FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 fair 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 | | 30 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 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 31 July 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 494 FT LGTD TWR 3 MILES NORTH ON CNTRLN. |
| - | RY 36 DITCH 201 FT FROM SOUTH END OF RY. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 36 | |
download (126KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6M7 - Marianna/Lee County Airport-Steve Edwards Field (10 nm S)
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)
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:27:20 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 02:27:20 |
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| METAR |
KUTA 26nm SE | 180655Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR SCT001 SCT025 BKN060 20/19 A2994 RMK AO2
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KAWM 29nm NE | 180653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01890183 $
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KMEM 40nm E | 180654Z 00000KT 10SM SCT015 21/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02060183
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KCKM 41nm S | 180655Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BKN030 OVC035 23/23 A2993 RMK AO1
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KSGT 44nm SW | 180635Z AUTO 18003KT 7SM BKN065 23/21 A2993 RMK AO1
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KM19 46nm NW | 180656Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM BKN042 19/19 A2995 RMK AO2 T01940194 SLP138
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KOLV 49nm E | 180655Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM CLR 18/ A2995
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| TAF |
KMEM 40nm E | 180528Z 1806/1906 00000KT P6SM FEW060 FM180700 19003KT 6SM BR SCT005 SCT035 FM180900 19003KT 2SM BR OVC005 FM181400 20005KT P6SM BKN015 FM181700 21008KT P6SM SCT030 FM190000 18005KT P6SM SCT050
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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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