AirNav: 79AR - Franke Field Airport

79AR

Franke Field Airport
Jacksonville, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	79AR
Lat/Long:	34-51-10.3210N 092-02-53.5180W 34-51.172017N 092-02.891967W 34.8528669,-92.0481994 (estimated)
Elevation:	263 ft. / 80 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1985)
From city:	3 miles SE of JACKSONVILLE, AR
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	72076

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Landing fee:	yes

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at ORK (10 nm W):	123.775 (501-906-6529)
WX ASOS at LIT (11 nm SW):	PHONE 501-376-0247
WX AWOS-2 at 4M3 (17 nm E):	119.275 (870-639-4710)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LITr063/5.7		LITTLE ROCK VORTAC		115.10		00W
PBFr347/36.9		PINE BLUFF VOR/DME		116.00		04E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	2600 x 75 ft. / 792 x 23 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	30 ft. pline, marked, 20 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear 20' PLINE 120' SOUTH OF RWY THR.	40 ft. trees, 360 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	NICK FRANKEE 4284 HWY 294 JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076 Phone 501-772-1371

Additional Remarks

-	LANDINGS WITH PERMISSION FROM OWNER ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC LITTLE ROCK APCH 501-379-2908 OR LITTLE ROCK ATCT 501-379-2911.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 79AR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLRF - Little Rock Air Force Base (6 nm NW)
KORK - North Little Rock Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
KLIT - Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (11 nm SW)
4M3 - Carlisle Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
KSRC - Searcy Regional Airport (26 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:39	12:39
Sunrise	07:07	13:07
Sunset	16:56	22:56
Evening civil twilight	17:24	23:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Dec-2025 23:35:34
Local (UTC-6)	12-Dec-2025 17:35:34

METAR

KLRF 6nm NW	122255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01500035 $
KORK 10nm W	122315Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3005 RMK AO2
KLIT 12nm SW	122253Z 14004KT 10SM BKN250 15/03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01500028

TAF

KLRF 6nm NW	121500Z 1215/1321 VRB04KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3002INS BECMG 1221/1222 04004KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3002INS BECMG 1311/1312 06005KT 9999 BKN010 QNH3009INS TEMPO 1312/1315 6000 BR OVC007 BECMG 1320/1321 VRB03KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3010INS TX12/1220Z TN01/1314Z
KLIT 12nm SW	121722Z 1218/1318 01009KT P6SM BKN250 FM130300 04005KT P6SM SKC FM131600 08004KT P6SM OVC050

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