FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 42A |
| Lat/Long: | 36-04-15.5400N / 091-49-48.4900W 36-04.259000N / 091-49.808167W 36.0709833 / -91.8301361 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 735 ft. / 224 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of MELBOURNE, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 72556 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1994 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JBR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 & REIL RY 21 - 122.95. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.85/281.55 (HARRISON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FLPr111/33.4 | | FLIPPIN VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ASH FLAT | | 236/12.7 | | 344 | | 03E | | AJX | .- .--- -..- |
| WILCOX | | 044/17.7 | | 348 | | 02E | | VLX | ...- .-.. -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL SELF SERVE WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m 150 FT PAVED STOPWAY EACH END - FULL STRENGTH. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 36-03.978500N | | 36-04.539500N |
| Longitude: | 091-50.022000W | | 091-49.594333W |
| Elevation: | 734.7 ft. | | 708.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 032 true | | 211 magnetic, 212 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 530 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. tree, 1550 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MELBOURNE PO BOX 800 MELBOURNE, AR 72556 Phone 870-368-4215 |
| Manager: | RICHARD DAWE P.O. BOX 800 MELBOURNE, AR 72556 Phone 870-373-3701 COMMISSION CHAIRMAN. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2011 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (175KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (171KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (131KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCVK - Sharp County Regional Airport (17 nm NE)
7M2 - Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field Airport (18 nm SW)
KBVX - Batesville Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KHBZ - Heber Springs Municipal Airport (35 nm S)
KBPK - Baxter County Airport (36 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 10:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunset | | 20:00 | | 01:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 01:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 04:11:40 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Aug-2013 23:11:40 |
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| METAR |
KBVX 23nm S | 130355Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A2999 RMK AO1
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KFLP 33nm NW | 130335Z 21005KT 10SM FEW065 23/19 A3001 RMK AO1
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KBPK 36nm NW | 130353Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN090 22/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02220211
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KM19 41nm SE | 130356Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A2998 RMK AO2 T02270227 SLP150
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KCCA 41nm SW | 130355Z AUTO 7SM CLR 22/22 A3001 RMK AO2
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KARG 44nm E | 130355Z AUTO 23004KT 9SM CLR 23/23 A2997 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KBPK 36nm NW | 121730Z 1218/1318 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 OVC250 TEMPO 1218/1221 VRB10G20KT 4SM TSRA BR OVC030CB FM130100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 FM130700 05005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN080 FM131300 31006KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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