Lafayette Regional Airport (IATA: LFT, ICAO: KLFT, FAA LID: LFT) is a public airport two miles (4 km) southeast of Lafayette, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by the City & Parish of Lafayette.
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT HISTORY
The airport opened as Lafayette Municipal Airport on 29 November 1930. On 5 July 1942, during World War II, the airport was commandeered by the United States Army Air Forces and used as a contract primary pilot training airfield under the AAF Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command). The 384th Army Air Force Base Unit administered the contract to a civilian-operated primary flying school (Lafayette School of Aeronautics) as a sub-base of DeRidder Army Airbase, Louisiana, which also had four (4) auxiliary airfields located nearby for emergency and overflow landings. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer; several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks were assigned.
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT LOCATION
Lafayette Regional Airport (IATA: LFT, ICAO: KLFT, FAA LID: LFT) is a public airport two miles (4 km) southeast of Lafayette, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States.
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT FACTS
ICAO/IATA: LFT/KLFT
Lat: 30.20529937744141
Long: -91.98760223388672
Elevation: 42 ft.
Runway length available: 04R/22L 7651×150 ft. :: 04L/22R 4099×75 ft. 11/29 5399×148 ft.
