FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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
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 | .- .--- -..- |
| WILCOX | | 036/26.9 | | 348 | | 02E | | VLX | ...- .-.. -..- |
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: | |
| 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: | 1009 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: | 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 |
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| 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 |
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 01:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:29:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 02:29:21 |
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| METAR |
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KBVX
31nm S | 180535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 19/18 A2996 RMK AO1
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KBPK
35nm W | 180653Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW035 18/17 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01830172
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KUNO
40nm N | 180653Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 17/17 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01670167
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KARG
41nm E | 180555Z AUTO 05003KT 5SM BKN065 19/18 A2996 RMK AO1 52007
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KM19
45nm SE | 180656Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM BKN042 19/19 A2995 RMK AO2 T01940194 SLP138
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KBPK
35nm W | 180542Z 1806/1906 13004KT P6SM BKN040 FM180900 00000KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 1809/1811 3SM BR SCT007 SCT015 FM181100 14006KT 3SM BR SCT005 OVC012 TEMPO 1811/1813 1SM BR BKN005 FM181500 13006KT P6SM SCT007 OVC020 FM181900 16008KT P6SM BKN035 FM190100 16005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150
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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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