Opelousas, Louisiana
KOPL St Landry Parish
St Landry Parish (KOPL) is a non-towered, public-use airport in Opelousas, Louisiana, at 74.3 ft MSL. It has 2 runways: 06/24 (4,051 by 100 ft, concrete), 18/36 (5,999 by 100 ft, concrete). Right traffic for runways 24, 18. CTAF 123.0.
FAA NASR data effective Oct 29, 2026. Not for navigation; verify with current FAA charts and the Chart Supplement.
Airport
At a glance
- Identifiers
- ICAO KOPL, FAA OPL
- Location
- Opelousas, Louisiana (St Landry County). 2 NM NW of the city center
- Elevation
- 74.3 ft MSL
- Position
- 30.5584° N, 92.0994° W
- Control tower
- No, non-towered
- Sectional chart
- Houston
- Magnetic variation
- 1° E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL, Jet A+
- Ownership
- Publicly owned, open to the public
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0800-1630; SAT 0800-1200
2 runways
Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Edge lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,051 × 100 ft | Concrete, fair condition | Not listed |
| 18/36 | 5,999 × 100 ft | Concrete, good condition | Medium intensity |
Runway ends and traffic pattern
| End | Pattern | Glide slope lights | Instrument | Displaced threshold | Landing distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Left traffic | None listed | None listed | 165 ft | Not listed |
| 24 | Right traffic | None listed | None listed | 169 ft | Not listed |
| 18 | Right traffic | 2-light PAPI, left | None listed | 150 ft | Not listed |
| 36 | Left traffic | 2-light PAPI, left | None listed | 789 ft | Not listed |
VHF
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- Reil Rwy 18 & 36; Mirl Rwy 18/36, Preset Low Intst Dusk-Dawn; To Incr Intst Actvt - Ctaf.
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach / departure
- 128.7
- "Lafayette"
Weather station
- AWOS-3PT OPL
- 118.775
Before you go
Brief KOPL in Ascent EFB.
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Not for navigation. Verify with current FAA charts and the Chart Supplement before flight.
Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective Oct 29, 2026. Airport data changes every 28 days and NOTAMs can override it at any time.