South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field

Infobox Airport
name = South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field


IATA = ELD
ICAO = KELD
FAA = ELD
type = Public
owner = City of El Dorado
operator =
city-served =
location = El Dorado, Arkansas
elevation-f = 277
elevation-m = 84
coordinates = coord|33|13|16|N|092|48|48|W|type:airport|display=inline
website =
r1-number = 4/22
r1-length-f = 6,601
r1-length-m = 2,012
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 13/31
r2-length-f = 5,100
r2-length-m = 1,554
r2-surface = Concrete
r3-number = 17/35 (closed)
r3-length-f = 3,733
r3-length-m = 1,138
r3-surface = Concrete
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 28,206
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 41
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=ELD|use=PU|own=PU|site=00964.*A, effective 2007-07-05]

South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field Airport codes|ELD|KELD|ELD is a public airport located eight miles (13 km) west of the central business district of El Dorado, a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,182 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2005 and 1,954 enplanements in 2006. [ [http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2006] ] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, it is a "general aviation" airport (the "commercial service" category requires at least 2,500 passenger boardings per year). [ [http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011] ]

Facilities and aircraft

South Arkansas Regional Airport covers an area of 1,540 acres (623 ha) and has two runways now that 17/35 has been closed: 4/22 with an asphalt paved surface measuring 6,601 x 150 ft (2,012 x 46 m) and 13/31 with a concrete paved surface measuring 5,100 x 100 ft (1,554 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2006, the airport had 28,206 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 81% general aviation, 17% air taxi and 2% military. There are 41 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single engine, 12% multi-engine, 12% jet aircraft and 2% helicopters.

Airline and destinations

* Great Lakes Airlines (Kansas City) [start date TBD] [ [http://www.eldoradonews.com/news/localnews/2008/07/09/flying-high-42.php Flying high] ]

References

External links

*WikiMapia|33.221|-92.8133|14|Aerial photo
*US-airport-ga|ELD

*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]