Acadiana Regional
ARA · KARA · New Iberia, Louisiana · Iberia County · map
Acadiana Regional is a public-use airport owned by Iberia Parish Goverment, 4 miles northwest of New Iberia, Louisiana, 24 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 8,002 feet of concrete. It has 1 water landing area. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 68 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 45,188 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Acadiana Regional?
Its FAA code is ARA, and its ICAO code is KARA.
Where is Acadiana Regional?
It is 4 miles northwest of New Iberia, Louisiana, 24 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Acadiana Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 8,002 feet long.
Does Acadiana Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Acadiana Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Acadiana Regional?
Airline flights go to 6 airports, the busiest of them Smyrna, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis, Miami International, Toronto, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Acadiana Regional?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Owens Flight Training LLC and Acadian Aviation Pilot Training Centre INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Acadiana Regional?
2 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Acadiana Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ARA · ICAO KARA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Iberia Parish Goverment
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 8,002 × 200 ft | Concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 17W/35W | 5,000 × 150 ft | Water | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 23 × 23 ft | Deck, fair |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
- Runway 35: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 17W: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.0 | Acadiana |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 118.05 | Acadiana |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.7 | Acadiana |
| Approach and departure | 121.1 | Acadiana |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Acadiana |
| Lafayette and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.35 | Acadiana |
| Ara and automated weather (ASOS) | 133.325 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 337-492-4830.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial (11 nm west), Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field (11 nm northwest), St. Landry Parish Airport (33 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Louisiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Rotor wing movement and landing area between the runway and seaway.
- Dusk to dawn. When the control tower closed high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 preset low intst; to incr intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Intensive helo training.
- Seaplane landing area (water channel) not available / permission closed
- Bird activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Compass rose not available.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B between 1200Z and 2030Z Monday through Friday. Any additional requires 24 prior permission required.
- No overnight camping.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 23 departures from ARA in those twelve months, carrying 1 passengers in 616 seats (0% filled), to 6 destinations (1 abroad) on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadiana Regional → Smyrna ARA–MQY | 11 | 1 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Acadiana Regional → Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis ARA–MEM | 6 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Acadiana Regional → Miami International ARA–MIA | 2 | 0 | Atlas Air Inc. |
| Acadiana Regional → Toronto ARA–YYZ | 2 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Acadiana Regional → Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International ARA–CVG | 1 | 0 | Atlas Air Inc. |
| Acadiana Regional → Seattle-Tacoma International ARA–SEA | 1 | 0 | Atlas Air Inc. |
All 6 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 51 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 6 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 45,188, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 139 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,029 |
| general aviation, travelling | 13,077 |
| general aviation, local | 27,775 |
| military | 2,168 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in New Iberia from the FAA register
44 aircraft are registered to owners in New Iberia, Louisiana: 23 piston singles, 13 helicopters, 4 turboprops, 2 drones, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Owens Flight Training LLC 6 aircraft · Lafayette, 13 miles away
- Acadian Aviation Pilot Training Centre INC 3 aircraft · Lafayette, 13 miles away Acadian Aviation Pilot Training Centre is a flight school in Lafayette, Louisiana that has trained hundreds of pilots since 2008.
- 310 Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lafayette, 13 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in New Iberia:
- Sunset Aviation LLC 141 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in New Iberia:
- Aviation Academy of Louisiana LLC. Aviation Academy of Louisiana is an FAA Part 141-certified flight school and Part 145 repair station based in New Iberia, Louisiana, offering helicopter and airplane flight training, aircraft sales, and maintenance services.
- Aviation Exteriors Louisiana, LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 13 training center evaluators, 4 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Peyton Augustine Enloe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Lafayette, LA (11 nm) · (337) 739-4627 · [email protected]
- Shawn Christopher Crump private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · La Regional Airport · Gonzales, LA (50 nm) · (225) 623-4373 · [email protected]
All 36 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in New Iberia 44 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 13 helicopters, 4 turboprops
- Bristow US LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Bristow U S LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Sunset Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Bristow U.S. LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Sunset Aviation LLC 141 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Owens Flight Training LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Acadian Aviation Pilot Training Centre INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- 310 Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aviation Academy of Louisiana LLC. · repair station
- Aviation Exteriors Louisiana, LLC · repair station
- Smyrna (MQY) 11 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 6 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Miami International (MIA) 2 flights in twelve months · Atlas Air Inc.
- Toronto (YYZ) 2 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG) 1 flights in twelve months · Atlas Air Inc.
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 1 flights in twelve months · Atlas Air Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,272 since 1982 · 188 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Louisiana 72 landing places
- Louisiana 3,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ARA.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.