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6M2 Horseshoe Bend Airport
Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FLPr095/34.3FLIPPIN VOR/DME112.8003E
ARGr276/39.4WALNUT RIDGE VORTAC114.5004E
HUWr168/39.6HUTTON VOR/DME111.6002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ASH FLAT286/7.634403EAJX .- .--- -..-
WILCOX036/26.934802EVLX ...- .-.. -..-

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 60 ft. / 1379 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 36-13.498167N36-13.065833N
Longitude: 091-45.703833W091-44.953833W
Elevation: 782.0 ft.778.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 122 magnetic, 125 true302 magnetic, 305 true
Displaced threshold: 1009 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 100 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
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: 12
Single engine airplanes: 10
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 123/week *
55% transient general aviation
39% local general aviation
6% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2010

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 - Baxter County Airport (36 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo of 6M2 (Horseshoe Bend Airport)
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007

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From to 6M2

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5011:50
Sunrise07:1612:16
Sunset18:2923:29
Evening civil twilight18:5523:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 11:53:12
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 06:53:12
 
METAR
KBVX 
31nm S 
161035Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM OVC038 12/11 A3003 RMK AO1
KFLP 
35nm W 
161035Z 29003KT 10SM FEW039 SCT045 OVC065 11/06 A3004 RMK AO1
KBPK 
35nm W 
160953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW010 OVC039 11/09 A3004 RMK AO2 RAE32 SLP169 P0000 T01060094 $
KUNO 
40nm N 
160953Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM OVC046 10/07 A3005 RMK AO2 RAE19 SLP170 P0000 T01000072
KARG 
41nm E 
161035Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM FEW042 OVC055 13/11 A3001 RMK AO1
KM19 
45nm SE 
160956Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM -RA FEW036 SCT046 OVC110 13/12 A3002 RMK AO2 T01270116 P0002 SLP164
TAF
KBPK 
35nm W 
160520Z 1606/1706 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1606/1610 5SM -RA BR BKN020 FM161400 35008KT P6SM BKN100
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CROWN PNT CONDO BY EVRENTALS 0.8 75-90

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