KOPL / OPL — St Landry Parish Ahart Field

VFR

Small General Aviation Airport • Opelousas, LA, United States

Elevation: 75 ft (23 m) • 30.5584, -92.0994

St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL / OPL) is a small general aviation airport serving Opelousas, LA, United States, situated at an elevation of 75 ft (23 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.3° West. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 5,849 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW4ktMagVar -0.3

CLOUD PROFILE

SFC3k6k9k12kScattered 3100ftScattered 3600ftScattered 5500ftCloud Profile

Current METAR

METAR KOPL 011355Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM SCT031 SCT036 SCT055 25/24 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02500240
Category:
VFR
Wind:
050° at 4 knots
Visibility:
10SM
Temp/Dew:
25°C / 24°C
Altimeter:
30.02 inHg
No TAF available for KOPL.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
06 4,051 ft 100 ft CONC-F 60°
18 5,849 ft 100 ft Concrete 180°
24 4,051 ft 100 ft CONC-F 240°
36 5,849 ft 100 ft Concrete 360°

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Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

Disclaimer: Weather data is sourced from official aviation weather services and may be delayed. Always verify conditions through official channels before flight. For informational purposes only.