AirNav: AR87 - Sparks Medical Center Van Buren Heliport

AR87

Sparks Medical Center Van Buren Heliport
Van Buren, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AR87
Lat/Long:	35-26-04.6700N 094-20-23.8000W 35-26.077833N 094-20.396667W 35.4346306,-94.3399444 (estimated)
Elevation:	467 ft. / 142 m (estimated)
Variation:	05E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of VAN BUREN, AR
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	72956

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use, MEDICAL.
Activation date:	11/1990
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 501-474-3401.
Beacon:	white-green-yellow (heliport) FOR ROTG BCN CALL 501-474-3401.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at FSM (6 nm S):

PHONE 479-649-2425

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FSMr303/4.3		FORT SMITH VORTAC		110.40		07E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	PERI
Latitude:	35-26.077833N
Longitude:	094-20.396667W
Elevation:	467.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BAPTIST HEALTH - VAN BUREN 9601 BAPTIST HEALTH DR LITTLE ROCK, AR 72957 Phone 479-231-9307 FAX: 479-441-5650
Manager:	CHRIS JONES 211 CRAWFORD MEMORIAL DR VAN BUREN, AR 72956 Phone 479-383-8373 J.C. BAILEY

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC RAZORBACK APCH AT 479-649-2416, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AR87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFSM - Fort Smith Regional Airport (6 nm S)
KJSV - Sallisaw Municipal Airport (23 nm W)
7M5 - Ozark/Franklin County Airport (25 nm E)
KRKR - Robert S Kerr Airport (28 nm SW)
KFYV - Drake Field Airport (35 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:50	10:50
Sunrise	06:19	11:19
Sunset	20:29	01:29
Evening civil twilight	20:58	01:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Jul-2026 10:39:58
Local (UTC-5)	21-Jul-2026 05:39:58

METAR

KFSM
6nm S

210953Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 27/26 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02720261 $

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