Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field

KLFT · Louisiana, United States

The METAR station used is 15 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 170° Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field 4R/22L
Wind direction to Wind: 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, 4 beaufort

8 kt

9 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 1,800
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BKN 2,600
METAR KIYA 071955Z AUTO 17012G18KT 10SM BKN018 BKN026 28/26 A2978 RMK AO2 CIG 017V022 T02840260

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 Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport on May 7, 2024 14:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 12 kt. Wind gusts of 18 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,600 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,800 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 28 °C. The heat index is 33. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 89%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.78 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:49. 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° 9-14 kt 8-12 kt 75 %
4L/22R 039°-219° 9-14 kt 8-12 kt 75 %
11/29 110°-290° 10-16 kt 6-9 kt 87 %

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

1,800 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,600 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28.4 °C
Dewpoint 26.0 °C
Rel. humidity 89%
Heat index 33 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T02840260Temperature is 28.4 °C (83.1 °F), dew point is 26.0 °C (78.8 °F)
CIG 017V022

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:19
Midday
13:04
Sunset
19:49 (4:41h)

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