# Franke Field (79AR)

**Franke Field** (FAA: 79AR) is a small airport in Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States. It opened in May 1967. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/79ar

## At a glance

- FAA: 79AR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States
- Opened: May 1967
- Elevation: 263 ft / 80 m
- Coordinates: 34.8529, -92.0482
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74840403
- Weather station: KLRF
- Ident: 79AR

## Timeline

- May 1967: Franke Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 263 ft / 80 m | =32,237 of 43,403 | =14,785 in North America | =12,460 in US |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =4,072 in North America | =3,985 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## 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/79ar/data