Memorial Field Airport

Memorial Field Airport
IATA: HOT – ICAO: KHOT – FAA LID: HOT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Hot Springs
Serves		Hot Springs, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL		540 ft / 165 m
Coordinates		34°28′41″N 093°05′46″W / 34.47806°N 93.09611°W / 34.47806; -93.09611Coordinates: 34°28′41″N 093°05′46″W / 34.47806°N 93.09611°W / 34.47806; -93.09611
Website		HotSpringsAirport.net
Map
HOT Location of airport in Arkansas
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
5/23	6,595	2,010	Asphalt
13/31	4,099	1,249	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations			28,170
Based aircraft			122
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

Memorial Field Airport^[1][2] (IATA: HOT, ICAO: KHOT, FAA LID: HOT) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of the City of Hot Springs, in Garland County, Arkansas, United States.^[1] It also serves nearby Hot Springs National Park. The airport is currently used for general aviation only. Commercial service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Fifteen retired Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer 120s are stored here.^{[citation needed]}

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,382 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[3] 165 enplanements in 2009, and 799 in 2010.^[4] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).^[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Memorial Field covers an area of 844 acres (342 ha) at an elevation of 540 feet (165 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 6,595 by 150 feet (2,010 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 4,099 by 100 feet (1,249 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2010, the airport had 28,170 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 122 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 3% jet, 1% helicopter, and 1% ultralight.^[1]

Airline and destination

Airlines offering scheduled non-stop service from this airport:

Airlines	Destinations
SeaPort Airlines	Memphis,[6] Dallas (Love Field)[7]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} FAA Airport Master Record for HOT (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b} Memorial Field Airport, official web site
3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008 (PDF, 1.0 MB)". CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 18 December 2009. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf. 
4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010 (PDF, 5.4 MB)". CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf. 
5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf. 
6. ^ "2009-6-25 Order Tentatively Selecting Carrier". U.S. Department of Transportation. June 26, 2009. http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-1997-2935-0171. 
7. ^ "SeaPort Airlines announces service to Dallas Love Field". June 3, 2011. http://seaportreport.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/seaport-airlines-announces-service-to-dallas-love-field/. 

References

• Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 2935) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
  • Order 2009-7-8: making final the tentative selection of Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a SeaPort Airlines, to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Jonesboro, Arkansas.
  • Order 2009-6-25: tentatively selecting Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a SeaPort Airlines (SeaPort) to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at El Dorado/Camden, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Jonesboro, Arkansas, for two years.
  • Order 2007-1-7: selecting Air Midwest, Inc. to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Jonesboro, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, at a subsidy rate of $4,296,348 annually for the two-year rate term beginning April 1, 2007.
  • Order 2005-1-14: selecting Air Midwest, Inc., to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Jonesboro, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, at a subsidy rate of $4,155,550 annually for a two-year rate term.

External links

• Memorial Field Airport, official web site
• Airport page at City of Hot Springs website
• Hot Springs-Memorial Field (HOT) from Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
• Aerial image as of 25 January 2001 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for HOT, effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KHOT
  • ASN accident history for HOT
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KHOT