West Memphis Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 35°08′06″N 090°14′04″W / 35.13500°N 90.23444°W / 35.13500; -90.23444

West Memphis Municipal Airport
IATA: AWMICAO: KAWMFAA LID: AWM
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of West Memphis
Serves West Memphis, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL 212 ft / 65 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 6,003 1,830 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 75,000
Based aircraft 124

West Memphis Municipal Airport (IATA: AWM, ICAO: KAWM, FAA LID: AWM) is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of West Memphis, in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The airport is 10 nmi (19 km) southwest of General DeWitt Spain Airport in Memphis, Tennessee.

According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, West Memphis Municipal Airport is categorized as a reliever airport.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

West Memphis Municipal Airport covers an area of 457 acres (185 ha) which contains one concrete paved runway (17/35) measuring 6,003 x 100 ft (1,830 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 75,000 aircraft operations, an average of 205 per day: 99.7% general aviation and 0.3% military. There are 124 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 17% multi-engine and 1% helicopter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for AWM (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  2. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011


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