Blytheville Municipal Airport (also called Wallace Thomas Field) (IATA: HKA, ICAO: KHKA, FAA LID: HKA) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) east of the central business district of Blytheville, in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by the City of Blytheville.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Blytheville | ||||||||||
| Operator | North Delta Aviation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Blytheville, Arkansas | ||||||||||
| Opened | October 1959 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 256 ft / 78 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°56′26″N 089°49′51″W / 35.94056°N 89.83083°W | ||||||||||
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This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
History
editThe 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.[3] 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.[4][5][6]
In May 2023, the facility was renamed Wallace Thomas Field, after a former airport board member.[7]
Facilities and aircraft
editBlytheville Municipal Airport covers an area of 88 acres (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).[1]
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.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HKA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Airport Here Due For Construction in Spring of '59". The Courier News. 1958-12-18. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "New Blytheville Municipal Airport's Runway under construction". The Courier News. 1959-10-16. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "New Maintenance Hanger [sic] at Blytheville Municipal Airport". The Courier News. 1960-12-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Construction underway at new Blytheville Municipal Airport". The Courier News. 1959-04-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ Richter, B. Kay (May 17, 2023). "Municipal Airport Renamed "Wallace Thomas Field"". North East Arkansas Town Courier. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
External links
edit- Aerial image as of 26 March 2001 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HKA, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HKA
- AirNav airport information for KHKA
- ASN accident history for HKA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures