FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 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:
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)
M36 - Frank Federer Memorial Airport (31 nm NW)
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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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:02:24 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 16:02:24 |
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| METAR |
KUTA 17nm E | 092135Z AUTO 29013KT 10SM CLR 00/M05 A3014 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMEM 45nm NE | 091723Z 0918/1018 30015G25KT P6SM SCT030 FM092000 29012KT P6SM BKN030 FM100200 28010KT P6SM SCT025 FM101500 31010KT P6SM SCT030
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| NOTAMs |
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