# The Valley Airport (61AR)

**The Valley Airport** (FAA: 61AR) is a small airport in Cotter, Arkansas, United States. It opened in Oct 1972. It has one runway, 2,800 ft (853 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/61ar

## At a glance

- FAA: 61AR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Cotter, Arkansas, United States
- Opened: Oct 1972
- Elevation: 450 ft / 137 m
- Coordinates: 36.3084, -92.5307
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,800 ft / 853 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35310867
- Weather station: KFLP
- Ident: 61AR

## Timeline

- Oct 1972: The Valley Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,800 ft / 853 m | 24 ft / 7 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,800 ft / 853 m | =17,690 of 29,858 | =7,482 in North America | =6,328 in US |
| Elevation | 450 ft / 137 m | =28,022 of 43,403 | =13,291 in North America | =11,137 in US |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =4,803 in North America | =4,712 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [3M0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3m0.md) Gastons Airport · 3.1 mi / 5.1 km
- [FLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kflp.md) Marion County Regional Airport · 3.5 mi / 5.7 km
- [76AR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/76ar.md) Johnson Field · 5.3 mi / 8.5 km
- [WMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbpk.md) Ozark Regional Airport · 5.4 mi / 8.6 km
- [45AR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/45ar.md) Thunder Ridge Ranch · 7.3 mi / 12 km
- [6AR9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6ar9.md) Pine Mountain Airpark · 12 mi / 19 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/61ar/data