FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ARG |
| Lat/Long: | 36-07-28.8000N / 090-55-30.4000W 36-07.480000N / 090-55.506667W 36.1246667 / -90.9251111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 279 ft. / 85 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of WALNUT RIDGE, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 72476 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ARG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS IF ARPT ATTENDANT NOT AVBL, CALL 870-886-5432/7226 OR 501-412-1271. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 AND ODALS RY 18 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.925 (870-886-2537) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.075/289.4 (WALNUT RIDGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ARGr054/1.6 | | WALNUT RIDGE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 04E |
| JBRr311/22.2 | | JONESBORO VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 6001 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 36-06.813833N | | 36-07.512617N |
| Longitude: | 090-56.019917W | | 090-55.157100W |
| Elevation: | 279.0 ft. | | 272.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 045 true | | 224 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-08.078683N | | 36-07.495350N |
| Longitude: | 090-55.875433W | | 090-55.157117W |
| Elevation: | 272.0 ft. | | 273.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 134 magnetic, 135 true | | 314 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 800 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 36-07.964250N | | 36-07.140033N |
| Longitude: | 090-55.396250W | | 090-55.396900W |
| Elevation: | 273.0 ft. | | 272.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WALNUT RIDGE 300 WEST MAIN STREET WALNUT RIDGE, AR 72476 Phone 870-886-6638 |
| Manager: | KEN NEWCOM 11 SKY WATCH WALNUT RIDGE, AR 72476 Phone 870-886-5432 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 14 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 244/day * | | 92% | local general aviation | | 6% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FUEL AVBL. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M70 - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KPGR - Kirk Field Airport (21 nm E)
4M9 - Corning Municipal Airport (21 nm NE)
KJBR - Jonesboro Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
M19 - Newport Municipal Airport (32 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunset | | 18:31 | | 23:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 19:55:30 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Oct-2008 14:55:30 |
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| METAR |
| KARG | 111935Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM FEW065 27/18 A3016 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KJBR 22nm SE | 111731Z 111818 14007KT P6SM SCT035 FM0100 07003KT P6SM SCT250 FM0700 07003KT 3SM BR SKC FM1400 13010KT P6SM SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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