100 public-use fields

Arkansas Airport Density Altitude

Arkansas has 100 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
H34 — Huntsville Municipal	Huntsville	1,748 ft	4,005 ft	July
17A — Trigger Gap	Berryville	1,650 ft	3,886 ft	July
KROG — Rogers Exec - Carter Field	Rogers	1,359 ft	3,611 ft	August
KHRO — Boone County	Harrison	1,365 ft	3,594 ft	July
5M5 — Crystal Lake	Decatur	1,178 ft	3,573 ft	July
KXNA — Northwest Arkansas Ntl	Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers	1,288 ft	3,573 ft	July
KASG — Springdale Municipal	Springdale	1,353 ft	3,555 ft	July
KVBT — Bentonville Municipal/Louise M Thaden Field	Bentonville	1,298 ft	3,537 ft	August
KFYV — Drake Field	Fayetteville	1,252 ft	3,463 ft	July
KSLG — Smith Field	Siloam Springs	1,191 ft	3,455 ft	July
2A2 — Holley Mountain Airpark	Clinton	1,270 ft	3,357 ft	August
KMEZ — Mena Intermountain Municipal	Mena	1,080 ft	3,284 ft	July
KMPJ — Petit Jean Park	Morrilton	923 ft	3,269 ft	August
4A5 — Searcy County	Marshall	964 ft	3,112 ft	July
KBPK — Baxter County	Mountain Home	928 ft	3,099 ft	July
7M2 — Mountain View Wilcox Meml Field	Mountain View	805 ft	3,035 ft	July
M27 — Waldron Municipal	Waldron	705 ft	2,980 ft	July
7M3 — Bearce	Mount Ida	644 ft	2,948 ft	July
7M9 — Salem	Salem	787 ft	2,921 ft	July
6M2 — Horseshoe Bend	Horseshoe Bend	782 ft	2,915 ft	July
M77 — Howard County	Nashville	553 ft	2,898 ft	August
7M5 — Ozark/Franklin County	Ozark	648 ft	2,892 ft	July
42A — Melbourne Municipal/John E Miller Field	Melbourne	735 ft	2,834 ft	July
KHOT — Meml Field	Hot Springs	540 ft	2,834 ft	July
KFLP — Marion County Regional	Flippin	720 ft	2,828 ft	July
KCVK — Sharp County Regional	Ash Flat	717 ft	2,824 ft	July
KHBZ — Heber Springs Municipal	Heber Springs	632 ft	2,812 ft	July
KFSM — Fort Smith Regional	Fort Smith	469 ft	2,808 ft	July
M78 — Malvern Municipal	Malvern	538 ft	2,758 ft	July
37T — Calico Rock Municipal	Calico Rock	733 ft	2,733 ft	July
KORK — North Little Rock Municipal	North Little Rock	545 ft	2,712 ft	July
4M2 — Booneville Municipal	Booneville	468 ft	2,685 ft	July
H35 — Clarksville Municipal	Clarksville	481 ft	2,665 ft	July
7M6 — Paris Municipal	Paris /Subiaco/	430 ft	2,657 ft	July
32A — Danville Municipal	Danville	393 ft	2,649 ft	July
KRUE — Russellville Regional	Russellville	409 ft	2,638 ft	July
KSUZ — Saline County Regional	Benton	389 ft	2,638 ft	July
KTXK — Texarkana Regional-Webb Field	Texarkana	390 ft	2,633 ft	August
KDEQ — J Lynn Helms Sevier County	De Queen	355 ft	2,621 ft	August
55M — Jb West Municipal Airport	Star City	398 ft	2,600 ft	July
KBVX — Batesville Regional	Batesville	465 ft	2,597 ft	July
M18 — Hope Municipal	Hope	359 ft	2,577 ft	August
3M0 — Gastons	Lakeview	479 ft	2,553 ft	July
KELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field	El Dorado	277 ft	2,544 ft	July
KAGO — Ralph C Weiser Field	Magnolia	319 ft	2,541 ft	August
KBDQ — Morrilton Municipal	Morrilton	321 ft	2,537 ft	August
F43 — El Dorado Downtown-Stevens Field	El Dorado	256 ft	2,519 ft	July
KCRT — Z M Jack Stell Field	Crossett	184 ft	2,510 ft	August
KSRC — Searcy Regional	Searcy	265 ft	2,493 ft	July
12A — Arkavalley	Greenbrier	329 ft	2,492 ft	July
4F7 — Kizer Field	Prescott	319 ft	2,492 ft	August
