Baxter County Airport
Ozark Regional Airport Baxter County Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Baxter County Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Mountain Home, Arkansas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 928 ft / 283 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°22′08″N 092°28′14″W / 36.36889°N 92.47056°W | ||||||||||
| Website | FlyTheOzarks.com | ||||||||||
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  BPK Location of airport in Arkansas | |||||||||||
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Ozark Regional Airport[2] (IATA: WMH, ICAO: KBPK, FAA LID: BPK), also known as Baxter County Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northwest of the central business district of Mountain Home, a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It was known as Baxter County Regional Airport until 2005.[3] The airport used to be served by Lone Star Airlines who operated services to Dallas-Fort Worth International in the mid-1990s.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Ozark Regional is assigned BPK by the FAA and WMH by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KBPK.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 330 acres (134 ha) at an elevation of 928 feet (283 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2010, the airport had 48,900 aircraft operations, an average of 133 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% military, and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 49 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 31% multi-engine, and 2% jet.[1]
As of November 2015, Big Air is the onsite FBO providing fuel and services for pilots and crew. Full service 100LL and Jet-A fuel is provided. Big Air is located on the airports main ramp between Delta and Echo.
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BPK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ Ozark Regional Airport, official site
- ^ "Baxter County Airport Changes Name to Reflect Regional Aims". KAIT-8. July 6, 2005.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Baxter County Airport (IATA: WMH, ICAO: KBPK, FAA: BPK)". Great Circle Mapper.
External links
- Ozark Regional Airport, official site
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Baxter County Airport (BPK), effective November 28, 2024
- Aerial image as of February 2001 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BPK
- AirNav airport information for KBPK
- ASN accident history for WMH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures