FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | FSM |
Lat/Long: | 35-20-11.7000N 094-22-02.8000W 35-20.195000N 094-22.046667W 35.3365833,-94.3674444 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 469 ft. / 143.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (1990) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of FORT SMITH, AR |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 72903 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1941 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FSM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 07/25; MIRL RY 01/19; MALSR RYS 07 & 25 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
Airline operations: | 24 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 479-452-7000. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 118.3 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 126.3 |
WX ASOS: | PHONE 479-649-2425 |
FORT SMITH GROUND: | 121.9 275.8 [0530-2300] |
FORT SMITH TOWER: | 118.3 323.175 [0530-2300] |
RAZORBACK APPROACH: | 120.9 343.75 [0530-2300] |
MEMPHIS ARTCC APPROACH: | 317.55 [2300-0530] |
RAZORBACK DEPARTURE: | 120.9 343.75 [0530-2300] |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 133.85 278.3 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
TRSA: | 120.9 343.75 |
- TRSA SVC NOT PRVDD WITHIN R2401 AND R2402 WHEN ACTIVATED.
- TRSA SVC NOT PRVDD TO FORT CHAFFEE AAF FLIGHTS WITHIN THE FORT CHAFFEE TRAFFIC PATTERN.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.1/269.0 (FORT SMITH RCAG) WHEN RAZORBACK APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FSMr229/5.6 | | FORT SMITH VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 07E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVE. FOR JET A SAT & SUN 2200-0600, CALL 479-646-1611. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 8017 x 150 ft. / 2444 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 75.0 | Double wheel: | 175.0 | Double tandem: | 295.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 35-20.016348N | | 35-20.218428N |
Longitude: | 094-22.887213W | | 094-21.293532W |
Elevation: | 469.0 ft. | | 443.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 081 true | | 256 magnetic, 261 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:8017 TODA:8017 ASDA:8017 LDA:8017 | | TORA:8017 TODA:8017 ASDA:8017 LDA:8017 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (2.96 degrees glide path) |
RVR equipment: | rollout | | touchdown |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
Obstructions: | 78 ft. tree, 2102 ft. from runway, 692 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 100 ft. tree, 3910 ft. from runway, 1032 ft. right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear |
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 55.0 | Double wheel: | 70.0 | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 35-19.935648N | | 35-20.704260N |
Longitude: | 094-22.158340W | | 094-21.794988W |
Elevation: | 448.8 ft. | | 447.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 016 magnetic, 021 true | | 196 magnetic, 201 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001 | | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSABLE 8 DEGS LEFT SIDE OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSABLE 5 DEGS RIGHT SIDE OF CNTRLN. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 21 ft. rr, 640 ft. from runway, 313 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. tree, 1495 ft. from runway, 365 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | FORT SMITH ARPT COMMISSION 6700 MCKENNON BLVD SUITE 200 FORT SMITH, AR 72903 Phone 479-452-7000 |
Manager: | MICHAEL GRIFFIN 6700 MC KENNON BLVD SUITE 200 FORT SMITH, AR 72903 Phone 479-452-7000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 77 | Single engine airplanes: | | 58 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 83/day * | 41% | transient general aviation | 27% | local general aviation | 19% | military | 10% | air taxi | 2% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 31 October 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 01 AIMING POINTS 1390 FT FM THLD. |
- | FOR CD WHEN UNA VIA FREQ CTC RAZORBACK APCH 479-649-2416, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453. |
- | LNDG FEE FOR ALL FAR 121 & FAR 135 OPNS ABOVE 12,500 LBS. |
- | PPR FOR ALL ACFT (INCLUDING US GOVT) ABOVE 100,000 LBS. CTC AMGR 0800-1700 MON-FRI 479-452-7000; MINIMUM 24 HRS IN ADVANCE. |
- | FLOCK OF MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 from 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 25 | |
download (152KB) |
ILS OR LOC RWY 07 | |
download (330KB) |
ILS OR LOC RWY 25 | |
download (302KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (252KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (289KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (304KB) |
HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 07 | |
download (132KB) |
HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 25 | |
download (135KB) |
VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 07 | |
download (280KB) |
VOR OR TACAN RWY 25 | |
download (268KB) |
Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (71KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (138KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (131KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJSV - Sallisaw Municipal Airport (22 nm W)
KRKR - Robert S Kerr Airport (23 nm SW)
7M5 - Ozark-Franklin County Airport (28 nm E)
KGZL - Stigler Regional Airport (36 nm W)
KFYV - Drake Field Airport (41 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 27-Jul-2020
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
Sunset | | 17:31 | | 23:31 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 23:58 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jan-2021 08:14:28 |
Local (UTC-6) | 19-Jan-2021 02:14:28 |
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METAR |
KFSM | 190753Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM OVC050 12/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01171006
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TAF |
KFSM | 190520Z 1906/2006 VRB04KT P6SM BKN060 FM191800 33008KT P6SM BKN150 FM200100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW150
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NOTAMs |
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