FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FSM |
| Lat/Long: | 35-20-11.9290N 094-21-57.9920W
35-20.198817N 094-21.966533W
35.3366469,-94.3661089
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 469 ft. / 143.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2025) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of FORT SMITH, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 72903 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1941 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FSM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 02/20; HIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | 24 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 479-452-7000. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 124.775 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 479-649-2425 |
| FORT SMITH GROUND: | 121.9 275.8 [0530-2300] |
| FORT SMITH TOWER: | 118.3 323.175 [0530-2300] |
| RAZORBACK APPROACH: | 120.9 343.75 [0530-2300] |
| MEMPHIS ARTCC APPROACH: | 120.175 134.525 317.55 353.575 [2300-0530] |
| RAZORBACK DEPARTURE: | 120.9 343.75 [0530-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 133.85 278.3 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| TRSA: | 120.9 343.75 |
- TRSA SVC NOT PRVDD WITHIN R2401 AND R2402 WHEN ACTIVATED.
- TRSA SVC NOT PRVDD TO FORT CHAFFEE AAF FLIGHTS WITHIN THE FORT CHAFFEE TRAFFIC PATTERN.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.1/269.0 (FAYETTEVILLE RCAG) WHEN RAZORBACK APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FSMr229/5.6 | | FORT SMITH VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:100LL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVE. FOR JET A SAT & SUN 2200-0600, CALL 479-646-1611. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 9318 x 150 ft. / 2840 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 114.0 | | Double wheel: | 175.0 | | Double tandem: | 258.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 714.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 35-20.016362N | | 35-20.251187N |
| Longitude: | 094-22.887193W | | 094-21.034928W |
| Elevation: | 469.0 ft. | | 447.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 081 true | | 260 magnetic, 261 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | rollout | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. tree, 2102 ft. from runway, 692 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 96 ft. tree, 2610 ft. from runway, 1032 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 102.0 | | Double wheel: | 138.0 | | Double tandem: | 193.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 35-19.935503N | | 35-20.704265N |
| Longitude: | 094-22.158352W | | 094-21.794987W |
| Elevation: | 448.8 ft. | | 447.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 021 true | | 200 magnetic, 201 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001 | | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. rr, 640 ft. from runway, 313 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. tree, 1495 ft. from runway, 365 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FORT SMITH ARPT COMMISSION
6700 MCKENNON BLVD SUITE 200
FORT SMITH, AR 72903
Phone 479-452-7000 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL GRIFFIN
6700 MC KENNON BLVD SUITE 200
FORT SMITH, AR 72903
Phone 479-452-7000
MICHAEL@FORTSMITHAIRPORT.COM |
Additional Remarks
| A39-02/20 | PCR VALUE: 425/F/D/X/T |
| A39-08/26 | PCR VALUE: 470/F/C/W/T |
| E60-08 | BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1500') |
| E60-26 | BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1651') |
| - | RWY 02 AIMING POINTS 1390 FT FM THLD. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
| - | A-GEAR - RWY 08 AND RWY 26 BAK-14 IN-GN BARRIER HOUSINGS LCTD 275 FT CNTRLN. |
| - | A-GEAR UNAVBL WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | LNDG FEE FOR ALL FAR 121 & FAR 135 OPNS ABOVE 12,500 LBS. |
| - | PPR FOR ALL ACFT (INCLUDING US GOVT) ABOVE 100,000 LBS. CTC AMGR 0800-1700 MON-FRI 479-452-7000; MINIMUM 24 HRS IN ADVANCE. |
| - | FLOCK OF MIGRATORY BIRDS 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 from 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| HI-ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (178KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 08 | |
download (324KB) |
| ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 26 | |
download (302KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (290KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (292KB) |
| HI-VOR Y OR TACAN Y RWY 08 | |
download (163KB) |
| HI-VOR Y OR TACAN Y RWY 26 | |
download (158KB) |
| VOR Z OR TACAN Z RWY 08 | |
download (283KB) |
| VOR Z OR TACAN Z RWY 26 | |
download (275KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (388KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJSV - Sallisaw Municipal Airport (22 nm W)
KRKR - Robert S Kerr Airport (23 nm SW)
7M5 - Ozark/Franklin County Airport (28 nm E)
KGZL - Stigler Regional Airport (36 nm W)
KFYV - Drake Field Airport (41 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 27-Jul-2020
looking south.
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Jan-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 13:19 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 00:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jan-2025 07:41:15 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Jan-2025 01:41:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSM | 300653Z AUTO 08010KT 5SM -RA BR OVC003 11/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 P0014 T01060100
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| TAF |
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| KFSM | 300520Z 3006/3106 06006KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 TEMPO 3006/3010 2SM -TSRA BKN005CB FM301000 08010KT 2SM -TSRA BR OVC005CB TEMPO 3010/3014 1SM -TSRA BKN007CB FM301500 09010KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM302200 27008KT P6SM OVC007 FM310200 25005KT P6SM BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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