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Lafayette Regional airport at Lafayette (USA)
Lafayette Regional airport is located near Lafayette, with Walroy at 1mi↑, Lafayette at 2mi↑, Broussard at 4mi↑, Lafayette Parish at 5mi↑, Scott at 7mi↑, Breaux Bridge at 7mi↑, Youngsville at 7mi↑, Carencro at 9mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in USA and Southernmost airports in USA
→ See also airports in USA
aerial view of Lafayette Regional airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KLFT
- IATA code : LFT
- Local code : -
Elevation : 13 m = 43ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in USA
Runways
- runway 04R/22L : 2332m = 7651ft
- runway 11/29 : 1646m = 5400ft
- runway 04L/22R : 1249m = 4098ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in USA
Coming to Lafayette Regional airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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- Lafayette, LA train station at 2mi
- New Iberia, LA train station at 17mi
By plane :
- Lafayette Regional airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Acadiana Regional airport at 13mi : book on Trip.com
- Eunice airport at 32mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Lafayette Regional airport KLFT LFT
METAR for Lafayette Regional airport KLFT LFT
KLFT 180153Z 14008G15KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A2982 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP096 T01610111
Decoded METAR for Lafayette Regional airport KLFT LFT
METAR issued by KLFT on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 01:53 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 24 hours and -1384 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 11°C = 52°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72%.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.82inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt with gusts at 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 140°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor P recently SFR Sea Level Pressure SLP=096 T01610111
TAF for Lafayette Regional airport KLFT LFT
KLFT 172333Z 1800/1824 15006KT P6SM BKN035 FM180200 16008KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM180600 19010KT P6SM OVC018 FM181400 25010KT P6SM SCT012 OVC120 TEMPO 1814/1816 BKN012 FM181600 29010G16KT P6SM BKN120 FM182000 32014G20KT P6SM SCT150
Decoded TAF for Lafayette Regional airport KLFT LFT
TAF issued by KLFT on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 23:33 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 3 hours and 16 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, January 17, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, January 17, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
1800/1824 15006KT P6SM BKN035
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 3500ft = 1070m
from Friday, January 17, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM180200 16008KT P6SM VCSH BKN025
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
in vicinity shower
broken at 2500ft = 760m
from Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
FM180600 19010KT P6SM OVC018
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 190°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
overcast at 1800ft = 550m
from Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
FM181400 25010KT P6SM SCT012 OVC120
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 12000ft = 3660m
temporarily from Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1814/1816 BKN012
broken at 1200ft = 370m
from Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
FM181600 29010G16KT P6SM BKN120
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 16kt = 30km/h, direction is 290°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 12000ft = 3660m
from Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Saturday, January 18, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM182000 32014G20KT P6SM SCT150
wind 14kt = 26km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 15000ft = 4570m
NOTAM for Lafayette Regional airport
Around Lafayette Regional airport at Lafayette (USA)
near
- Hotels in Walroy
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1163mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 1244mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4781mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4823mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4823mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 4823mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 4823mi↑
- San Sebastian at 4824mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 4824mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 4836mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4836mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4836mi↑
- for Lafayette Regional airport at 0mi↑
- for La Haye Center airport at 2mi↑
- for Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center airport at 2mi↑
nearest airports to Lafayette Regional airport at Lafayette (USA)
- La Haye Center heliport ( 4LA5) at 2mi↑
- Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center heliport ( 76LA) at 2mi↑
- Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital heliport ( 69LA) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital heliport ( 33LS) at 3mi↑
- Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics heliport ( US-4971) at 4mi↑
- Rotorcraft heliport ( 30LS) at 4mi↑
- Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center heliport ( 48LS) at 5mi↑
- Heli-Air Inc. heliport ( 26LA) at 5mi↑
- Spillers Club airport ( LA76) at 5mi↑
- Womens's and Children's Hospital heliport ( LS23) at 5mi↑
- Lafayette Training Center - Cusa heliport ( 36LA) at 5mi↑
- Hargroder heliport ( 28LS) at 5mi↑
→ See also Former airports in USA
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap