Kenan Airstrip Airport
LA61 · Kaplan, Louisiana · Vermilion County · map
Kenan Airstrip Airport is a private airport, 3 miles east of Kaplan, Louisiana, 14 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 1,957 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LA61
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1994
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,957 × 97 ft | Grass |
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 300 ft, plines on the approach
Aircraft registered in Kaplan from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Kaplan, Louisiana: 21 piston singles, 2 gyroplanes, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
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 5, 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.