St. Landry Parish Airport
OPL · KOPL · Opelousas, Louisiana · St Landry County · map
St. Landry Parish Airport is a public-use airport owned by St. Landry Parish Government, 2 miles northwest of Opelousas, Louisiana, 74 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 5,999 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 42 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 34,325 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for St. Landry Parish Airport?
Its FAA code is OPL, and its ICAO code is KOPL.
Where is St. Landry Parish Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Opelousas, Louisiana, 74 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at St. Landry Parish Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 5,999 feet long.
Does St. Landry Parish Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at St. Landry Parish Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at St. Landry Parish Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Guidrys Farm Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to St. Landry Parish Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 7 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 St. Landry Parish Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OPL · ICAO KOPL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- St. Landry Parish Government
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,999 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 4,051 × 100 ft | Concrete, fair |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 150 ft, tree 48 ft high 943 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 789 ft, road 19 ft high 307 ft from the end
- Runway 06: threshold displaced 165 ft, trees 46 ft high 520 ft from the end
- Runway 24: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 169 ft, trees 56 ft high 941 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 128.7 | |
| Opl and aWOS-3PT | 118.775 | |
| Lafayette and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 337-948-8560.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Eunice Airport (18 nm west), Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field (22 nm south), Acadiana Regional (33 nm south).
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
- Runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36, preset low intst dusk to dawn; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway markings are faded.
- Runway markings are faded.
- Approach ratio 10:1 from displaced thld.
- Approach slope 16:1 to displaced thld.
- Approach ratio 16:1 from displaced thld.
- Approach slope 30:1 to displaced thld.
- Runway has some cracks with grass growing through cracks.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 37 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 3 |
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 34,325, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 9,000 |
| general aviation, local | 25,000 |
| military | 325 |
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 Opelousas from the FAA register
30 aircraft are registered to owners in Opelousas, Louisiana: 23 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 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.
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:
- Guidrys Farm Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Port Barre, 9 miles away
Repair stations in Opelousas:
- Acadiana Aircraft Interiors, LLC. Acadiana Aircraft Interiors is a FAA Part 145 repair station specializing in aircraft interior refurbishment and customization.
- Lexthistle Enterprises 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, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 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 (22 nm) · (337) 739-4627 · [email protected]
- Damian Nikell Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes · Zachary, LA (49 nm) · (225) 301-8144 · [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 · 4 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 Opelousas 30 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 1 turboprops
- Guidrys Farm Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Acadiana Aircraft Interiors, LLC. · repair station
- Lexthistle Enterprises LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 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/OPL.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.