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Lafayette Regional Airport
LFT · KLFT · Lafayette, LA · 42 ft elevation · var 3E · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KLFT / LFT
- Coordinates
- 30.2053, -91.9876
- Elevation
- 42 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- Sectional chart
- HOUSTON
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON (ZHU)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DE RIDDER
- NOTAM facility
- LFT
- Attendance
- ALL ALL
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1940/04
- Distance from city
- 2 SE
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:39 AM | 10:39Z |
| Sunrise | 06:07 AM | 11:07Z |
| Sunset | 08:12 PM | 01:12Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:40 PM | 01:40Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
08:40 PM → 05:39 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:12 PM → 05:07 AM
Plan a flight from KLFT
Runway 04L/22R
4,098 ft × 75 ft · Asphalt (Fair) 04L
- Heading
- 036° mag · 39° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
22R
- Heading
- 216° mag · 219° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Right
Runway 04R/22L
8,000 ft × 150 ft · Asphalt (Good) 04R
- Heading
- 036° mag · 39° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Traffic pattern
- Right
22L
- Heading
- 216° mag · 219° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Approach lights
- MALSR
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 342 ft
Runway 11/29
5,403 ft × 150 ft · Asphalt (Good) 11
- Heading
- 107° mag · 110° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Right
29
- Heading
- 287° mag · 290° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 248 ft
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | 121.1 | APP/DEP |
| ATIS | 134.05 | |
| CLD | 125.55 | CLNC DEL |
| CTAF | 118.5 | |
| GND | 121.8 | |
| RDO | 122.35 | DE RIDDER RDO |
| TWR | 118.5 | |
| UNIC | 122.95 | UNICOM |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| LFT · Lafayette | VORTAC | 109.80 | r018° / 0.7 NM |
| LLA · White Lake | VOR-DME | 110.40 | r028° / 38.2 NM |
| BTR · Baton Rouge | VORTAC | 116.50 | r239° / 39.7 NM |
Airport diagram
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Approaches
- ILS OR LOC RWY 04R ↗ · amdt 2G
- ILS OR LOC RWY 22L ↗ · amdt 5F
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 04R ↗ · amdt 2
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 22L ↗ · amdt 1E
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 ↗ · amdt 1A
- VOR/DME RWY 11 ↗ · amdt 1G
Minimums & Hot Spots
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A, Jet A (additive)
- Bottled oxygen
- LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Air freight, Air ambulance, Avionics, Cargo, Charter, Instruction, Rental, Aircraft sales
Ownership & management
Owner
CITY PARISH OF LAFAYETTE
200 TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE, LA
337-703-4800
Manager
STEVEN L. PICOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
200 TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE, LA
337-703-4800
Remarks FAA
- PPR FOR UNSCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 337-703-4800.
- 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.
- DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 22L - CTAF; MIRL RWY 04L/22R NOT AVBL.
- ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 223 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 04R.
- ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 300 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 11.
- ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 380.7 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 22L.
- ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 448 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 29.
- CALL 337-234-3100.
- PCR VALUE: 670/F/B/X/T
- PCR VALUE: 720/F/D/X/T
- RWY 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.
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