Rogers Executive Airport
Rogers Executive Airport Carter Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Rogers | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rogers, Arkansas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,359 ft / 414 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°22′21″N 094°06′25″W / 36.37250°N 94.10694°W | ||||||||||
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  ROG Location of airport in Arkansas/United States  ROG ROG (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Rogers Executive Airport (IATA: ROG, ICAO: KROG, FAA LID: ROG), also known as Carter Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Rogers, a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Rogers Executive Airport covers an area of 460 acres (190 ha) at an elevation of 1,359 feet (414 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,011 by 100 feet (1,832 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2015, the airport had 32,000 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. In September 2016, there were 116 aircraft based at this airport: 78 single-engine, 12 multi-engine, 25 jets, and 1 helicopter.[1]
Beaver Lake Aviation is the airport's full service FBO. The airport features a fully staffed Control Tower, as well as on-site Index A ARFF coverage provided by Rogers Fire Department Station 3.
The airport is also the hub for Walmart Aviation, which operates the private jet fleet for Walmart Inc. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company stores 22 of its private jets at the location and has contributed greatly to the development of the airport. It uses these jets to transport employees to the remote locations of its many retail stores.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for ROG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Sep 15, 2016.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Wal-Mart-Wields-Corp-Fleet
External links
- http://www.rogersarkansas.com/fire/S3.asp, the aircraft rescue and firefighting station for the airport
- Rogers Municipal Airport at City of Rogers website
- Beaver Lake Aviation, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of 28 February 2001 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ROG, effective May 16, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for ROG
- AirNav airport information for KROG
- ASN accident history for ROG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures