Description

Esler Regional Airport is a Louisiana Army National Guard Airfield with limited public use and is located 10 nm northeast of the central business district of Alexandria, a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Climatology

Humid “subtropical” climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) - characterized by hot, humid summers and cool winters. Significant amounts of precipitation occur in all seasons in most areas. Winter rainfall (and sometimes snowfall) is associated with large storms that the westerlies steer from west to east. Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and occasional tropical storms (hurricanes).