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KARA · Acadiana Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KARA FAA ARA Elev 24 ft Lat 30° 2.27' N Lon 91° 53.03' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 167.5° 8,002 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes —
34 347.5° 8,002 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes —
16W — 5,000 ft 150 ft Water No —
34W — 5,000 ft 150 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.700
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 125.000
  • CTAF CTAF 125.000
  • A/D LAFAYETTE APP/DEP 121.100
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KARA on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17–35: H8002X200 (CONC–GRVD) D–105, 2S–133, 2D–163, 2D/2…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 35—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1300–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·RWY 17: TORA–8002 TODA–8002 ASDA–8002 LDA–8002 RWY 35: TORA–8002 TODA–8002 ASDA–8002 LDA–8002
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 4 LGT Dusk–dawn.
  • ·For fuel after hrs call 337–367–1401, FAX 337–367–1404.
  • ·Bird activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·ARFF Index B btn 1200Z‡ and 0830Z‡ Mon thru Fri.
  • ·PPR for more than 30 psgr seats call AMGR 337–365–7202 (M–F 1430–2230Z‡).
  • ·Rotor wing movement and landing area between the rwy and seaway.
  • ·Intensive helicopter training.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (337) 365-7202
  • ·ASOS 133.325 (337) 365–0128.
  • ·CTAF 125.0 UNICOM 122.95 ®LAFAYETTE APP/DEP CON 121.1 (1130–0430Z‡) HOUSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.35 (0430–1130Z‡) TOWER 125.0 (1200–0300Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 121.7 LAFAYETTE CLNC DEL 118.05 (When twr clsd) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when Apch clsd ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0300Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·LAFAYETTE (L) (L) VORTACW 109.8 LFT Chan 35 N30º11.63´ W91º59.55´ 146º 10.9 NM to fld. 36/3E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 295º–320º blo 4,000´ ILS/DME 108.9 I–ARA Chan 26 Rwy 35.
  • ·Class IE. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WATERWAY 17W–35W: 5000X150 (WATER) MIRL WATERWAY 17W: Rgt tfc.
  • ·RWY 17W:TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–5000 RWY 35W:TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–5000 SEAPLANE REMARKS: Seaplane landing area (water channel) not avbl/permanently CLOSED. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: 23X23 (DECK) HOUSTON H–7D, L–21B, 22E, GOAC IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 156,094 ops in 2008

2024 total

45,188

10-yr total

543,995

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 90% · Mil 5%

Events / million ops

1.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.23

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=8

  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 3
  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-04-05 BELISLE THOMAS J RV7A · Loss of control · day →
2018-02-18 Sikorsky S76 · Gear-up · IMC · day →
2007-10-18 Robinson R-22 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1999-06-04 Luscombe 8E · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1997-10-02 Bell 206B · Other · VMC · day →
1989-10-04 Aerospatiale 350D · Other · VMC · day →
1989-05-03 Smith, Ted Aerostar 601 · Loss of control · day →
1987-08-12 Bell 206L-1 · Other · day →

Designees in LA

CFI Flight Instructors 581 A&P Mechanics 2,749 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 14 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 11 Schools Flight Schools 25 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Peyton Augustine Enloe Lafayette LA 13 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 46 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 53 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 56 nm
Shawn Christopher Crump Houma LA 67 nm
Jean Pierre Inderkummen Lake Charles LA 70 nm
John Emerson Lake Charles LA 70 nm
Forrest James Campbell Kenner LA 85 nm
Michael Paul Jackson Leesville LA 98 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 129 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Louis Meaux New Iberia LA 4 nm
William Moore Wassell Jr New Iberia LA 4 nm
Joshua Louis Trahan New Iberia LA 4 nm
William Jefferson Thomas Iv New Iberia LA 4 nm
Noah Mccarthy Granger New Iberia LA 4 nm
David Rhea Deloach Youngsville LA 7 nm
David Joseph Vanicor Youngsville LA 7 nm
Jeremy Ryan Owens Youngsville LA 7 nm
Craig Joseph Simon Youngsville LA 7 nm
Cristian Kale Leblanc Youngsville LA 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jerry Allen Satterfield Cade LA 3 nm
Donnie James Broussard New Iberia LA 4 nm
George Borgelt Lackey New Iberia LA 4 nm
Michael Paul Satterfield New Iberia LA 4 nm
Peter James Hansen New Iberia LA 4 nm
Mark Evans Boudreaux New Iberia LA 4 nm
Robert Simon Broussard New Iberia LA 4 nm
James Neil Collins New Iberia LA 4 nm
Bradford Taber Davies New Iberia LA 4 nm
Sevin Joseph Dugas Jr New Iberia LA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 12 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 35 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 48 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 50 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 97 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 167 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 173 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 178 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 185 nm
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 185 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.