Blytheville Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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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″N089°49′51″W / 35.94056°N 89.83083°W /35.94056; -89.83083 | ||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Blytheville Municipal Airport (also calledWallace Thomas Field) (IATA:HKA,ICAO:KHKA,FAALID:HKA) is a public useairport located threenautical miles (4mi, 6km) east of thecentral business district ofBlytheville, inMississippi County,Arkansas,United States. It is owned by the City of Blytheville.[1]
This airport is included in the FAA'sNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, whichcategorized it as ageneral aviation facility.[2]
The Blytheville Municipal Airport was constructed in 1959 to replace the city's former municipal airport, which was sold to theUS Air Force to be turned intoBlytheville 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]
Blytheville Municipal Airport covers an area of 88acres (36ha) at anelevation of 256 feet (78 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway designated 18/36 with anasphalt 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]
