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Class E (sfc)

St Landry Parish Ahart Field

ID KOPL FAA OPL Elev 75 ft Lat 30° 33.50' N Lon 92° 5.96' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KOPL

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Aerial view · KOPL

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KOPL — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KOPL

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,999 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 5,999 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.00%
36 360° 5,999 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.00%
06 060° 4,051 ft 100 ft CONC-F No 0.12%
24 240° 4,051 ft 100 ft CONC-F No 0.12%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

3 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • A/D LAFAYETTE APP/DEP 128.700
  • RCO DE RIDDER RDO 135.075
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KOPL, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

6 matched · 21 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Runway 06 threshold displaced 165 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 06 threshold displaced 165 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 24 threshold displaced 169 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: 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 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24 preset med intst, to incr intst. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18–36: H5999X100 (CONC) S–30 MIRL RWY 18: REIL. PAPI(P2L…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 36: REIL. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 59´. Thld dsplcd 789´. R…

  • Runway 06 threshold displaced 165 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06–24: H4051X100 (CONC) S–30 RWY 06: Thld dsplcd 165´

  • Runway 24 threshold displaced 169 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 24: Thld dsplcd 169´

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 06–24: H5399X150 (ASPH) S–32 MIRL RWY 06: REIL. PAPI(P2L…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24 preset med intst, to incr intst. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24 preset med intst, to incr intst—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT REIL Rwy 18 & 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36, preset low intst dusk–dawn; to incr intst ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2230Z‡, Sat 1400–1800Z‡.
  • ·Ctc aprt mgr for acceptable forms of payment for fuel.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 markings are faded.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 has some cracks with grass growing thru cracks.
  • ·Rwy end 06: Rwy markings are faded.
  • ·Rwy end 24: Rwy markings are faded.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 337-407-1551
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.775 (337) 948–8560.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®LAFAYETTE APP/DEP CON 128.7 (1130–0430Z‡) HOUSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.35 (0430–1130Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Lafayette Apch at 337-262-2729, when Apch clsd ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·LAFAYETTE (L) (L) VORTACW 109.8 LFT Chan 35 N30º11.63´ W91º59.55´ 343º 22.5 NM to fld. 36/3E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 295º–320º blo 4,000´ OSCAR ZACH POURCIAU HELIPORT (2LA) 1 E UTC–6(–5DT) N30º36.64´ W91º26.50´ 36 NOTAM FILE DRI Not insp.
  • ·Pilots conducting EFVS ops; be aware LED ALS in use Rwy 24. 4500 ft by 100 ft waterwy hdg 04–22 lctd 1100 ft south of conc rwy.
  • ·Ctc arpt mgr for dsngd ramp space for pub use at arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 337-828-4100
  • ·AWOS–3PT 134.575 (985) 395–6735.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 PATTERSON RCO 122.5 (DE RIDDER RADIO) ®NEW ORLEANS APP/DEP CON 124.3 CLNC DEL 124.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc New Orleans Apch at 504-471-4350 or 124.3.
  • ·TIBBY (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 117.15 TBD Chan 118(Y) N29º39.86´ W90º49.75´ 274º 26.8 NM to fld. 10/2E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 244º–255º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 108.3 I–PTN Chan 20 Rwy 24.
  • ·ILS mnt by FBO durg NMl oprg hrs. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WATERWAY 04W–22W: 4500X100 (WATER) WATERWAY 04W: Road.
  • ·HOUSTON H–7D, L–21B, 22E IAP HOUSTON HOUSTON H–7D, L–21B, 22F, GOAC IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · OPL

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KOPL — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KOPL

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 105,325 ops in 2013

2024 total

34,325

10-yr total

263,250

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=12

  • Other 9
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-05-03 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2011-07-30 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1985-05-04 DEMPSEY Quickie · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1983-05-28 Enstrom 280C · Other · day →
1981-09-19 GRUM AMER AA-5A · Other →
1979-10-03 Piper PA-23 · Other →
1975-10-22 Piper PA-25 · Other →
1974-05-17 Grumman G-164 · Other →
1971-04-25 Boeing A75N1 · Other →
1970-05-14 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1967-06-24 N AMERICAN SNJ-5 · Other →
1964-12-28 Piper PA-24 · Other →

Designees in LA

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KOPL — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

581

Flight Instructors

A&P

2,749

Mechanics

AME

32

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

5

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

3

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

7

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

4

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

14

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

3

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

11

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

Schools

25

Flight Schools

FBO

50

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

6

Flying Clubs

Repair

5

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

9

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KOPL

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Peyton Augustine Enloe Lafayette LA 22 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 49 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 50 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 57 nm
Jean Pierre Inderkummen Lake Charles LA 61 nm
John Emerson Lake Charles LA 61 nm
Michael Paul Jackson Leesville LA 70 nm
Shawn Christopher Crump Houma LA 93 nm
Forrest James Campbell Kenner LA 101 nm
Jimmy Wayne Fordham Monroe LA 118 nm

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

CFIs near KOPL

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Scot Davis Cowie Opelousas LA 2 nm
Matthew Omar Higginbotham Opelousas LA 2 nm
Matthew Prentice Roberts Opelousas LA 2 nm
Edward Alexander Thistlethwaite Jr Sunset LA 9 nm
David Shannon Elliott Sunset LA 9 nm
Michael Kevin Sibille Sunset LA 9 nm
Andre Moronning Church Point LA 11 nm
Bradley John Vidrine Carencro LA 15 nm
Walter Andrew Miller Iii Eunice LA 17 nm
Patrick Edwards Frey Eunice LA 17 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KOPL

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Charles Brian Cummings Opelousas LA 2 nm
Lance Garett Hayes Opelousas LA 2 nm
Al Christ Boudreaux Opelousas LA 2 nm
Kenneth Dale Buckner Opelousas LA 2 nm
Michael Leon Carriere Opelousas LA 2 nm
Gerald Douglas Green Opelousas LA 2 nm
Dale Anthony Marks Opelousas LA 2 nm
Joseph Andre Mistrot Jr Opelousas LA 2 nm
Wayne Chester Pipkins Opelousas LA 2 nm
Leroy Glenn Ortego Opelousas LA 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KOPL

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 22 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 49 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 64 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 64 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 112 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 163 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 170 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 172 nm
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 172 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 174 nm

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