Boise Booked!

[Boomer]

They also need to extend the runway in Lafayette to land bigger planes. I think this would also help with conference changes later as most of the AQ conferences have private charters for football. I don't think they want to land in NO and bus.

---I have been told that they can land space ships in the old base in NI----I remember we have flown out on charters from there---about 20 minutes to campus!!!

[cajunfan337]

Don't look now. New flights to Denver.

We just booked. 383.00 per person.

Yeh it's basically going to be $350+ per person for flights. This is the reason why I had to back out of the Boise trip and am doing the Ole Miss trip now.

[LFTCajun]

I've flown into LC before. Sort of looks like a two-story bank from the outside. Not very impressive looking.

But to give credit where it's due, they are able to land planes in crappy weather conditions, which is more than I can say for the joke of an airport in Lafayette. Hopefully the improvements that have been going on around LFT will make things easier for those who want to fly Lafayette.

Lake Chuck did recently build a new 28 mil terminal after Hurricane Rita destroyed the old one. Haven't been inside, but looks nice from the outside. I believe it has two boarding bridges.

Regarding IFR capabilities, LCH has one CAT I ILS (precision) approach to runway 15 while LFT has them for both 22L and 4R. A CAT I ILS provides precision guidance down to 200' (typically) before the pilot must make visual contact with the runway environment. BTR also has two, but is pushing to upgrade one of them to a CAT II (100').

[LFTCajun]

---I have been told that they can land space ships in the old base in NI----I remember we have flown out on charters from there---about 20 minutes to campus!!!

The main runway at LFT was recently lengthened to 8,001' when the FAA required EMAS installations at both ends. The runway at ARA in New Iberia is 8,002'. The main advantage between the two goes to LFT with load-bearing capacity being nearly twice that of the runway at ARA.

[ZoomZoom]

Ah, ARA could have the best runways in the world, but there is no way in hell Lafayette would ever support moving operations there. Until recent years, political dignitaries landed at ARA. But at the way the population base is moving, it's possible in a few decades the airlines will make the decision.

[duggie85]

They also need to extend the runway in Lafayette to land bigger planes. I think this would also help with conference changes later as most of the AQ conferences have private charters for football. I don't think they want to land in NO and bus.

The Cajuns charter flights as well. Also, the planes sometimes fly multiple teams the same day so plane size shouldn't be an issue.

I recall one road trip after we landed on the Friday afternoon, the attendant said they were flying to L.A., staying the night to pick up Ohio State after their noon game against USC, flying them home, then coming back to where we were to bring us back to Lafayette after our night game. (I think it was the k-state game around '07).

[DaddyCajun]

Since we are haveing a snow day I figured I would be productive. So I booked our flights to see the Cajuns play on the blue turf!!

Where you flying out of and what is the cost!

[DaddyCajun]

Where you flying out of and what is the cost!

Uh, Hello?

[Zeebart21]

Uh, Hello?

Www.orbitz.com

[mgv6260]

Where you flying out of and what is the cost!

Flying out of Lake Charles and in to Salt Lake city (then driving to Boise). I have family in SLC so we are saying there a few days before heading to Boise.