Acadiana Regional Airport METAR KARA

VFRMedium AirportElev. 7 m (24 ft)

Acadiana Regional Airport is situated in New Iberia, United States. The ICAO code of Acadiana Regional Airport is KARA and the IATA code is ARA.
It has 2 runways: Concrete runway 16/34 with a length of 8,002 ft (2,439 m), Water runway 16W/34W with a length of 5,000 ft (1,524 m).
The elevation is 7 m (24 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-08-22 14:53 UTC

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Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

29.4°C

Wind

9kt

Visibility

> 10sm

Altimeter

30.02inHg

Raw METAR

METAR KARA 221453Z 29009KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02940256 50001

Decoded

Wind: From 290° (WNW) at 9 kt
Visibility: > 10 sm
Temp / DP: 29.4°C (85°F) · Dew point 25.6°C (78°F)
Altimeter: 1017 hPa · 30.02 inHg
Sea level P: 1016.6 hPa

TAF

Valid 22 Aug 12:00 UTC – 23 Aug 12:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF KARA 221135Z 2212/2312 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 FM221800 18006KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 2221/2224 4SM TSRA BKN030CB FM230600 26004KT P6SM SKC

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

12:0018:00Sun 23 Aug06:0012:00NOW

Sat 22 Aug

BASE12:00 – 18:00 UTC

VRB / 3 kt> 6 smSCT 10,000ft

VFR

FM18:00 – 06:00 UTC

180° / 6 kt> 6 smBKN 25,000ft

VFR

BASE21:00 – 00:00 UTC

4 smThunderstorm RainBKN 3,000ft CB

MVFR

Sun 23 Aug

FM06:00 – 12:00 UTC

260° / 4 kt> 6 smClear

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
16	168°	8,002 ft (2,439 m)	Concrete	123°	↓ 5 kt	8 kt R
34 ★ best	348°	8,002 ft (2,439 m)	Concrete	58°	↑ 5 kt	8 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise11:37 UTC

Sunset00:42 UTC

Daylight:13h 04m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
KLFT	—	21 km	VFR	310° 7 kt	> 10 sm	—	30.6°C
KPTN	—	64 km	VFR	340° 4 kt	> 10 sm	SCT 6500ft	29.4°C
KHZR	—	85 km	VFR	310° 6 kt	9 sm	—	31.3°C
KBTR	—	89 km	VFR	VRB 5 kt	> 10 sm	—	30.6°C
KACP	—	111 km	VFR	300° 4 kt	> 10 sm	—	33°C
KMKV	—	119 km	VFR	300° 6 kt	> 10 sm	—	31.9°C
KHUM	—	129 km	VFR	270° 5 kt	7 sm	—	31°C
KLCH	—	129 km	VFR	260° 8 kt	> 10 sm	—	32.2°C
KUXL	—	144 km	VFR	280° 10 kt	9 sm	—	33.6°C
KHDC	—	151 km	VFR	310° 4 kt	> 10 sm	—	30.5°C

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