Terminal Procedures

KOPL — St Landry Parish

OPELOUSAS, LA · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA OPLElevation 74 ft2 runwaysLongest 5,999 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A+Volume SC-4Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 181BPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 361BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KOPL airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1630
ARTCC
Houston Center
Flight service
De Ridder
NOTAM facility
OPL (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
1E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A+
Airframe service
Minor
Powerplant service
Minor
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
October 1947
Airport area
537 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Houston
Last FAA inspection
2023-06-12

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KOPL radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.0
Approach128.7Lafayette

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,999 × 100 ft18364,051 × 100 ft0624N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KOPL, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/365,999 ft100 ftConcrete GoodMedium intensity
  18 180°TPAPI (2-box) 3.5° · displaced threshold 150 ft · right-hand circuit
  36PAPI (2-box) 3.5° · displaced threshold 789 ft
06/244,051 ft100 ftConcrete Fair
  06 60°Tdisplaced threshold 165 ft
  24 240°Tdisplaced threshold 169 ft · right-hand circuit

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KOPL is

Latitude, longitude30.5584000, -92.0993760
Elevation74 ft
From Opelousas2 nm NW

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FAA remarks for KOPL

  • FOR CD CTC LAFAYETTE APCH AT 337-262-2729, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • REIL RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36, PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
  • AFTER HRS EMERG CELL 337-351-0025.
  • RWY MARKINGS ARE FADED.
  • APCH RATIO 10:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.
  • APCH SLOPE 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • APCH RATIO 16:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.
  • APCH SLOPE 30:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • RWY HAS SOME CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWING THRU CRACKS.
  • CTC APRT MGR FOR DSGND RAMP SPACE FOR PUB USE.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Procedure coverage

St Landry Parish’s two RNAV (GPS) approaches serve two of its four runway ends, leaving the other two without published approach procedures. The chart set is therefore narrow and arrival-focused, with no published airport diagram. The crossing runways provide two alignments, while 18/36 offers almost 2,000 ft more length than 06/24, making the selected runway significant in runway-length planning.

Local chart context

Eunice, Bunkie Municipal and Marksville Municipal have chart coverage equally as compact as St Landry Parish, while Allen Parish is only slightly broader. Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field stands apart with a substantially larger procedure set. For visual context beyond the instrument procedures, the Houston Sectional covers the wider area, while the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart adds published helicopter-route detail.

Airports near KOPL

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
4R7EuniceEUNICE, LA18 nm W3
KLFTLafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet FldLAFAYETTE, LA22 nm S10
2R6Bunkie MuniBUNKIE, LA25 nm N3
KMKVMarksville MuniMARKSVILLE, LA32 nm N3
KACPAllen ParishOAKDALE, LA33 nm W4
KARAAcadiana RgnlNEW IBERIA, LA33 nm S8
KHZRFalse River RgnlNEW ROADS, LA33 nm E5
KIYAAbbeville Chris Crusta MemlABBEVILLE, LA35 nm S5

VFR charts covering KOPL

Common questions about KOPL

What charts are available for KOPL?

3 current FAA charts for St Landry Parish, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KOPL?

CTAF 123.0. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KOPL?

St Landry Parish has 2 runways. The longest is 18/36 at 5,999 ft by 100 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KOPL have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KOPL has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KOPL a towered airport?

No — St Landry Parish has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KOPL charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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