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42A

Melbourne Municipal Airport/John E Miller Field
Melbourne, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	42A
Lat/Long:	36-04-15.5290N 091-49-48.4880W 36-04.258817N 091-49.808133W 36.0709803,-91.8301356 (estimated)
Elevation:	734.8 ft. / 224.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	01E (2005)
From city:	3 miles E of MELBOURNE, AR
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	72556

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/1994
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	JBR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-SAT DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 03/21 & REIL RWY 03/21 - CTAF
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT:	121.575 (870-916-2768)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.85/281.55 (HARRISON RCAG).

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVE FUEL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m 150 FT PAVED STOPWAY EACH END - FULL STRENGTH.
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Latitude:	36-03.978357N	36-04.539282N
Longitude:	091-50.021917W	091-49.594318W
Elevation:	734.8 ft.	708.9 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	031 magnetic, 032 true	211 magnetic, 212 true
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:	2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	42 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 465 ft. right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear	50 ft. tree, 1550 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF MELBOURNE PO BOX 800 MELBOURNE, AR 72556 Phone 870-368-4215
Manager:	KEN CLARK P.O. BOX 800 MELBOURNE, AR 72556 Phone (870) 291-1227

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

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 from 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03		download (196KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21		download (182KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (145KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply CHANGED		download (308KB)

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7M2 - Mountain View Airport-Wilcox Memorial Field (18 nm SW)
KBVX - Batesville Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KHBZ - Heber Springs Municipal Airport/Charlie Evans Field (35 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:17	12:17
Sunrise	06:44	12:44
Sunset	17:00	23:00
Evening civil twilight	17:27	23:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Nov-2026 17:45:13
Local (UTC-6)	14-Nov-2026 11:45:13

METAR

KBVX 23nm S	141656Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00891017 $
KFLP 33nm NW	141656Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP277 T00611022
KBPK 36nm NW	141653Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP270 T00611022 $
KM19 41nm SE	141656Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP297 T00891017 $
KCCA 41nm SW	141735Z AUTO VRB04G10KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3031 RMK AO2
KARG 44nm E	141656Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00941022 PNO $

TAF

KBPK
36nm NW

141120Z 1412/1512 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM141600 14006KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Melbourne Municipal Airport

870-368-4215

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$6.92		$6.26
Updated 06-Nov-2026

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Emerson Air Service

870-368-4101

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