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K6M2 · Horseshoe Bend Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K6M2 Elev 782 ft Lat 36° 13.28' N Lon 91° 45.33' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,502 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 125° 4,502 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
31 305° 4,502 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.10%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K6M2 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·RWY 13 TKOF RCMDD DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING TRRN NW OF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·RAPIDLY RISING TRRN WITH TREES FNA RWY 13.
  • ·TRRN RISES 681 FT BTN 200-1100 FT FM RWY END.
  • ·SELF SERVE FUEL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,900 ops in 1996

2024 total

5,700

10-yr total

62,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 96% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1991-05-30 Boeing A-75 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in AR

CFI Flight Instructors 606 A&P Mechanics 2,319 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 32 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 64 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Joseph Lawrence Batesville AR 28 nm
Roger Douglass Higden AR 45 nm
David Walton Cahoon Jonesboro AR 58 nm
Joshua Scott Wooding Searcy AR 59 nm
Nicholas Adcock Searcy AR 59 nm
Ronald Joseph Menzie Searcy AR 59 nm
Travis Alkire Searcy AR 59 nm
Jackie Sanders Trumann AR 68 nm
Kevin Brown Poplar Bluff MO 72 nm
Adam Bryant Boyd Sherwood AR 85 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kelly Don Powell Violet Hill AR 6 nm
Jordan Dallas Cooper Cherokee Village AR 10 nm
Richard Lynn Dawe Melbourne AR 11 nm
Valerie Leanne Jestice Viola AR 16 nm
Matthew Lee Birdsong Pineville AR 17 nm
Jay Graham Knight Calico Rock AR 19 nm
Marvin Robert Baird Williford AR 19 nm
Caleb Wayne Huett Elizabeth AR 20 nm
Ryan Daniel Heron Cushman AR 21 nm
Gregory Walter Kauffmann Norfork AR 25 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Shawn Otis Draper Horseshoe Bend AR 1 nm
John Scott Sutton Jr Horseshoe Bend AR 1 nm
Daniel Robert Carlile Horseshoe Bend AR 1 nm
John Bradley Cox Glencoe AR 7 nm
Michael Alan Bates Ash Flat AR 7 nm
Ronald Glenn Youngblood Ash Flat AR 7 nm
Jeremi Guy Maffei Ash Flat AR 7 nm
Jason Paul Woods Oxford AR 8 nm
Jason Hollis Daigle Oxford AR 8 nm
Jeffrey Ernest Scott Cherokee Village AR 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 41 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 76 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 89 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 93 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 104 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 115 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 118 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 123 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 156 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 156 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.