KAPS — Port Of South Louisiana Exec Rgnl
Reserve, LA · field elevation 7 ft · NON-ATCT
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KAPS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAPS 100215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3019 RMK AO2 T01490093
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.19 inHg
- Density altitude
- -337 ft · pressure altitude -263 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAPS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAPS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.08747, -90.58283
- Elevation
- 7 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1223Z / 2309Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- St John The Baptist, LA
Airport diagram
Everything else KAPS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,151 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 125.5
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl18 nm
- KREG Louisiana Rgnl19 nm
- KHDC Hammond Northshore Rgnl27 nm
- KNEW Lakefront29 nm
- KHUM Houma-Terrebonne32 nm
- KNBG New Orleans NAS Jrb (Alvin Callender Fld)33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAPS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Louisiana airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.