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KMPJ Petit Jean Park Airport
Morrilton, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. BCN UNAVBL 2200-0400.
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21, PAPI RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 03 & 21 UNAVBL 2200-0400.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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 edge lights: medium intensity
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 good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 95 ft. trees, 1530 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.
55 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 14:1 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 501-682-6939
Manager: WALLY SCHERREY
1285 PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN RD.
MORRILTON, AR 72110
Phone 501-727-6504

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 83/month *
95% transient general aviation
5% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2009

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT
DEER 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (198KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1312:13
Sunrise06:4012:40
Sunset17:1123:11
Evening civil twilight17:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 05:12:23
Local (UTC-6)  07-Nov-2009 23:12:23
 
METAR
KRUE 
11nm NW 
080453Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 11/10 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01110100
TAF
KHOT 
40nm S 
072322Z 0800/0824 20010KT P6SM SKC FM080100 19005KT P6SM SKC FM081000 00000KT P6SM SCT008 SCT250 TEMPO 0810/0814 1SM BR FM081400 16005KT P6SM SCT250
KLIT 
41nm SE 
072322Z 0800/0824 19008KT P6SM SKC FM080100 18003KT P6SM SKC FM081000 00000KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0810/0814 5SM BR FM081400 16007KT P6SM SCT250
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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QUALITY INN RUSSELLVILLE 14.4 65-66
 

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Hotels in other cities near Petit Jean Park Airport

10 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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