Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport

Memorial Field Airport
Memorial Field Airport; Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport
IATA: HOT – ICAO: KHOT – FAA: HOT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Hot Springs
Location	Hot Springs, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL	540 ft / 165 m
Coordinates	34°28′41″N 093°05′46″W / 34.47806°N 93.09611°W
Website	HotSpringsAirport.net
Runways
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations	42,622
Based aircraft	128
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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Memorial Field Airport (IATA: HOT, ICAO: KHOT, FAA LID: HOT), also known as Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Hot Springs, a city in Garland County, Arkansas, United States.^[1] It also serves nearby Hot Springs National Park. Airport Director George Downie has been over HOT since the early 1990's. Glen Barentine, Airport Operations Manger, has been at HOT since 2002.

The airport is currently used for general aviation only. Commercial service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Fifteen retired Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer 120s are stored here.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Memorial Field covers an area of 844 acres (342 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 6,595 x 150 ft (2,010 x 46 m) and 13/31 at 4,099 x 150 ft (1,249 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 18, 2006, the airport had 42,622 aircraft operations, an average of 116 per day: 85% general aviation, 14% air taxi and 1% military. There are 128 aircraft based at this airport: 52% single engine, 44% multi-engine and 5% jet aircraft.^[1]