KLLQ — Monticello Municipal/Ellis Field	Monticello	268 ft	2,454 ft	August
KADF — Dexter B Florence Meml Field	Arkadelphia	182 ft	2,441 ft	August
4F8 — Wilson	Stephens	230 ft	2,432 ft	August
M74 — Bald Knob Municipal	Bald Knob	212 ft	2,429 ft	July
KCXW — Conway Regional	Conway	276 ft	2,427 ft	July
KLIT — Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field	Little Rock	266 ft	2,415 ft	July
4M3 — Carlisle Municipal	Carlisle	241 ft	2,403 ft	July
9M8 — Sheridan-Grant County Regional	Sheridan	236 ft	2,397 ft	July
7M8 — Rector	Rector	281 ft	2,391 ft	July
6M0 — Hazen Municipal David Duch Field	Hazen	230 ft	2,390 ft	July
KDRP — Delta Regional	Colt	239 ft	2,389 ft	July
7M7 — Piggott Municipal	Piggott	275 ft	2,384 ft	July
5M8 — Gurdon Lowe Field	Gurdon	229 ft	2,382 ft	August
KJBR — Jonesboro Municipal	Jonesboro	262 ft	2,380 ft	July
99A — Smith'S International	Sherrill	218 ft	2,363 ft	July
0R6 — Hampton Municipal	Hampton	178 ft	2,357 ft	July
KHKA — Blytheville Municipal	Blytheville	256 ft	2,354 ft	July
KPBF — Pinebluff Regional/Grider Field	Pine Bluff	206 ft	2,342 ft	July
7M4 — Osceola Municipal	Osceola	235 ft	2,341 ft	July
KFCY — Hutfly	Forrest City	249 ft	2,340 ft	July
KSGT — Stuttgart Municipal Carl Humphrey Field	Stuttgart	224 ft	2,340 ft	July
3M9 — Warren Municipal/John B Frazer Jr Field	Warren	235 ft	2,335 ft	July
KAWM — West Memphis Municipal	West Memphis	213 ft	2,333 ft	July
KPGR — Kirk Field	Paragould	290 ft	2,329 ft	July
4M9 — Corning Municipal	Corning	293 ft	2,326 ft	July
M73 — Almyra Municipal	Almyra	210 ft	2,323 ft	July
KARG — Walnut Ridge Regional	Walnut Ridge	279 ft	2,315 ft	July
M70 — Pocahontas Municipal	Pocahontas	273 ft	2,308 ft	July
KHEE — Thompson-Robbins	Helena/West Helena	242 ft	2,307 ft	July
6M7 — Marianna/Lee County-Steve Edwards Field	Marianna	219 ft	2,303 ft	July
KBYH — Arkansas International	Blytheville	254 ft	2,303 ft	July
8M2 — Sally Wofford	Weiner	245 ft	2,292 ft	July
0M0 — Billy Free Municipal	Dumas	164 ft	2,291 ft	July
KMXA — Manila Municipal	Manila	243 ft	2,290 ft	July
5M4 — Fordyce Municipal	Fordyce	193 ft	2,284 ft	July
KCDH — Harrell Field	Camden	130 ft	2,268 ft	August
76A — Efs	Shoffner	215 ft	2,256 ft	July
4M8 — Clarendon Municipal	Clarendon	213 ft	2,247 ft	July
M19 — Newport Regional	Newport	239 ft	2,242 ft	July
M60 — Woodruff County	Augusta	200 ft	2,237 ft	July
M36 — Frank Federer Meml	Brinkley	195 ft	2,231 ft	July
5M1 — Dewitt Municipal/Whitcomb Field	De Witt	189 ft	2,224 ft	July
7M1 — Mc Gehee Municipal	Mc Gehee	141 ft	2,220 ft	July
M32 — Lake Village Municipal	Lake Village	126 ft	2,214 ft	August
4M5 — Dermott Municipal	Dermott	135 ft	2,213 ft	July
2A6 — Holly Grove Municipal	Holly Grove	176 ft	2,202 ft	July
6M8 — Marked Tree Municipal	Marked Tree	219 ft	2,150 ft	July
4M1 — Carroll County	Berryville	1,206 ft	—	—
KCCA — Clinton Municipal	Clinton	514 ft	—	—

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Arkansas airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Huntsville Municipal (H34) tops the list: from 1,748 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 4,005 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Arkansas?

Huntsville Municipal (H34) at 1,748 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.