KLFT · Lafayette Regional Airport

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

8,000

Longest ft · 04R/22L

30.21N

91.99W

Lafayette Regional Airport serves Lafayette, Louisiana at 42 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04R/22L, at 8,000 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04R/22L	8,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
11/29	5,403 × 150 ft	asphalt	unlit
04L/22R	4,098 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 42 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	42 ft	2,446 ft	2,114 ft	3,172 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,242 ft	2,680 ft	2,241 ft	3,362 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,442 ft	2,914 ft	2,368 ft	3,551 ft
35°C afternoon	2,452 ft	2,916 ft	2,369 ft	3,553 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04R/22L, 8,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,553 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KLFT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KARA Acadiana Regional Airport	11 nm SE	8,002 ft
KIYA Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport	15 nm S	5,000 ft
KOPL St Landry Parish Ahart Field	22 nm N	5,999 ft
4R7 Eunice Airport	28 nm NW	5,001 ft
K3R7 Jennings Airport	36 nm W	5,002 ft
KHZR False River Regional Airport	41 nm NE	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLFT

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KLFT, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KLFT or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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