FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 & REIL RY 21 - 122.95. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (196KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
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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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 00:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 07:56:54 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 01:56:54 |
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| METAR |
KBVX 23nm S | 130655Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM FEW120 M01/M12 A3031 RMK AO1
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KBPK 36nm NW | 130653Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM OVC070 00/M12 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00001122
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KM19 41nm SE | 130656Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A3035 RMK AO2 T10331066 SLP279
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KCCA 41nm SW | 130655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW047 BKN070 00/M07 A3031 RMK AO2
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KARG 44nm E | 130655Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR M03/M05 A3032 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KBPK 36nm NW | 130549Z 1306/1406 16006KT P6SM BKN040 OVC060 TEMPO 1310/1314 5SM -SN BKN015 FM131400 15012G18KT 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM132000 17010KT 2SM -SNPL BR OVC008 FM140100 19008KT 4SM -FZDZ OVC005
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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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