DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Lafayette Tower
220 Tower Drive, Room 102 ,
Lafayette, LA 70508

Issued: 01/28/2025 1344 (UTC) Effective: 02/01/2025 1200 (UTC)
Lafayette Tower Letter to Airmen: LTA-LFT-9

Subject: IFR Separation for VFR Aircraft Practicing Instrument Approaches

Cancellation: 02/01/2027 1200 (UTC)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Lafayette Tower

220 Tower Drive, Room 102,

Lafayette, LA 70508

 

Issued: 01/28/205 1900 (UTC)                                                                        Effective: 02/1/2025 1130 (UTC)

Lafayette Tower                                                                                                    Letter to Airmen: LT A-LFT-8

 

Subject: IFR Separation for VFR Aircraft Practicing Instrument Approaches

Cancellation: 02/1/2027 1130 (UTC)

 

To the maximum extent possible, Lafayette Radar Approach Control (TRACON) will provide IFR separation for VFR aircraft conducting practice instrument approaches at the locations listed below, subject to traffic and work load conditions.

Separation services begin at the point where the approach clearance becomes effective and terminates at the missed approach point, unless prior authorization to conduct the published missed approach procedure has been requested and approval has been received from Air Traffic Control (ATC). When utilizing separation services, 500 feet vertical separation may be applied between VFR aircraft and between a VFR/IFR aircraft.

It should be clearly understood, even though the controller may be providing separation, pilots on VFR flight plans are required to comply with basic visual flight rules (14 CFR Part 91). Application of ATC procedures does not relieve VFR pilots of their responsibility to see and avoid other traffic while operating in VFR conditions.

Controllers will ensure that practice approaches do not disrupt the flow of other arriving or departing traffic; therefore, during busier times it may be necessary to refuse, delay, or withdraw authorization for the practice approach. Pilots should use the term "practice" in ATC communications when making this request.

Pilots requesting practice approaches at the following locations should make their request on the following approach control frequencies:

 

Lafayette Regional Airport                                                                     121.1 or 363.0 MHz

Acadiana Regional Airport                                                                     121.1 or 363.0 MHz

Abbeville Municipal Airport                                                                    121.1 or 363.0 MHz

Eunice Airport                                                                                         128.7 or 27805 MHz

Opelousas/St. Landry Parish Airport                                                     128.7 or 278.5 MHz

Opelousas/St. Landry Parish Airport                                                   128.7 or 278.5 MHz


Robert "Daren" Doughty
Air Traffic Manager, Lafayette Tower