METAR & TAF KLFT
Current METAR
Observed 02:53Z
KLFT 120253Z 17004KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02720244 53012
- Wind
- 170° @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 27°C / 24°C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,454 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- HOUSTON
- ARTCC
- ZHU · HOUSTON
- NOTAM facility
- LFT (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- STEVEN L. PICOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- 337-703-4800
- Address
- 200 TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE LA 70508-2124
Flight service · Hours
- FSS DRI
- DE RIDDER1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 22L
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22LFavored | 36° / 216° | 8,000 ft | ASPH | 04R R |
| 11/29 | 107° / 287° | 5,403 ft | ASPH | 11 R |
| 04L/22R | 36° / 216° | 4,098 ft | ASPH | 22R R |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R | 8,000' | 8,000' | 8,000' | 8,000' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 49', pole, 1843' from thr, 325' R of cntrln, slope 34 |
| 22L | 8,000' | 8,000' | 8,000' | 7,659' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | 57', trees, 1066' from thr, 214' R of cntrln, slope 36 |
| 11 | 5,403' | 5,403' | 5,403' | 5,403' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 30', trees, 1082' from thr, 134' R of cntrln, slope 29 |
| 29 | 5,403' | 5,403' | 5,403' | 5,155' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 49', tree, 1878' from thr, 302' R of cntrln, slope 34 |
| 04L | 4,098' | 4,098' | 4,098' | 4,098' | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 27', tree, 996' from thr, 83' R of cntrln, slope 29 |
| 22R | 4,098' | 4,098' | 4,098' | 4,098' | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 54', tree, 2364' from thr, 5' R of cntrln, slope 40 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
ILS · 2
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLAA+
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Low pressure
- Oxygen (bulk)
- High pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- RWY 11/29; RWY 04L/22R & RWY 04R/22L LGTD DISTANCE REMAINING SIGNS.
- 155 FT OIL RIG 1 NM SE OF ARPT.
- MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- CTC GND CTL PRIOR TO PUSH BACK FM TERMINAL.
- USE CTN TWR BLIND SPOTS ON TWY M EAST & WEST OF TWY E.
- FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
- TAXILANE A AND ALL PRKG RAMPS ARE NON-MOVEMENT AREAS.
- ATCT HAS LTD VIS OF NORTH PRKG RAMP.
Lighting notes
- DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 22L - CTAF; MIRL RWY 04L/22R NOT AVBL.
Fuel notes
- A+CALL 337-234-3100.
Runway surface & condition
- 04R/22LPCR VALUE: 670/F/B/X/T
- 11/29PCR VALUE: 720/F/D/X/T
- 04L/22RRWY 04L/22R NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. RWY CLSD 2230-0530.
Arresting gear
- 04R_EMASENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 223 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 04R.
- 11_EMASENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 300 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 11.
- 22L_EMASENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 380.7 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 22L.
- 29_EMASENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 448 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 29.
Other notes
- PPR FOR UNSCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 337-703-4800.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KLFT
Answer card- ICAO
- KLFT
- Name
- LAFAYETTE RGNL/PAUL FOURNET FLD
- Location
- LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
- Elevation
- 40.9 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,040.9 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · 0530-2230
- Total runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 04R/22L · 8,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 2
- Published frequencies
- 17
- Magnetic variation
- 3°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 170° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 22L
KLFT is in Lafayette, Louisiana. The field elevation is 40.9 ft MSL. It has three asphalt runways. The longest is 8,000 ft on 04R/22L. The airport is towered. Tower hours are 0530-2230. It has ILS approaches on 04R and 22L. Pattern altitude is not published. Use 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless ATC or the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
Signature Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. Call 337-234-3100 for current service details. The airport also has a few operational items worth planning for. Ground wants a call before pushback from the terminal. Tower has limited visibility of the north parking ramp. Watch for blind spots on taxiway M near taxiway E. Migratory birds are reported on and near the airport. Runway 04L/22R is closed from 2230 to 0530. It also is not available for certain large passenger operations. If you are flying a larger aircraft or a night arrival, check the current FAA Chart Supplement and coordinate with the airport operator or the FBO directly by phone before you go.