Airports / Louisiana / OPL
St Landry Parish Ahart Field
KOPL / OPLOpelousas, LouisianaELEV 75 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#3 / 21
Louisiana airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 10 Google ratings — ranked against 21 rated LA fields.
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL / OPL) is a general aviation field serving Opelousas, Louisiana. The field lies at an elevation of 75 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
OPL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT, 22 nm), Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA, 33 nm), and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR, 49 nm).
Quotes for flights out of OPL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from OPL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“They are super kind and helpful.”
Maggie CR5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“The FBO also hosts great events and fly-ins, so check their page and fly in for a good time with great people!”
Dillon Van Way5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for St Landry Parish Ahart Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KOPL
IATA
OPL
FAA / Local
OPL
Elevation
75 ft
Coordinates
30.5584° N · 92.0994° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs LA fields
state range 2–330 ft
At 75 ft, OPL sits higher than 50% of the 22 Louisiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmLFTLafayette Regional AirportLafayette
- 33nmARAAcadiana Regional AirportNew Iberia
- 49nmBTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge
- 51nmESFEsler Army Airfield / Esler Regional AirportAlexandria
- 52nmAEXAlexandria International AirportAlexandria
- 63nmPOEPolk Army Air FieldFort Polk
Location
Open the full mapKOPL · St Landry Parish Ahart Field · Opelousas, LA
From the ramp
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