FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 |
| 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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (192KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (178KB) |
| 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 (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 17-Apr-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunset | | 19:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Apr-2026 20:52:05 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-Apr-2026 15:52:05 |
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| METAR |
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KBVX
23nm S | 171956Z AUTO 20014G22KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02780161 $
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KBPK
36nm NW | 171953Z AUTO 22016G26KT 10SM SCT055 28/14 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 24026/1950 SLP100 T02780144 PWINO
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KM19
41nm SE | 171956Z AUTO 19019G28KT 10SM SCT060 29/16 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 20030/1943 SLP135 T02940156 $
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KCCA
41nm SW | 172035Z AUTO 19012G19KT 170V230 10SM FEW055 28/15 A2986 RMK AO2
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KARG
44nm E | 171956Z AUTO 22019G30KT 10SM FEW060 30/15 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 23030/1956 SLP116 T03000150 $
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KBPK
36nm NW | 171720Z 1718/1818 20014G22KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM180500 19012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 OVC250 FM180800 29010G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 OVC080 PROB30 1808/1812 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC035 FM181200 34005KT 4SM -RA OVC015
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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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