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61AR

The Valley Airport
Cotter, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	61AR
Lat/Long:	36-18-51.8700N 092-32-33.8400W 36-18.864500N 092-32.564000W 36.3144083,-92.5427333 (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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	123.0
WX AWOS-3PT at FLP (2.7 nm SW):	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
HROr086/32.4		HARRISON VOR/DME		112.50		04E

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 562 VALLEY AIRPORT PLACE COTTER, AR 72626 Phone (870) 736-0101
Manager:	VALLEY AERO ASSOCIATION 562 VALLEY AIRPORT PLACE COTTER, AR 72626 Phone (870) 736-0101

Additional Remarks

-	FLY-IN HOMESITE DEVELOPMENT--FACILITIES BELONG TO OWNERS.
-	250-FOOT HILLS AND TREES WITHIN 1/4 MILE ALL AROUND ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 61AR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFLP - Marion County Regional Airport (3 nm SW)
KBPK - Baxter County Airport (5 nm NE)
4A5 - Searcy County Airport (26 nm S)
KHRO - Boone County Airport (30 nm W)
KBBG - Branson Airport (34 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	12:43
Sunrise	07:12	13:12
Sunset	16:54	22:54
Evening civil twilight	17:23	23:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Dec-2025 22:44:30
Local (UTC-6)	10-Dec-2025 16:44:30

METAR

KFLP 4nm SE	102156Z AUTO 33006G15KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01061028
KBPK 5nm NE	102153Z AUTO 34010G21KT 310V020 10SM CLR 09/M04 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00941039 PWINO $

TAF

KBPK
5nm NE

101722Z 1018/1118 31015G25KT P6SM SKC WS020/32040KT FM102100 31009G16KT P6SM SKC FM110200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM111200 11002KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250

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