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KBDQ · Morrilton Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KBDQ FAA BDQ Elev 321 ft Lat 35° 8.17' N Lon 92° 42.81' 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: 3,998 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 090° 3,998 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
27 270° 3,998 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D MEMPHIS CNTR 128.475
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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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 on 122.9: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 09/27. 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 on 122.9: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • 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 on 122.9: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27 - 122.9

  • 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)
  • ·ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·FOR AFTER HRS SVC PLEASE CALL 501-306-5656.
  • ·RUNWAY MAKINGS FADED 9 AND 27.
  • ·RUNWAY MAKINGS FADED 9 AND 27 JET A & 100LL FUEL SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 21,500 ops in 1999

2024 total

7,900

10-yr total

76,455

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 95% · Mil 5%

Events / million ops

52.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=7

  • Loss of control 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-09-02 Beech A35 · Engine failure · day →
2019-05-15 Sikorsky S76 · Other · VMC · day →
2018-06-19 CRAIG A REED STARDUSTER II · Loss of control · day →
2018-05-11 Champion 7ECA · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-06-10 Cessna 150K · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-06-08 Cessna 150H · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2003-08-10 Cessna 140 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →

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
Adam Bryant Boyd Sherwood AR 30 nm
Thomas James Guillebeau Sherwood AR 30 nm
Jeremy Scott Lashbrook North Little Rock AR 32 nm
Roger Douglass Higden AR 36 nm
Joshua Scott Wooding Searcy AR 48 nm
Nicholas Adcock Searcy AR 48 nm
Ronald Joseph Menzie Searcy AR 48 nm
Travis Alkire Searcy AR 48 nm
Seth Jamell Lake Arkadelphia AR 63 nm
Joseph Lawrence Batesville AR 65 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
Kirk Ellis Price Morrilton AR 2 nm
Daniel Lewis Moyer Perryville AR 9 nm
David Tyler Tidwell Perryville AR 9 nm
Mark Nolen Brandt Conway AR 13 nm
Charles Lee Brantley Conway AR 13 nm
Harrell Edward Clendenin Conway AR 13 nm
David Lee Hollis Conway AR 13 nm
Larry Maki Page Conway AR 13 nm
John Michael Sieverling Conway AR 13 nm
Robert Kyle Todd Conway AR 13 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
Kirk Ellis Price Morrilton AR 2 nm
Gary Lee Doberstein Morrilton AR 2 nm
August Robert Hellman Morrilton AR 2 nm
Paul Raymond Rohlman Morrilton AR 2 nm
John Michael Mills Morrilton AR 2 nm
William Clarence Brickey Iii Oppelo AR 4 nm
William Robert Morphis Iii Oppelo AR 4 nm
Kevin Anthony Black Plumerville AR 4 nm
Robert Boone Craig Houston AR 6 nm
Brian Keith Smith Houston AR 6 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 35 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 41 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 69 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 88 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 93 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 95 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 106 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 144 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 152 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 168 nm

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