FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCY |
| Lat/Long: | 34-56-31.1930N / 090-46-29.8780W 34-56.519883N / 090-46.497967W 34.9419981 / -90.7749661 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 249 ft. / 75.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of FORREST CITY, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 72335 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1960 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JBR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 135.3/335.8(BRINKLEY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| UJMr346/22.6 | | MARVELL VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 01E |
| GQEr207/28.3 | | GILMORE VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 04E |
| MEMr263/39.2 | | MEMPHIS VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BRINKLEY | | 078/20.1 | | 242 | | 02E | | BKZ | -... -.- --.. |
| WEST MEMPHIS | | 245/29.2 | | 362 | | 01E | | AWM | .- .-- -- |
| SPAIN | | 242/38.8 | | 414 | | 04E | | SPQ | ... .--. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD; JET A AVBL DURG ATTENDED HRS ONLY. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3014 x 50 ft. / 919 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-56.768267N | | 34-56.271517N |
| Longitude: | 090-46.492700W | | 090-46.503250W |
| Elevation: | 249.0 ft. | | 242.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 181 true | | 000 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 35 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FORREST CITY PO BOX 1074 FORREST CITY, AR 72335 Phone 870-633-1315 |
| Manager: | GIL GILBREATH BOX 1296 HWY 980 FORREST CITY, AR 72335 Phone 870-633-4511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 121/day * | | 97% | local general aviation | | 2% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 494 FT LGTD TWR 3 MILES NORTH ON CNTRLN. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 36 | |
download (147KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M36 - Frank Federer Memorial Airport (20 nm W)
KHEE - Thompson-Robbins Airport (22 nm S)
KUTA - Tunica Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
KAWM - West Memphis Municipal Airport (29 nm NE)
M01 - General Dewitt Spain Airport (39 nm NE)
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 17:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 01:09:07 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 19:09:07 |
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| METAR |
KUTA 26nm SE | 100055Z AUTO 28012G15KT 10SM CLR 00/M05 A3019 RMK AO2
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KAWM 29nm NE | 100053Z AUTO 28007G14KT 10SM SCT043 M01/M06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP214 T10111056
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KMEM 40nm E | 100053Z 28010G17KT 10SM FEW028 SCT043 M02/M06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 T10171061
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KSGT 44nm SW | 100055Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM CLR M01/M06 A3020 RMK AO1
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KM19 46nm NW | 100056Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM BKN043 M03/M07 A3018 RMK AO2 T10271072 SLP221 $
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KOLV 49nm E | 100050Z 29010KT 10SM FEW033 M02/M05 A3015
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| TAF |
KMEM 40nm E | 092339Z 1000/1024 28012G18KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM100200 28010KT P6SM SCT025 FM101500 31010KT P6SM SCT030
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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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