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6M2 Horseshoe Bend Airport
Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 6M2
Lat/Long: 36-13-16.9300N / 091-45-19.7400W
36-13.282167N / 091-45.329000W
36.2213694 / -91.7554833
(estimated)
Elevation: 782 ft. / 238 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of HORSESHOE BEND, AR
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 72512

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1964
Sectional chart: KANSAS CITY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS 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 13/31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FLPr095/34.3FLIPPIN VOR/DME112.8003E
ARGr276/39.4WALNUT RIDGE VORTAC114.5004E
HUWr168/39.6HUTTON VOR/DME111.6002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ASH FLAT286/7.634403EAJX .- .--- -..-
WILCOX036/26.934802EVLX ...- .-.. -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4524 x 50 ft. / 1379 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 36-13.498167N36-13.065833N
Longitude: 091-45.703833W091-44.953833W
Elevation: 782.0 ft.778.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 122 magnetic, 125 true302 magnetic, 305 true
Displaced threshold: 1009 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 80 ft. trees, 1120 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
TERRAIN RISES 681 FT BTN 200-1100 FT FM END OF RY.
none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF HORSEHOE BEND
CITY HALL - 704 W COMMERCE
HORSESHOE BEND, AR 72512
Phone 870-670-5113
Manager: JOHN MOSSER
704 W COMMERCE
HORSESHOE BEND, AR 72512
Phone 870-404-3486

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 10
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 84/week *
45% transient general aviation
45% local general aviation
9% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007

Additional Remarks

RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN WITH TREES ON FINAL APCH RY 13.
RECOMMEND TKOF RY 13 DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN NW OF ARPT.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
PAY PHONE AVBL

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6M2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCVK - Sharp County Regional Airport (10 nm E)
42A - Melbourne Municipal Airport - John E Miller Field (10 nm S)
7M2 - Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field Airport (27 nm SW)
KBVX - Batesville Regional Airport (30 nm S)
KBPK - Ozark Regional Airport (36 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 6M2 (Horseshoe Bend Airport)
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007

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From to 6M2

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2610:26
Sunrise05:5610:56
Sunset20:2701:27
Evening civil twilight20:5701:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 05:43:41
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 00:43:41
 
METAR
KBVX 
31nm S 
050515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2986 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT S
KFLP 
35nm W 
050515Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2988 RMK AO1
KBPK 
35nm W 
050453Z AUTO 20003KT 7SM CLR 23/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02330217
KUNO 
40nm N 
050453Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02330200
KARG 
41nm E 
050515Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2984 RMK AO1
KM19 
45nm SE 
050456Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM FEW070 26/23 A2986 RMK AO2 T02550227 403440233 SLP108
TAF
KBPK 
35nm W 
042340Z 0500/0524 23007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 FM050600 30006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 FM051000 32006KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 0510/0514 4SM BR OVC007 FM051500 34006KT P6SM BKN025 FM051800 35007KT P6SM BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Horseshoe Bend 870-670-5113
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100LL 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Horseshoe Bend Airport

Miles Price ($)
HILLHIGH RESORT 0.3 
CROWN PNT RESORT BY EVRENTALS 0.9 64-79
CROWN PNT CONDO BY EVRENTALS 0.9 75-90

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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