FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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) |
| 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 good condition | | basic, in good condition |
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 August 2006 | |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (239KB) |
| VOR RWY 17 | |
download (210KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (224KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 18:30 | | 23:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:56 | | 23:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 02:28:42 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Oct-2008 21:28:42 |
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| METAR |
KUTA 17nm E | 130215Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM BKN033 OVC044 21/18 A3021 RMK AO2 TSNO
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| TAF |
KMEM 45nm NE | 122331Z 130024 12006KT P6SM BKN040 FM0800 13005KT P6SM OVC025 FM1400 15010KT P6SM OVC025 FM1900 15010KT P6SM BKN035
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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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