR
FMLIFR
FMMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/06Z19010G17KT · 6 SM · BKN040
Wind: 19010G17KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN040
TAF KLFT 241729Z 2418/2518 19010G17KT P6SM BKN040
IFRFM25/06Z → 25/12ZVRB4KT · 6 SM · BKN009
Wind: VRB4KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN009
FM250600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN009
LIFRFM25/12Z → 25/13ZVRB3KT · 1 SM · BR · BKN004
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 1 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: BKN004
FM251200 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN004
MVFRFM25/13Z → 25/18ZVRB4KT · 4 SM · BR · SCT004
Wind: VRB4KT
Visibility: 4 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: SCT004
FM251300 VRB04KT 4SM BR SCT004
Raw TAF
TAF KLFT 241729Z 2418/2518 19010G17KT P6SM BKN040 FM250600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN009 FM251200 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN004 FM251300 VRB04KT 4SM BR SCT004
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