KARA — Acadiana Rgnl
New Iberia, LA · field elevation 24 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KARA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KARA 100553Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 60000 T01440128 10194 20144 402440083 58004
- Wind
- from 350° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- -350 ft · pressure altitude -226 ft
- Observed
- 36 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 3 kt head | — |
| 35W | 3 kt head | — |
| 17 | 3 kt tail | — |
| 17W | 3 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KARA 100524Z 1006/1106 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.03776, -91.88390
- Elevation
- 24 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1229Z / 2314Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2100
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Houston
- County
- Iberia, LA
Airport diagram
Everything else KARA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 8,002 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17W/35W | 5,000 | 150 | WATER | MED |
| H1 | 23 | 23 | DECK | — |
Frequencies
- Tower 0600-2100
- 125.0
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 121.7
- Clearance WHEN TWR CLSD
- 118.05
- CTAF
- 125.0
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 121.1
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KARA 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.