Saline County Airport
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Saline County Airport Watts Field |
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IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: M99 | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Saline County | ||
Serves | Benton, Arkansas | ||
Elevation AMSL | 318 ft / 97 m | ||
Coordinates | |||
Website | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
17/35 | 3,980 | 1,213 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2006) | |||
Aircraft operations | 39,000 | ||
Based aircraft | 44 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Saline County Airport (FAA LID: M99), also known as Watts Field, was a county-owned public-use airport located one mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Benton, a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The airport's address was 401 Airline Drive in Benton.[2]
The airport opened in 1957.[3] Construction on the new Saline County Regional Airport (ICAO: KSUZ, FAA LID: SUZ) began in November 2002 and it opened on March 12, 2007. The existing was closed after the new airport opened.[4]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Saline County Airport covered an area of 72 acres (29 ha) which contained one runway designated 17/35 with a 3,980 x 50 ft. (1,213 x 15 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 39,000 aircraft operations, an average of 106 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 44 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% helicopter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for M99 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ *Saline County Airport/Watts Field page at Saline County web site
- ^ "Rethinking City Fly Zones", KHTV Little Rock, 2007-07-05.
- ^ Saline County Regional Airport page at Saline County Economic Development Corporation web site
[edit] External links
- Saline County Airport / Watts Field page at Saline County web site
- Hybrid map and satellite image
- Map showing directions from Watts Field to Saline County Regional Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for M99
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for M99