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St. Landry Parish Airport

Coordinates: 30°33′30″N 092°05′58″W / 30.55833°N 92.09944°W / 30.55833; -92.09944
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St. Landry Parish Airport

Ahart Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSt. Landry Parish[1]
LocationOpelousas, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates30°33′30″N 092°05′58″W / 30.55833°N 92.09944°W / 30.55833; -92.09944
Websitewww.oplairport.com
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,999 1,828 Concrete
6/24 4,051 1,235 Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations18,000
Based aircraft34
Source: Airport web site [1] and FAA[2]

St. Landry Parish Airport[1] (IATA: OPL, ICAO: KOPL, FAA LID: OPL), also known as Ahart Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Opelousas, a city in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

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St. Landry Parish Airport covers an area of 537 acres (217 ha) at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It has two concrete paved runways: 18/36 measuring 5,999 x 100 ft (1,828 x 30 m) and 6/24 measuring 4,051 x 100 ft (1,235 x 30 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending June 26, 2007, the airport had 18,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine, 24% multi-engine and 3% ultralight.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c St. Landry Parish Airport, official web site
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for OPL PDF, effective 2008-04-10
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