FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6M2 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-13-16.9300N / 091-45-19.7400W
36-13.282167N / 091-45.329000W
36.2213694 / -91.7554833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 782 ft. / 238 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of HORSESHOE BEND, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 72512 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JBR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FLPr095/34.3 | | FLIPPIN VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 03E |
| ARGr276/39.4 | | WALNUT RIDGE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 04E |
| HUWr168/39.6 | | HUTTON VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ASH FLAT | | 286/7.6 | | 344 | | 03E | | AJX | .- .--- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4524 x 50 ft. / 1379 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-13.498167N | | 36-13.065833N |
| Longitude: | 091-45.703833W | | 091-44.953833W |
| Elevation: | 782.0 ft. | | 778.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 125 true | | 302 magnetic, 305 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 1120 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.
TERRAIN RISES 681 FT BTN 200-1100 FT FM END OF RY. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HORSEHOE BEND
CITY HALL - 704 W COMMERCE
HORSESHOE BEND, AR 72512
Phone 870-670-5113 |
| Manager: | JOHN MOSSER
704 W COMMERCE
HORSESHOE BEND, AR 72512
Phone 870-404-3486 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 84/week * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 9% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN WITH TREES ON FINAL APCH RY 13. |
| - | RECOMMEND TKOF RY 13 DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN NW OF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PAY PHONE AVBL |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6M2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCVK - Sharp County Regional Airport (10 nm E)
42A - Melbourne Municipal Airport - John E Miller Field (10 nm S)
7M2 - Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field Airport (27 nm SW)
KBVX - Batesville Regional Airport (30 nm S)
KBPK - Ozark Regional Airport (36 nm W)
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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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:59:04 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 15:59:04 |
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| METAR |
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KBVX
31nm S | 132055Z AUTO 16009G16KT 10SM OVC029 21/13 A2991 RMK AO1 57010
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KFLP
35nm W | 132055Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM OVC030 22/16 A2988 RMK AO1 57007
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KBPK
35nm W | 132053Z AUTO 17011G19KT 8SM OVC030 22/15 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02170150 58006
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KUNO
40nm N | 132053Z AUTO 17014G20KT 10SM OVC030 19/12 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01940122 58001
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KARG
41nm E | 132055Z AUTO 18015G19KT 9SM OVC046 21/13 A2991 RMK AO1 57020
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KM19
45nm SE | 132056Z AUTO 17014KT 10SM OVC038 22/13 A2994 RMK AO2 58013 T02160133 SLP136 $
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KBPK
35nm W | 131902Z 131918 14010KT P6SM OVC030 FM2100 15010KT P6SM OVC025 FM0000 14010KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0003 5SM -TSRA BR OVC025CB FM0300 13007KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM0600 19007KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM0900 25007KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM1500 30007KT P6SM -RA OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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