FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 42A |
| Lat/Long: | 36-04-15.5290N 091-49-48.4880W
36-04.258817N 091-49.808133W
36.0709803,-91.8301356
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 734.8 ft. / 224.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of MELBOURNE, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 72556 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1994 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JBR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 03/21 & REIL RWY 03/21 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 121.575 (870-916-2768) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.85/281.55 (HARRISON RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF SERVE FUEL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
150 FT PAVED STOPWAY EACH END - FULL STRENGTH. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 36-03.978357N | | 36-04.539282N |
| Longitude: | 091-50.021917W | | 091-49.594318W |
| Elevation: | 734.8 ft. | | 708.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 032 true | | 211 magnetic, 212 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 465 ft. right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. tree, 1550 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MELBOURNE
PO BOX 800
MELBOURNE, AR 72556
Phone 870-368-4215 |
| Manager: | KEN CLARK
P.O. BOX 800
MELBOURNE, AR 72556
Phone (870) 291-1227 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
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 from 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (196KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (182KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (388KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6M2 - Horseshoe Bend Airport (10 nm N)
KCVK - Sharp County Regional Airport (17 nm NE)
7M2 - Mountain View Airport-Wilcox Memorial Field (18 nm SW)
KBVX - Batesville Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KHBZ - Heber Springs Municipal Airport/Charlie Evans Field (35 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 05-Sep-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunset | | 19:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2026 00:44:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2026 19:44:27 |
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| METAR |
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KBVX
23nm S | 052356Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 36/19 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP110 60000 T03560194 10411 20356 56004 $
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KFLP
33nm NW | 052356Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 37/19 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03720189 10400 20367 55007
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KBPK
36nm NW | 052353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/18 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP106 T03390178 10389 20339 55007
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KM19
41nm SE | 052356Z AUTO 13004KT 7SM CLR 34/20 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP120 T03390200 10389 20339 55004 $
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KCCA
41nm SW | 060035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2987 RMK AO2
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KARG
44nm E | 052356Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 36/22 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP105 T03560217 10383 20356 56004 $
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KBPK
36nm NW | 052032Z 0521/0618 12005KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 FM060300 00000KT P6SM FEW070 FM061200 00000KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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