FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M70 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-14-43.8400N / 090-57-18.7360W 36-14.730667N / 090-57.312267W 36.2455111 / -90.9552044 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 273 ft. / 83.2 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: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - 122.7. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ARG (7 nm S): | 135.925 (870-886-2537) |
- 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 |
| JBRr319/28.5 | | JONESBORO VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 02E |
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: | 3999 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: | 36-15.059550N | | 36-14.400500N |
| Longitude: | 090-57.307183W | | 090-57.317850W |
| Elevation: | 271.3 ft. | | 271.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 181 true | | 357 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. road, 580 ft. from runway, 31:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. tree, 1180 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 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: | RAY CAMPBELL PO BOX 896 POCAHONTAS, AR 72455 Phone 870-926-1513 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 November 2005 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 36 | |
download (196KB) |
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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| 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 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 21:10:32 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 16:10:32 |
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| METAR |
KARG 8nm S | 132055Z AUTO 18015G19KT 9SM OVC046 21/13 A2991 RMK AO1 57020
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| TAF |
KJBR 29nm SE | 131730Z 131818 16015G25KT P6SM BKN080 BKN150 FM2100 16015KT P6SM VCTS OVC040CB FM0600 16010KT 4SM TSRA OVC025CB TEMPO 0609 2SM TSRA OVC008CB FM0900 16010KT 4SM SHRA VCTS OVC008CB FM1400 16008KT 5SM BR BKN008 OVC015
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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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