# Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA / KARA)

**Acadiana Regional Airport** (IATA: ARA, ICAO: KARA) is a medium airport in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,002 ft (2,439 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kara

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ARA / KARA
- FAA: ARA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: New Iberia, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 24 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 30.0378, -91.8839
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 8,002 ft / 2,439 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.iberiabiz.com/site70.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadiana_Regional_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4671605
- Weather station: KARA
- Ident: KARA

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: Acadiana Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 8,002 ft / 2,439 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 168° / 348° | yes |
| 17W/35W | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water | 168° / 348° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05040AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,002 ft / 2,439 m | =2,722 of 29,858 | =557 in North America | =413 in US |
| Elevation | 24 ft / 7 m | =40,976 of 43,403 | =18,510 in North America | =15,171 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | LAFAYETTE APP/DEP | 121.100 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.700 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 125.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.000 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [LFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft.md) Lafayette Regional Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · 56 mi / 89 km
- [LCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klch.md) Lake Charles Regional Airport · 80 mi / 129 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kara/data