FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ARG |
| Lat/Long: | 36-07-28.8000N / 090-55-30.4000W 36-07.480000N / 090-55.506667W 36.1246667 / -90.9251111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 279 ft. / 85 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of WALNUT RIDGE, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 72476 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ARG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS IF ARPT ATTENDANT NOT AVBL, CALL 870-886-5432/7226 OR 501-412-1271. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 AND ODALS RY 18 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.925 (870-886-2537) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.075/289.4 (WALNUT RIDGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ARGr054/1.6 | | WALNUT RIDGE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 04E |
| JBRr311/22.2 | | JONESBORO VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 6001 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 36-06.813833N | | 36-07.512617N |
| Longitude: | 090-56.019917W | | 090-55.157100W |
| Elevation: | 279.0 ft. | | 272.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 045 true | | 224 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-08.078683N | | 36-07.495350N |
| Longitude: | 090-55.875433W | | 090-55.157117W |
| Elevation: | 272.0 ft. | | 273.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 134 magnetic, 135 true | | 314 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 800 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 36-07.964250N | | 36-07.140033N |
| Longitude: | 090-55.396250W | | 090-55.396900W |
| Elevation: | 273.0 ft. | | 272.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WALNUT RIDGE 300 WEST MAIN STREET WALNUT RIDGE, AR 72476 Phone 870-886-6638 |
| Manager: | KEN NEWCOM 11 SKY WATCH WALNUT RIDGE, AR 72476 Phone 870-886-5432 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 244/day * | | 92% | local general aviation | | 6% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FUEL AVBL. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M70 - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KPGR - Kirk Field Airport (21 nm E)
4M9 - Corning Municipal Airport (21 nm NE)
KJBR - Jonesboro Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
M19 - Newport Municipal 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 07:21:10 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 02:21:10 |
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| METAR |
| KARG | 130655Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2992 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KJBR 22nm SE | 130530Z 130606 10006KT P6SM SCT250 FM1700 16014KT P6SM BKN080 FM0100 16010KT P6SM -RA VCTS OVC050CB
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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