Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport

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Memorial Field Airport Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport

IATA: HOT – ICAO: KHOT – FAA: HOT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Hot Springs
Location		Hot Springs, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL		540 ft / 165 m
Coordinates		34°28′41″N 093°05′46″W / 34.47806, -93.09611
Website		HotSpringsAirport.net
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5/23	6,595	2,010	Asphalt
13/31	4,099	1,249	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			42,622
Based aircraft			128
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Memorial Field Airport (IATA: HOT, ICAO: KHOT, FAA LID: HOT), also known as Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Hot Springs, a city in Garland County, Arkansas, United States.^[1] It also serves nearby Hot Springs National Park.

The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by Mesa Airlines (although, as reported by the AP, Mesa intends to drop service to this airport^[2]). Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Fifteen retired Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer 120s are stored here.^{[citation needed]}

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airline and destinations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Memorial Field covers an area of 844 acres (342 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 6,595 x 150 ft. (2,010 x 46 m) and 13/31 at 4,099 x 150 ft. (1,249 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 18, 2006, the airport had 42,622 aircraft operations, an average of 116 per day: 85% general aviation, 14% air taxi and 1% military. There are 128 aircraft based at this airport: 52% single engine, 44% multi-engine and 5% jet aircraft.^[1]