Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Memorial Field Airport
nativename = Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport


IATA = HOT
ICAO = KHOT
FAA = HOT
type = Public
owner = City of Hot Springs
operator =
city-served =
location = Hot Springs, Arkansas
elevation-f = 540
elevation-m = 165
coordinates = coord|34|28|41|N|093|05|46|W|type:airport_region:US
website = [http://www.hotspringsairport.net/ HotSpringsAirport.net]
r1-number = 5/23
r1-length-f = 6,595
r1-length-m = 2,010
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 13/31
r2-length-f = 4,099
r2-length-m = 1,249
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 42,622
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 128
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=HOT|use=PU|own=PU|site=01023.*A, effective 2007-07-05]

Memorial Field Airport airport codes|HOT|KHOT|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. 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 [cite news |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080123/ar_air_service_notice.html?.v=1 |title=Mesa Plans to Drop Ark Air Service |publisher=Associated Press (via Yahoo!) |date=2008-01-23] ). Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Fifteen retired Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer 120s are stored here.Fact|date=September 2007

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).

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.hotspringsairport.net/ Memorial Field Airport] (official web site)
* [http://www.ci.hot-springs.ar.us/dept-airport.html City of Hot Springs: Airport]
*US-airport-ga|HOT
* [http://www.flygreatlakes.com] Great Lakes Air service TBD

*Essential Air Service documents ( [http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchResultsSimple.cfm?searchType=docket&sortBy=desc&numberValue=2935 Docket Number 2935] ) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=435257&docketid=2935 Order 2007-1-7: Selects Air Midwest to provide EAS for two years beginning April 1, 2007]
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=419902&docketid=2935 Order 2006-10-9: Request for proposals to provide EAS for two years beginning April 1, 2007]
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=311950&docketid=2935 Order 2005-1-14: Selects Air Midwest to provide EAS for two years ending March 31, 2007]