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61AR The Valley Airport
Cotter, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 61AR
Lat/Long: 36-18-51.8700N 092-32-33.8400W
36-18.864500N 092-32.564000W
36.3144083,-92.5427333
(estimated)
Elevation: 450 ft. / 137 m (estimated)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of COTTER, AR
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 72626

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1972
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3PT at FLP (2.7 nm SW): 132.075 (870-453-2380)
WX ASOS at BPK (5 nm NE): 133.975 (870-481-5946)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HROr086/32.4HARRISON VOR/DME112.5004E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 2800 x 24 ft. / 853 x 7 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: VALLEY AERO ASSOCIATION
562 VALLEY AIRPORT PLACE
COTTER, AR 72626
Phone (870) 736-0101
Manager: VALLEY AERO ASSOCIATION
562 VALLEY AIRPORT PLACE
COTTER, AR 72626
Phone (870) 736-0101

Additional Remarks

- FLY-IN HOMESITE DEVELOPMENT--FACILITIES BELONG TO OWNERS.
- 250-FOOT HILLS AND TREES WITHIN 1/4 MILE ALL AROUND ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 61AR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFLP - Marion County Regional Airport (3 nm SW)
KBPK - Baxter County Airport (5 nm NE)
4A5 - Searcy County Airport (26 nm S)
KHRO - Boone County Airport (30 nm W)
KBBG - Branson Airport (34 nm NW)
  
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Aerial photo of 61AR (The Valley Airport)
Photo by Bert Rodgers
Taken in the Winter of 2002
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4211:42
Sunrise07:0712:07
Sunset19:2500:25
Evening civil twilight19:5100:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Mar-2026 05:58:33
Local (UTC-5)  25-Mar-2026 00:58:33
 
METAR
KBPK 
5nm NE 		250553Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01111033 10167 20111 401890067 58002 PWINO $
TAF
KBPK 
5nm NE 		241739Z 2418/2518 15008G15KT P6SM BKN060 OVC250 FM250000 14005KT P6SM SCT250 FM251400 19007KT P6SM SCT050
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