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KMPJ Petit Jean Park Airport
Morrilton, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: MPJ
Lat/Long: 35-08-19.9070N / 092-54-33.1090W
35-08.331783N / 092-54.551817W
35.1388631 / -92.9091969
(estimated)
Elevation: 923 ft. / 281.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 8 miles W of MORRILTON, AR
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 72110

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1955
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: JBR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at RUE (12 nm NW): 132.475 (479-968-2267)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.475/377.15 (RUSSELLVILLE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MORRILTON026/1.441007EMPJ -- .--. .---
BRIDGE266/9.720804EBDQ -... -.. --.-
RUSSELLVILLE125/11.537903ERUE .-. ..- .
CONWAY273/23.930205ECWS -.-. .-- ...
CLARKSVILLE124/32.020104ECZE -.-. --.. .

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5853 x 75 ft. / 1784 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 35-07.909667N35-08.756617N
Longitude: 092-54.836300W092-54.263767W
Elevation: 889.0 ft.923.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.8%0.8%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 025 magnetic, 029 true205 magnetic, 209 true
Displaced threshold: 450 ft.175 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Obstructions: 95 ft. trees, 1530 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.
65 ft. trees, 565 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 11:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ARKANSAS
ONE CAPITOL MALL
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201
Phone 501-682-7744
Manager: WALLY SCHERREY
1285 PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN RD.
MORRILTON, AR 72110
Phone 501-727-6504

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 83/month *
95% transient general aviation
5% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2006

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (202KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBDQ - Morrilton Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
KRUE - Russellville Regional Airport (12 nm NW)
KCWS - Dennis F Cantrell Field Airport (24 nm E)
H35 - Clarksville Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
KORK - North Little Rock Municipal Airport (37 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KMPJ (Petit Jean Park 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 KMPJ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3710:37
Sunrise06:0711:07
Sunset20:2701:27
Evening civil twilight20:5701:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jul-2008 08:45:45
Local (UTC-5)  09-Jul-2008 03:45:45
 
METAR
KRUE 
11nm NW 
090753Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 24/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02390217
TAF
KLRF 
40nm E 
090101 VRB06KT 9999 FEW050 SCT120 QNH2993INS BECMG 1718 28010G18KT 8000 -TSRA BKN050CB QNH2997INS BECMG 2324 34007KT 9999 VCTS SCT050CB SCT100 QNH2997INS T34/21Z T23/12Z
KHOT 
40nm S 
090525Z 090606 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 23006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 1824 -TSRA BKN035CB FM0100 26006KT P6SM BKN035CB OVC100 FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100
KLIT 
41nm SE 
090525Z 090606 00000KT P6SM BKN150 FM1400 23006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 1824 -TSRA BKN035CB FM0100 26006KT P6SM BKN035CB OVC100 FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KMPJ have stayed at...

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COMFORT INN RUSSELLVILLE 14.4 58-70
 

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Hotels in other cities near Petit Jean Park Airport

9 in Russellville
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Petit Jean State Park 501-727-5441
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