FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 61AR |
| Lat/Long: | 36-18-30.2440N / 092-31-50.5840W 36-18.504067N / 092-31.843067W 36.3084011 / -92.5307178 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 450 ft. / 137 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of COTTER, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 72626 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 10/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FLP (3 nm W): | 132.075 (870-453-2380) |
| WX ASOS at BPK (5 nm NE): | 133.975 (870-481-5946) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FLPr276/3.5 | | FLIPPIN VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 03E |
| HROr087/33.0 | | HARRISON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WILCOX | | 319/33.9 | | 348 | | 02E | | VLX | ...- .-.. -..- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 2800 x 24 ft. / 853 x 7 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | VALLEY AERO ASSOCIATION 385 VALLEY AIRPORT DRIVE COTTER, AR 72626 Phone 870-430-5678 |
| Manager: | VALLEY AERO ASSOCIATION 385 VALLEY AIRPORT DRIVE COTTER, AR 72626 Phone 870-430-5678 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | FLY-IN HOMESITE DEVELOPMENT--FACILITIES BELONG TO OWNERS. |
| - | 250-FOOT HILLS AND TREES WITHIN 1/4 MILE ALL AROUND ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 61AR.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFLP - Marion County Regional Airport (3 nm W)
KBPK - Baxter County Airport (5 nm NE)
KHRO - Boone County Airport (30 nm W)
7M2 - Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field Airport (34 nm SE)
KBBG - Branson Airport (35 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bert Rodgers
Taken in the Winter of 2002
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunset | | 17:48 | | 23:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:14 | | 00:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 14:42:42 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 08:42:42 |
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| METAR |
KBPK 5nm NE | 131353Z AUTO 13007KT 6SM -SN BR SCT035 BKN060 OVC075 M03/M05 A3013 RMK AO2 UPB37E40SNE37B40 SLP211 P0000 T10281050
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| TAF |
KBPK 5nm NE | 131145Z 1312/1412 13007KT 6SM -SN SCT020 OVC050 TEMPO 1312/1315 2SM -SN BKN015 FM131500 15009G16KT 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM131900 16009G16KT 2SM -SNPL BR OVC008 FM140000 16007KT 4SM -FZDZ OVC007 FM140600 22005KT 3SM BR OVC005
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