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7M8 Rector Airport
Rector, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 7M8
Lat/Long: 36-15-00.2270N / 090-19-10.3640W
36-15.003783N / 090-19.172733W
36.2500631 / -90.3195456
(estimated)
Elevation: 281 ft. / 86 m (estimated)
Variation: 02E (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of RECTOR, AR
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 72461

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1973
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
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 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GOJr313/(25.7)GOSNELL VOR111.8001E
JBRr028/26.0JONESBORO VOR/DME108.6002E
MAWr224/26.9MALDEN VORTAC111.2003E
ARGr071/31.8WALNUT RIDGE VORTAC114.5004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KENNETT275/13.635800ETKX - -.- -..-
PARAGOULD039/14.638301EPGR .--. --. .-.
MANILA339/22.928201EMXA -- -..- .-
LAWRENCE COUNTY084/29.322701ETNZ - -. --..
HICKS308/30.135001EIUI .. ..- ..
OSCEOLA334/36.623902EBPW -... .--. .--
DEXTER210/37.142300EDXE -.. -..- .

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3405 x 60 ft. / 1038 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 5.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 18/36 NPI MARKINGS INCORRECT SIZE & SPACING. RY 18/36 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no266 ft.
Markings: NSTD, in poor conditionNSTD, in poor condition
Obstructions: 40 ft. tree, 1600 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 225 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 31:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
4 FT FENCE 180 FT' FM THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF RECTOR
409 SOUTH STUART
RECTOR, AR 72461
Phone 870-595-2423
Manager: TODD WATSON
409 SOUTH STUART
RECTOR, AR 72461
Phone 870-595-3035
RECTOR WATER DEPT.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 37/day *
97% local general aviation
2% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7M8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTKX - Kennett Memorial Airport (14 nm E)
KPGR - Kirk Field Airport (14 nm SW)
4M9 - Corning Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KMXA - Manila Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
M85 - Gideon Memorial Airport (23 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 7M8 (Rector Airport)
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007

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Sectional chart
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From to 7M8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1211:12
Sunrise06:3811:38
Sunset19:2000:20
Evening civil twilight19:4600:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Sep-2008 19:48:54
Local (UTC-5)  06-Sep-2008 14:48:54
 
METAR
KJBR 
30nm SW 
061922Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW023 22/15 A3006 RMK AO2
KARG 
30nm W 
061935Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3007 RMK AO1
KHKA 
30nm SE 
061853Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM OVC020 22/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02220167
KBYH 
30nm SE 
051952Z 01008KT 10SM BKN023 OVC029 22/18 A2983
KPOF 
31nm N 
061853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02170139
KDYR 
47nm E 
061935Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM OVC024 22/16 A3004 RMK AO1
TAF
KJBR 
30nm SW 
061724Z 061818 04007KT P6SM OVC015 FM1900 04007KT P6SM BKN025 FM2100 04007KT P6SM SCT035 FM0000 04003KT P6SM SKC FM0900 00000KT 5SM BR SKC FM1400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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