FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5M8 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-55-25.6000N / 093-10-05.3000W
33-55.426667N / 093-10.088333W
33.9237778 / -93.1681389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 229 ft. / 70 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of GURDON, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 71743 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JBR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - 122.7. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at ADF (12 nm NE): | 118.175 (870-403-0945) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HOTr183/33.5 | | HOT SPRINGS VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ARKADELPHIA | | 200/8.5 | | 275 | | 02E | | ADF | .- -.. ..-. |
| HOPE | | 060/27.0 | | 362 | | 03E | | HPC | .... .--. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FOR FUEL CALL 870-353-2581; AFTER HRS CALL 870-353-7119. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4403 x 60 ft. / 1342 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 33-55.425833N | | 33-55.428167N |
| Longitude: | 093-10.523667W | | 093-09.652667W |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 114 ft.
NSTD DSPLCD THLD LGTS; THLD LGTS AT RY END. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 237 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GURDON
P. O. BOX 246
GURDON, AR 71743
Phone 870-353-2514 |
| Manager: | ROY RICKETS
503 STICKY ROAD
GURDON, AR 71743
Phone 870-353-2581 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 08/26 MAGNETIC DIRECTION 09/27. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5M8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KADF - Dexter B Florence Memorial Field Airport (12 nm NE)
KCDH - Harrell Field Airport (27 nm SE)
M18 - Hope Municipal Airport (27 nm SW)
M78 - Malvern Municipal Airport (32 nm NE)
KHOT - Memorial Field Airport (33 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 18:37 | | 23:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 11:51:43 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 06:51:43 |
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| METAR |
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KADF
12nm NE | 161009Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM BKN011 OVC025 16/14 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KADF
12nm NE | 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT005 BKN040 OVC100 TEMPO 1606/1610 3SM -RA BR OVC005 FM161000 36005KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN008 OVC025 TEMPO 1610/1614 2SM -RA OVC005 FM161500 01008KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 PROB30 1616/1622 4SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM162300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035 OVC080
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