FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FLPr095/34.3 | | FLIPPIN VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 03E |
| ARGr276/39.4 | | WALNUT RIDGE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 04E |
| HUWr168/39.6 | | HUTTON VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-13.498167N | | 36-13.065833N |
| Longitude: | 091-45.703833W | | 091-44.953833W |
| Elevation: | 782.0 ft. | | 778.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 125 true | | 302 magnetic, 305 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1009 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 |
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| 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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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 07-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunset | | 19:24 | | 00:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:50 | | 00:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 09:15:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Sep-2008 04:15:06 |
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| METAR |
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KBVX
31nm S | 070855Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 16/M16 A3004 RMK AO1 57010
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KFLP
35nm W | 070855Z AUTO 03004KT 5SM OVC046 17/16 A3009 RMK AO1 52007
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KBPK
35nm W | 070853Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC045 18/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01780167 53004
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KUNO
40nm N | 070853Z AUTO 22003KT 9SM BKN070 17/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP173 60001 T01720156 55000
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KARG
41nm E | 070855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3004 RMK AO1 57014
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KM19
45nm SE | 070856Z AUTO 22003KT 9SM CLR 17/16 A3004 RMK AO2 55017 T01720155 SLP171
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KBPK
35nm W | 070533Z 070606 12004KT P6SM SKC FM0800 16003KT 6SM BR OVC100 FM1000 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT040 BKN100 OVC250 TEMPO 1013 4SM BR FM1800 10005KT P6SM SCT040CB SCT100 BKN250 FM0000 13006KT P6SM SCT250
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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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