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61AR The Valley Airport
Cotter, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
FLPr276/3.5FLIPPIN VOR/DME112.8003E
HROr087/33.0HARRISON VOR/DME112.5004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WILCOX319/33.934802EVLX ...- .-.. -..-

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: rightleft

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
    

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 - Ozark Regional 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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Area around 61AR (The Valley Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 61AR (The Valley Airport)
Photo by Bert Rodgers
Taken in the Winter of 2002

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2810:28
Sunrise05:5910:59
Sunset20:3001:30
Evening civil twilight21:0102:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 20:53:58
Local (UTC-5)  04-Jul-2009 15:53:58
 
METAR
KFLP 
3nm SE 
042035Z AUTO 19005KT 9SM FEW060 SCT085 OVC090 24/21 A2994 RMK AO1
KBPK 
5nm NE 
042040Z AUTO 20007KT 8SM SCT037 BKN075 OVC090 23/22 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE32 P0005
TAF
KBPK 
5nm NE 
042021Z 0420/0518 VRB05KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN040 TEMPO 0420/0421 2SM -TSRA BR OVC015CB FM050000 23010KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN040CB OVC150 TEMPO 0500/0504 3SM TSRA OVC015CB FM050400 31010KT 6SM SHRA BR BKN040CB OVC150 TEMPO 0504/0508 3SM TSRA OVC015CB FM0

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near The Valley Airport

Miles Price ($)
BRASS DOOR MOTEL GASSVILLE 3.0 54-60

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near The Valley Airport

1 in Bull Shoals
6 in Mountain Home
 

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