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Fort Smith Regional Airport covers an area of 1,359 acres (550 ha) at an elevation of 469 feet (143 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: [1] 8/26, the primary runway, is 9,318 by 150 feet (2,840 x 46 m) with dual instrument landing systems and can accommodate the largest aircraft; 2/20, the crosswind runway, is 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).
This is a list of airports in Arkansas (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA, or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Fort Smith Regional Airport: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States: UTC−06:00: Mar-Nov FSP: LFVP: ... Aviation Safety Network - IATA and ICAO airport codes;
Ebbing Air National Guard Base is an airfield adjacent to the Fort Smith Regional Airport which it shares runways with. It was established in 1953. Since 1953, the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Wing (188 WG) has been based at the airfield.
Fort Smith is the third-most populous city in Arkansas, United States, and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 89,142. [5]
The airport has the longest runway in the state of Arkansas at approximately 11,600 feet (3,500 m) in length. The airport also has very reasonable seasonal climate conditions, which makes it convenient for year-round travel. The airport can accommodate up to 50 aircraft, and has large hangar and storage areas for maintenance and repair needs.
Central Airlines, which was based in Fort Worth, was operating four departures per day from the airport in May of 1964 but by the summer of 1967, just one daily flight was flown with a Convair 600 turboprop on a round trip "milk run" routing of Fort Worth - Dallas Love Field - Fort Smith, AR - Fayetteville, AR - Joplin, MO - Kansas City, MO. [12]
It was known as Baxter County Airport until 2005. [3] It changed its name back to Baxter County Airport due to confusion with the close proximity of Ozark, Arkansas and Ozark, Missouri, both of which have airports. The airport used to be served by Lone Star Airlines, which operated services to Dallas-Fort Worth International in the mid-1990s.