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7M8 Rector Airport
Rector, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
WX AWOS-3 at 4M9 (18 nm NW): 118.325 (870-857-9702)

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 .--. --. .-.
LAWRENCE COUNTY084/29.322701ETNZ - -. --..
HICKS308/30.135001EIUI .. ..- ..
OSCEOLA334/36.623902EBPW -... .--. .--

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
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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From to 7M8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0512:05
Sunrise06:3212:32
Sunset16:5822:58
Evening civil twilight17:2523:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 13:48:28
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 07:48:28
 
METAR
KJBR 
30nm SW 
081253Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 08/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T00830072
KARG 
30nm W 
081335Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3020 RMK AO1
KHKA 
30nm SE 
081253Z AUTO 17005KT 5SM BR CLR 10/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01000078 $
KPOF 
31nm N 
081336Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 08/07 A3019 RMK AO2
KDYR 
47nm E 
081335Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A3024 RMK AO1
TAF
KJBR 
30nm SW 
081131Z 0812/0912 18004KT P6SM SKC FM081500 18008KT P6SM SKC FM090000 13004KT P6SM BKN250
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