Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field

KLFT · Louisiana, United States

The METAR station used is 22 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 180° Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field 4R/22L
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

5 kt

4 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 1,600
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 3,100
METAR KOPL 070930Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM BKN016 BKN024 OVC031 25/22 A2977 RMK AO2 T02450222

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 St. Landry Parish Airport on May 7, 2024 04:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 180° with a speed of 7 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,400 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 3,100 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,600 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 25 °C. The dew point is 22 °C, the relative humidity is 83%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.77 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° 4 kt 5 kt 63 %
4L/22R 039°-219° 4 kt 5 kt 63 %
11/29 110°-290° 7 kt 2 kt 94 %

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

1,600 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,400 ft BKN Broken clouds
3,100 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 24.5 °C
Dewpoint 22.2 °C
Rel. humidity 83%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T02450222Temperature is 24.5 °C (76.1 °F), dew point is 22.2 °C (72.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18 (1:22h)
Midday
13:04
Sunset
19:50

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