J. Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport
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J. Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport
in Sevier County, Arkansas
, United States
. It is located three nautical mile
s (4 mi
, 6 km
) west of the central business district
of De Queen, Arkansas
. The airport is named for J. Lynn Helms
This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2011–2015, which categorized
it as a general aviation
airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned DEQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
s (34 ha
) at an elevation
of 355 feet (108 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 8/26 with an asphalt
surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2010, the airport had 11,700 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 98% general aviation
and 2% military
. At that time there were eight aircraft based at this airport: 87.5% single-engine
and 12.5% helicopter
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Sevier County, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, United States
United States
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. It is located three nautical mile
Nautical mile
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s (4 mi
Mile
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, 6 km
Kilometre
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) west of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Queen is located at ....
. The airport is named for J. Lynn Helms
J. Lynn Helms
J. Lynn Helms is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, former President of Piper Aircraft Corp. and is most recognized for the years in which he served as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, as an appointee of President Ronald Reagan.-History:During his tenure as FAA...
This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. It is developed and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration . Its purposes are:* to identify all the airports in the U.S...
for 2011–2015, which categorized
FAA airport categories
The United States Federal Aviation Administration has a system for categorizing public-use airports that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport...
it as a general aviation
General aviation
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airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned DEQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
J. Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport covers an area of 85 acreAcre
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s (34 ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
) at an elevation
Elevation
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of 355 feet (108 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 8/26 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2010, the airport had 11,700 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 98% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 2% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were eight aircraft based at this airport: 87.5% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
and 12.5% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
.
External links
- J. Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport (DEQ) at Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
- Aerial image as of 28 February 2001 from USGS The National Map