Forrest City Medical Center Heliport

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FAA: AR72


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Location

Latitude: 
 35-02-20.6300N (35.039064)
Longitude: 
 090-46-37.7800W (-90.777161)
Elevation: 
 350.0 feet MSL (107 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.3 W (as of January 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. N of Forrest City, Arkansas
Found On: 
 Memphis Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOHN ROBERTSON
P.O. BOX 667
FORREST CITY, AR 72335
901-240-8262		 FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
PO BOX 667
FORREST CITY, AR 72335
870-261-0000

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 06/1989
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1350 feet (411 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 870
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Jonesboro(JBR)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near AR72

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    5.8 Hutfly Airport
    (FCY KFCY FCY)    		 178 179 Jet A
    15.5 Marianna/Lee County-Steve Edwards Field Airport
    (6M7)    		 186 187 100LL
    27.3 West Memphis Municipal Airport
    (AWM KAWM AWM)    		 77 79 100LL, Jet A
    28.2 Thompson-Robbins Airport
    (HEE KHEE HEE)    		 169 170 100LL, Jet A
    36.8 General Dewitt Spain Airport
    (M01)    		 74 76 100LL, Jet A+
    39.3 Memphis International Airport
    (MEM KMEM MEM)    		 89 91 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, Jet A++
    40.9 Newport Regional Airport
    (M19)    		 331 332 100LL, Jet A
    43.8 Charles W Baker Airport
    (2M8)    		 70 72 100LL, Jet A+
    45.6 Hazen Municipal David Duch Field Airport
    (6M0)    		 248 249 100LL
    46.2 Fletcher Field Airport
    (CKM KCKM CKM)    		 163 165 100LL, Jet A
    47.3 Stuttgart Municipal Carl Humphrey Field Airport
    (SGT KSGT SGT)    		 236 237 100LL, Jet A
    48.0 Jonesboro Municipal Airport
    (JBR KJBR JBR)    		 7 9 100LL, Jet A
    48.2 Searcy Regional Airport
    (SRC KSRC SRC)    		 282 283 100LL, Jet A
    48.4 Millington/Memphis Airport
    (NQA KNQA NQA)    		 66 68 100LL, Jet A+
    48.8 Olive Branch/Taylor Field Airport
    (OLV KOLV OLV)    		 93 95 100LL, Jet A
    50.6 Almyra Municipal Airport
    (M73)    		 222 223 100LL
    53.5 Dewitt Municipal/Whitcomb Field Airport
    (5M1)    		 209 210 100LL
    54.2 Osceola Municipal Airport
    (7M4)    		 43 45 100LL
    59.3 Batesville Regional Airport
    (BVX KBVX BVX)    		 314 315 100LL, Jet A+
    59.5 Panola County Airport
    (KPMU PMU)    		 132 134 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS APCH AT 901-842-8457.
    A14 ADDITIONAL CONTACT: KEVIN DECKER - 870-261-0000 - KEVIN.DECKER@QUORUMHEALTH.COM

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    H2
    H3
    Longest Runway: H1 is 60 ft (18 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    AR72 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  60 ft x 60 ft (18 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  FAA-EST IMAGERY as of 10/15/2014
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 350.0
    Latitude: 
    		 35-02-20.6300N
    Longitude: 
    		 090-46-37.7800W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Helipad H2  60 ft x 60 ft (18 m x 18 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H2
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Helipad H3  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 08/23/2011
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H3
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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