Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field

KLFT · Louisiana, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 160° Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field 4R/22L
Wind direction to Wind: 13 kt, gusting 24 kt, 4 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,900
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 4,000
METAR KLFT 261622Z 16013G24KT 10SM BKN029 OVC040 27/21 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/1558 T02720206

METAR Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field - KLFT/LFT

Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field is a midsized airport in Louisiana, United States. The airport is located at latitude 30.20520 and longitude -91.98812. The airport has 3 runways: 4R/22L, 4L/22R and 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is KLFT. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is LFT. The airport's IATA code is LFT. The airport is in the Houston FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field on April 26, 2024 11:22, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 160° with a speed of 13 kt. Wind gusts of 24 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 2,900 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,900 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 27 °C. The heat index is 29. The dew point is 21 °C, the relative humidity is 70%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.99 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 19:42. This applies to Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
4R/22L 039°-219° 11-21 kt 7-12 kt 86 %
4L/22R 039°-219° 11-21 kt 7-12 kt 86 %
11/29 110°-290° 10-18 kt 8-15 kt 77 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,900 ft BKN Broken clouds
4,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 27.2 °C
Dewpoint 20.6 °C
Rel. humidity 70%
Heat index 29 °C
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 16026/1558Peak wind from 160° with 26 kt at 15 :58 UTC
T02720206Temperature is 27.2 °C (81.0 °F), dew point is 20.6 °C (69.1 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:28
Midday
13:05
Sunset
19:42 (7:57h)

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