FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HEE |
| Lat/Long: | 34-34-35.3630N / 090-40-33.1910W 34-34.589383N / 090-40.553183W 34.5764897 / -90.6758864 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 242 ft. / 73.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2000) |
| From city: | 5 miles NW of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 72355 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JBR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1202 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY EXIT & GUIDANCE SIGNS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UTA (17 nm E): | 118.075 (662-363-1652) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CKM (18 nm SE): | 120.675 (662-624-9777) |
- 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 |
| UJM at field | | MARVELL VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CLARKSDALE | | 333/18.8 | | 341 | | 02E | | CKM | -.-. -.- -- |
| BRINKLEY | | 124/30.8 | | 242 | | 02E | | BKZ | -... -.- --.. |
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 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 96 ft. / 1524 x 29 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 34-35.152733N | | 34-34.328467N |
| Longitude: | 090-40.656917W | | 090-40.664917W |
| Elevation: | 240.0 ft. | | 237.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3009 x 60 ft. / 917 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity MIRL OTS INDEFLY. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-34.337933N | | 34-34.337333N |
| Longitude: | 090-40.674317W | | 090-40.074667W |
| Elevation: | 237.0 ft. | | 242.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 090 true | | 269 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. tree, 1500 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HELENA WEST HELENA CITY OF HELENA WEST HELENA, 226 PERRY STR HELENA, AR 72342 Phone 870-338-9831 |
| Manager: | DARRYL RIDDELL PO BOX 2482 WEST HELENA, AR 72390 Phone 870-572-9011 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/day * | | 87% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2009 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (239KB) |
| VOR RWY 17 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6M7 - Marianna/Lee County Airport-Steve Edwards Field (14 nm NW)
KUTA - Tunica Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
KCKM - Fletcher Field Airport (18 nm SE)
KFCY - Forrest City Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KMMS - Selfs Airport (28 nm SE)
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:43 | | 23:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 00:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 09:54:57 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 03:54:57 |
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| METAR |
KUTA 17nm E | 130855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A3032 RMK AO2
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KCKM 18nm SE | 130855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 BKN120 M02/M05 A3032 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KMEM 45nm NE | 130530Z 1306/1406 00000KT P6SM SKC FM130900 15004KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM131400 18008KT P6SM BKN060 FM132100 18009KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM140000 18010KT 6SM RA OVC010
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| NOTAMs |
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