FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7M9 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-21-21.2690N / 091-49-51.4370W 36-21.354483N / 091-49.857283W 36.3559081 / -91.8309547 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 787 ft. / 239.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of SALEM, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 72576 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1969 |
| 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 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FLPr081/30.5 | | FLIPPIN VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 03E |
| HUWr172/31.1 | | HUTTON VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ASH FLAT | | 311/15.1 | | 344 | | 03E | | AJX | .- .--- -..- |
| POMONA | | 172/31.5 | | 335 | | 02E | | UNO | ..- -. --- |
| WILCOX | | 022/32.0 | | 348 | | 02E | | VLX | ...- .-.. -..- |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW | | 185/38.7 | | 365 | | 03E | | MNF | -- -. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 50 ft. / 1067 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 36-21.089933N | | 36-21.619017N |
| Longitude: | 091-49.996483W | | 091-49.718050W |
| Elevation: | 786.7 ft. | | 704.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 023 true | | 200 magnetic, 203 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1233 ft. | | 248 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. hill, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline +50 FT LGTD HILL 20 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN. | | 13 ft. tree, 400 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear +60 FT TREES 50 FT L OF CNTRLN 100 FT FM RY END; +10 FT ROAD 50 FT FM RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SALEM PO BOX 619 SALEM, AR 72576 Phone 870-895-3478 |
| Manager: | RON PLUMLEE PO BOX 325 SALEM, AR 72576 Phone 870-895-2440 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 80/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 02 HAS 3 FT DITCH AT END OF RY EXTENDING 700 FT ALONG EAST SIDE OF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7M9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCVK - Sharp County Regional Airport (14 nm SE)
42A - Melbourne Municipal Airport - John E Miller Field (17 nm S)
KBPK - Baxter County Airport (31 nm W)
KUNO - West Plains Regional Airport (32 nm N)
7M2 - Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field Airport (32 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunset | | 17:44 | | 23:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 00:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 04:49:02 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 22:49:02 |
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| METAR |
KBPK 31nm W | 130353Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC075 00/M15 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00001150
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KUNO 32nm N | 130353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC065 M02/M16 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP274 T10221161
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KBVX 39nm S | 130355Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM BKN070 M01/M13 A3037 RMK AO1
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KARG 47nm E | 130355Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A3038 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KBPK 31nm W | 121740Z 1218/1318 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM130100 12005KT P6SM BKN100 FM131200 13007KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 PROB30 1312/1315 5SM -SN FM131500 14008KT 3SM -SN BR OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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