Acadiana Regional Airport fuels up F-18’s
Published 5:06 pm Friday, February 24, 2023
- This Boeing 757 stopped in to refuel in 2021 at the Acadiana Regional Airport (file photo by Brad Clifton).
The Acadiana Regional Airport is quite the stop for impressive aircraft.
On Friday, residents of the region noticed a team of F-18’s flying in the sky and pretty low.
The reason was, they had to get fuel and made a stop at the Acadiana Regional Airport.
The airport posted on Facebook, “A few thirsty F-18s stopped in today.”
The airport was also a famous stop for the designated Air Force One in April of 2021.
On that Sunday in April, the Boeing 757 stopped for fuel. It was a plane used by the government and designated as Air Force One when the president of the United States is onboard.
Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA) is a fully certificated General Aviation Airport under FAA 14 CFR Part 139, is located in Iberia Parish and is managed under direction of the Iberia Parish Airport Authority.
