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Heifer Creek Ranch Airport |
Heifer Creek is truly a "family farm"
located on 120 picturesque acres in the foothills of the Ozarks not far
from Wolverton Mountain. After many years living in other places and roaming
the world, Joyce and Morgan Hetrick and her parents, Gladys and Jarrell
Sams, decided to relocate back on the "ancestral acres" and restore
the old home place which had gone "to rack and ruin" after Joyce's
grandparents, Arby and Virgie Gray, had passed away.
The fields
were overgrown and the fences were invisible strands of rust and broken
posts behind the screens of cedar and multiflora roses. The pond was choked
with weeds and the levy overgrown by brush. The old house was a charred
ruin, having been burned by vandals, and the old barn leaned to the east
at about 45 degrees. The pastures were 15 feet high in persimmon sprouts
and wild roses.
After several years of intense work, the land has returned
to health and now sustains a beautiful herd of Scots Highland cattle.
The ponds are clean and filled with a healthy population of fish, the
pasture is again productive (in the years it rains!) and peace reigns
on the farm.
Gladys and Jarrell live in their new home, surrounded
by three acres of manicured lawn and garden, including blackberry vines,
peach trees, and a hedge of sage underneath the weathervane. From the
back porch you can see the vista of the entire farm.
Morgan and Joyce reside back "in the woods"
in their home surrounded by trees.
The airport runway bisects the property, and the
aircraft hangar nestles underneath the trees.
On any given day there may be antique aircraft and/or
ox carts on the runway --- depending on which group is having a get-together.
In 2001 we were joined by Terry "Grizz" Hayhurst,
and his wife, Anastasia, and David Howlett. Grizz and David are learning
to fly and to work on aircraft, and Ana is the "ranch cook."
Location
& QuickFacts
| FAA
Information Effective: |
2005-10-27 |
| Airport
Identifier: |
16AR |
| Longitude/Latitude: |
92°34'28.4"/35°18'07.0" |
| Elevation: |
730
ft / 222.50 m (Estimated) |
| Land: |
0 acres |
| From
nearest city: |
2
nautical miles NW of Springfield, AR |
| Location: |
Conway
County, AR |
| Magnetic
Variation: |
02E
(2000) |
Owner &
Manager
Airport
Operations and Facilities
| Airport
Use: |
Private |
| Segmented
Circle: |
No |
| Control
Tower: |
No |
| Attendance
Schedule: |
UNATNDD |
| Sectional
chart: |
Memphis |
| Region: |
ASW
- Southwest |
| Boundary
ARTCC: |
ZME
- Memphis |
| Tie-in
FSS: |
JBR
- Jonesboro |
| FSS
Phone: |
870-935-3471 |
| FSS
Toll Free: |
1-800-WX-BRIEF |
Runway
Information
Runway
06/24
| Dimension: |
2000
x 100 ft / 609.6 x 30.5 m |
| Surface: |
TURF,
|
| |
Runway 06 |
Runway 24 |
| Traffic
Pattern: |
Left |
Left |
| Obstruction: |
30
ft wires, 200.0 ft from runway |
30
ft trees, 200.0 ft from runway |
|
Radio Navigation
Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| BDQ |
NDB |
Bridge |
|
208.00 |
04E |
11.9 nm |
|
CWS |
NDB |
Conway |
|
302.00 |
05E |
14.9
nm |
| MPJ |
NDB |
Morrilton |
|
410.00 |
07E |
20.5 nm |
|
RUE |
NDB |
Russellville |
|
379.00 |
03E |
25.7
nm |
| HBZ |
NDB |
Heber Springs |
|
256.00 |
03E |
30.4 nm |
|
TYV |
NDB |
Toneyville |
|
290.00 |
04E |
34.4
nm |
| VLX |
NDB |
Wilcox |
|
348.00 |
02E |
41.3 nm |
|
SRC |
NDB |
Searcy |
|
323.00 |
02E |
41.6
nm |
| CZE |
NDB |
Clarksville |
|
201.00 |
04E |
42.9 nm |
|
INY |
NDB |
Independence
County |
|
317.00 |
03E |
45.4
nm |
| LRF |
TACAN |
Jacksonville |
029X |
|
04E |
30.8 nm |
| LIT |
VORTAC |
Little Rock |
086X |
113.90 |
05E |
42.2 nm |
Heifer Creek Ranch Airport
Address: Conway County,
AR
Tel: 501-354-5025
Images
and information placed above are from
http://www.airport-data.com/airport/16AR/
http://heifercreek.com/AIRPORT.htm
We
thank them for the data!
|
General Info |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
ARKANSAS
|
| FAA
ID |
16AR
|
| Latitude |
35-18-04.000N
|
| Longitude |
092-34-24.000W
|
| Elevation |
730
feet |
| Near
City |
SPRINGFIELD
|
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For more up-to-date information please refer to other sources.
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