FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5M8 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-55-25.6000N / 093-10-05.3000W
33-55.426667N / 093-10.088333W
33.9237778 / -93.1681389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 229 ft. / 70 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of GURDON, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 71743 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JBR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - 122.7. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at M89 (12 nm NE): | 118.175 (870-403-0945) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HOTr183/33.5 | | HOT SPRINGS VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ARKADELPHIA | | 200/8.5 | | 275 | | 02E | | ADF | .- -.. ..-. |
| HOPE | | 060/27.0 | | 362 | | 03E | | HPC | .... .--. -.-. |
| CAMDEN | | 310/27.3 | | 335 | | 03E | | CDH | -.-. -.. .... |
| MALVERN | | 215/31.8 | | 215 | | 04E | | MVQ | -- ...- --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FOR FUEL CALL 870-353-2581. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4403 x 60 ft. / 1342 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 33-55.425833N | | 33-55.428167N |
| Longitude: | 093-10.523667W | | 093-09.652667W |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 114 ft.
NSTD DSPLCD THLD LGTS; THLD LGTS AT RY END. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | none | | 15 ft. road, 237 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GURDON
P. O. BOX 246
GURDON, AR 71743
Phone 870-353-2514 |
| Manager: | ROY RICKETS
503 STICKY ROAD
GURDON, AR 71743
Phone 870-353-2581 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/week * | | 90% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 08/26 MAGNETIC DIRECTION 09/27. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5M8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M89 - Dexter B Florence Memorial Field Airport (12 nm NE)
KCDH - Harrell Field Airport (27 nm SE)
M18 - Hope Municipal Airport (27 nm SW)
M78 - Malvern Municipal Airport (32 nm NE)
KHOT - Memorial Field Airport (33 nm N)
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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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| 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 14-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:03 | | 00:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Oct-2008 07:59:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Oct-2008 02:59:18 |
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| METAR |
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KM89
12nm NE | 140656Z AUTO 04004KT 7SM OVC046 20/19 A3021 RMK AO2 T02000194 SLP243
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| TAF |
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KHOT
34nm N | 140531Z 140606 14005KT P6SM BKN010 BKN015 FM0700 12003KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0811 4SM BR OVC015 FM1100 00000KT 4SM BR OVC012 TEMPO 1114 2SM BR OVC008 FM1500 11004KT 5SM BR OVC012 FM1700 13005KT P6SM OVC025 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC030
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| NOTAMs |
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