69 public-use fields

Louisiana Airport Density Altitude

Louisiana has 69 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
5F0 — Arcadia-Bienville Parish	Arcadia	440 ft	2,730 ft	August
KMNE — Minden	Minden	278 ft	2,612 ft	August
KSHV — Shreveport Regional	Shreveport	258 ft	2,600 ft	August
3F3 — C E 'Rusty' Williams	Mansfield	324 ft	2,589 ft	July
3F4 — Vivian	Vivian	260 ft	2,572 ft	August
L39 — Leesville	Leesville	282 ft	2,550 ft	August
KRSN — Ruston Regional	Ruston	317 ft	2,532 ft	August
KDTN — Shreveport Downtown	Shreveport	180 ft	2,511 ft	August
F88 — Jonesboro	Jonesboro	256 ft	2,507 ft	August
3R4 — Hart	Many	319 ft	2,492 ft	August
KIER — Natchitoches Regional	Natchitoches	121 ft	2,482 ft	August
L66 — Pollock Municipal	Pollock	203 ft	2,454 ft	August
5F5 — Bluebird Hill	Keithville	180 ft	2,438 ft	August
5F4 — Homer Municipal	Homer	244 ft	2,407 ft	August
LA3 — Feliciana Airpark	Jackson	204 ft	2,389 ft	August
0R7 — The Red River	Coushatta	177 ft	2,386 ft	August
KDRI — Beauregard Regional	De Ridder	202 ft	2,386 ft	August
M80 — Scott	Tallulah	86 ft	2,385 ft	August
F89 — Winnsboro Municipal	Winnsboro	78 ft	2,375 ft	August
KSPH — Springhill	Springhill	218 ft	2,375 ft	August
0R5 — David G Joyce	Winnfield	146 ft	2,361 ft	August
1R1 — Jena	Jena	216 ft	2,354 ft	August
2R7 — Franklinton	Franklinton	175 ft	2,347 ft	July
KESF — Esler Regional	Alexandria	112 ft	2,344 ft	August
1R4 — Woodworth	Woodworth	140 ft	2,341 ft	August
0M9 — Delhi Municipal	Delhi	91 ft	2,318 ft	August
KAEX — Alexandria International	Alexandria	88 ft	2,308 ft	August
M79 — John H Hooks Jr Meml	Rayville	83 ft	2,308 ft	August
KMLU — Monroe Regional	Monroe	79 ft	2,303 ft	August
KACP — Allen Parish	Oakdale	107 ft	2,301 ft	August
F87 — Union Parish	Farmerville	119 ft	2,291 ft	August
KMKV — Marksville Municipal	Marksville	78 ft	2,284 ft	August
KBXA — George R Carr Meml Air Field	Bogalusa	119 ft	2,279 ft	July
L33 — Tensas Parish	St Joseph	74 ft	2,279 ft	August
2R6 — Bunkie Municipal	Bunkie	62 ft	2,264 ft	August
KTVR — Vicksburg Tallulah Regional	Tallulah	86 ft	2,263 ft	August
F86 — Caldwell Parish	Columbia	67 ft	2,258 ft	August
2L0 — Pineville Municipal	Pineville	100 ft	2,256 ft	August
KBQP — Morehouse Meml	Bastrop	168 ft	2,229 ft	July
4R7 — Eunice	Eunice	42 ft	2,222 ft	August
KARA — Acadiana Regional	New Iberia	24 ft	2,212 ft	August
5R8 — De Quincy Industrial Airpark	De Quincy	83 ft	2,211 ft	August
KBTR — Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field	Baton Rouge	70 ft	2,207 ft	August
KIYA — Abbeville Chris Crusta Meml	Abbeville	16 ft	2,202 ft	August
KOPL — St Landry Parish	Opelousas	74 ft	2,200 ft	August
9M6 — Kelly-Dumas	Oak Grove	112 ft	2,197 ft	July
0M8 — Byerley	Lake Providence	106 ft	2,190 ft	July
KHZR — False River Regional	New Roads	39 ft	2,182 ft	July
KLFT — Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field	Lafayette	41 ft	2,178 ft	August
KLCH — Lake Charles Regional	Lake Charles	15 ft	2,177 ft	August
KUXL — Southland Field	Sulphur	10 ft	2,171 ft	August
KHDC — Hammond Northshore Regional	Hammond	46 ft	2,154 ft	August
L83 — Thibodaux Municipal	Thibodaux	9 ft	2,127 ft	August
L32 — Jonesville	Jonesville	56 ft	2,099 ft	August
3R2 — Le Gros Meml	Crowley	14 ft	2,096 ft	August
KASD — Slidell	Slidell	28 ft	2,095 ft	August
KAPS — Port Of South Louisiana Exec Regional	Reserve	7 ft	2,094 ft	July
KHUM — Houma-Terrebonne	Houma	9 ft	2,084 ft	August
3R7 — Jennings	Jennings	23 ft	2,077 ft	August
KMSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International	New Orleans	3 ft	2,077 ft	July
6R1 — Welsh	Welsh	18 ft	2,071 ft	August
KREG — Louisiana Regional	Gonzales	14 ft	2,054 ft	August
KNEW — Lakefront	New Orleans	7 ft	2,045 ft	August
L31 — St Tammany Regional	Covington	38 ft	2,040 ft	July
KPTN — Harry P Williams Meml	Patterson	9 ft	2,029 ft	July
0R4 — Concordia Parish	Vidalia	55 ft	2,024 ft	July
2R1 — Le Maire Meml	Jeanerette	14 ft	2,005 ft	August
KGAO — South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr	Galliano	0 ft	1,951 ft	August
KCWF — Chennault International	Lake Charles	17 ft	—	—

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Louisiana airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Arcadia-Bienville Parish (5F0) tops the list: from 440 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 2,730 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Louisiana?

Arcadia-Bienville Parish (5F0) at 440 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.