FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M70 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-14-43.8000N / 090-57-18.8000W 36-14.730000N / 090-57.313333W 36.2455000 / -90.9552222 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 273.3 ft. / 83.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of POCAHONTAS, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 72455 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JBR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 AND REIL RY 18 - 122.7. PAPI RY 18 OPER CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ARG (7 nm S): | 135.925 (870-886-2537) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 4M9 (18 nm NE): | 118.325 (870-857-9702) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.075/289.4 (WALNUT RIDGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ARGr355/8.1 | | WALNUT RIDGE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 04E |
| JBRr321/28.5 | | JONESBORO VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 00W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24 HR SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 36-15.059450N | | 36-14.400352N |
| Longitude: | 090-57.307135W | | 090-57.317775W |
| Elevation: | 271.6 ft. | | 271.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 181 true | | 357 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. tree, 660 ft. from runway, 330 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 480 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF POCAHONTAS PO BOX 896 POCAHONTAS, AR 72455 Phone 870-892-3924 |
| Manager: | N. RAY CAMPBELL PO BOX 896 POCAHONTAS, AR 72455 Phone 870-926-1513 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY 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 between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 36 | |
download (163KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KARG - Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (7 nm S)
4M9 - Corning Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)
KPGR - Kirk Field Airport (24 nm SE)
KJBR - Jonesboro Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
KCVK - Sharp County Regional Airport (29 nm W)
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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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| 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 | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:39:46 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 02:39:46 |
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| METAR |
KARG 8nm S | 180555Z AUTO 05003KT 5SM BKN065 19/18 A2996 RMK AO1 52007
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K4M9 18nm NE | 180635Z AUTO 03003KT 1 1/2SM BR CLR 18/18 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KJBR 29nm SE | 180528Z 1806/1906 00000KT 6SM BR SCT005 TEMPO 1807/1809 3SM BR BKN005 FM180900 VRB02KT 2SM BR OVC005 FM181400 15005KT P6SM BKN015 FM181700 20008KT 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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