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6M2 Horseshoe Bend Airport
Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, USA

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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

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 ...- .-.. -..-
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY000/30.931703EINY .. -. -.--

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: 13
Single engine airplanes: 13
    
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 07-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1911:19
Sunrise06:4511:45
Sunset19:2400:24
Evening civil twilight19:5000:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Sep-2008 09:15:06
Local (UTC-5)  07-Sep-2008 04:15:06
 
METAR
KBVX 
31nm S 
070855Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 16/M16 A3004 RMK AO1 57010
KFLP 
35nm W 
070855Z AUTO 03004KT 5SM OVC046 17/16 A3009 RMK AO1 52007
KBPK 
35nm W 
070853Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC045 18/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01780167 53004
KUNO 
40nm N 
070853Z AUTO 22003KT 9SM BKN070 17/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP173 60001 T01720156 55000
KARG 
41nm E 
070855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3004 RMK AO1 57014
KM19 
45nm SE 
070856Z AUTO 22003KT 9SM CLR 17/16 A3004 RMK AO2 55017 T01720155 SLP171
TAF
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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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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