NAAS New Iberia was closed in 1965 when VT-27 was reassigned to NAS Corpus Christi, Texas and control of the airfield reverted to the local civilian government.

Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) covers an area of 2,328 acres (942 ha) at an elevation of 24 feet (7 m) above mean sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2007, the airport had 95,851 aircraft operations, an average of 262 per day: 58% general aviation and 32% air taxi, 10% military and <1% scheduled commercial.

AvEx also lists Boeing and FedEx on its website as two of its major customers for aircraft painting services.

U.S. based Bristow is a large, worldwide operator of helicopters for the offshore oil and gas industry, including in the nearby Gulf of Mexico.