| Drake Field Fayetteville Executive Airport |
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| IATA: FYV – ICAO: KFYV – FAA LID: FYV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Fayetteville | ||
| Serves | Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,251 ft / 381 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 6,006 | 1,831 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 35,267 | ||
| Based aircraft | 85 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Drake Field (IATA: FYV, ICAO: KFYV, FAA LID: FYV) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is also known as Fayetteville Executive Airport[2] and was formerly known as Fayetteville Municipal Airport.
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Drake Field served as the commercial airport for Northwest Arkansas until the opening of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill, Arkansas.
The airport covers an area of 631 acres (255 ha) at an elevation of 1,251 feet (381 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,006 by 100 feet (1,831 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2009, the airport had 35,267 aircraft operations, an average of 96 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, 1% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 85 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 9% jet and 1% helicopter.[1]