FAA facility Airport

LAFAYETTE RGNL/PAUL FOURNET FLD

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA FAA LFT ICAO KLFT Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

04L/22R 4,098 × 75 ft · Asphalt (fair) · Medium-intensity edge lights

04L 22R

Runway-end details

Runway 04L/22R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
04L	39°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	TORA 4,098 · TODA 4,098 · ASDA 4,098 · LDA 4,098
22R RP	219°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	TORA 4,098 · TODA 4,098 · ASDA 4,098 · LDA 4,098

04R/22L 8,000 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

04R 22L

Runway-end details

Runway 04R/22L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
04R RP	39°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 8,000 · TODA 8,000 · ASDA 8,000 · LDA 8,000
22L	219°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	342 ft	TORA 8,000 · TODA 8,000 · ASDA 8,000 · LDA 7,659

11/29 5,403 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

11 29

Runway-end details

Runway 11/29 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
11 RP	110°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 5,403 · TODA 5,403 · ASDA 5,403 · LDA 5,403
29	290°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	248 ft	TORA 5,403 · TODA 5,403 · ASDA 5,403 · LDA 5,155

Communications

22 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
LFT VORTAC	109.8/35X	—
CTAF	118.5	—
LCL/P	118.5	0530-2230
APCH/P DEP/P IC	121.1	0530-2230
CLASS C	121.1	0530-2230
EMERG	121.5	0530-2230
GND/P	121.8	0530-2230
LAFAYETTE RCO	122.3	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
CD/P	125.55	0530-2230
LAFAYETTE RCAG	126.35	—
APCH/P DEP/P	128.7	0530-2230

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CLASS C	128.7	0530-2230
ATIS	134.05	0530-2230
LFT ASOS	134.05	—
EMERG	243.0	0530-2230
LCL/P	257.8	0530-2230
APCH/P DEP/P	268.7	0530-2230
CLASS C	268.7	0530-2230
LAFAYETTE RCAG	338.25	—
APCH/P DEP/P IC	363.0	0530-2230
CLASS C	363.0	0530-2230

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
04R	ILS/DME	I	110.9	Operational ifr (2005-12-22)
22L	ILS/DME	I	109.5	Operational ifr (1978-10-05)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

LAFAYETTE RGNL/PAUL FOURNET FLD Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KLFT

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Runway dimensions changed 2025-09-04

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: LFT / KLFT
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-04
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A A+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON

Location

City: LAFAYETTE, LA
County: Lafayette
FAA region: Southwest region
Coordinates: 30.20503, -91.98775
Elevation: 40.9 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

LFT Commissioning date not listed ASOS

Wildlife strikes

162Reported strikes

14With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-04-20. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for LAFAYETTE RGNL/PAUL FOURNET FLD
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	1	0
2013	5	0
2014	4	1
2015	5	0
2016	8	2
2017	1	0
2018	9	0
2019	7	0
2020	4	0
2021	11	1
2022	8	0
2023	16	1
2024	17	1
2025	12	0
2026	1	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.