Blytheville Municipal Airport (also called Wallace Thomas Field) is a public use
airport located three
nautical mile
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s (4
mi, 6
km) east of the
central business district
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of
Blytheville
Blytheville is the county seat and the largest city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is approximately north of West Memphis. The population was 13,406 at the 2020 census, down from 15,620 in 2010.
History
Blytheville was found ...
, in
Mississippi County,
Arkansas,
United States. It is owned by the City of Blytheville.
This airport is included in the FAA's
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
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It identifies existing and proposed airports tha ...
for 2011–2015, which
categorized
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it as a ''
general aviation'' facility.
History
The Blytheville Municipal Airport was constructed in 1959 to replace the city's former municipal airport, which was sold to the
US Air Force to be turned into
Blytheville Air Force Base. Construction started in mid-April, 1959, with the runway being finished by October of 1959, and soon after hangars and offices were constructed on the site.
In May 2023, the facility was renamed Wallace Thomas Field, after a former airport board member.
Facilities and aircraft
Blytheville Municipal Airport covers an area of 88
acre
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s (36
ha) at an
elevation of 256 feet (78 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 18/36 with an
asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2009, the airport had 41,000 aircraft operations, an average of 112 per day: 95%
general aviation, 4%
air taxi, and 1%
military. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-
engine, 12% multi-engine, 6%
helicopter, and 6%
ultralight.
See also
*
List of airports in Arkansas
References
External links
Aerial image as of 26 March 2001from
USGS ''
The National Map''
*
{{AR-Airports, state=expanded
Airports in Arkansas
Transportation in Mississippi County, Arkansas