Marion County Regional Airport is a county-owned public-use
airport in
Marion County,
Arkansas,
United States. It is located one
nautical mile
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(2
km) north of the
central business district
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of
Flippin, Arkansas.
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'' airport.
[
]
Facilities and aircraft
Marion County Regional Airport covers an area of 80
acre
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Places
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s (32
ha) at an
elevation of 719 feet (219 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 4/22 with an
asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2011, the airport had 14,800 aircraft operations, an average of 40 per day: 92%
general aviation, 7%
air taxi, and 1%
military. At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 70% single-
engine, 26% multi-engine, and 4%
ultralight.
See also
*
List of airports in Arkansas
References
External links
Marion County Regional Airport (FLP)at Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Aerial image as of 28 February 2001from
USGS ''
The National Map''
*
{{AR-Airports, state=expanded
Airports in Arkansas
Transportation in Marion County, Arkansas
Buildings and structures in Marion County, Arkansas