# Sparks Medical Center Van Buren Heliport (AR87)

**Sparks Medical Center Van Buren Heliport** (FAA: AR87) is a heliport in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States. It opened in Nov 1990.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar87

## At a glance

- FAA: AR87
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
- Opened: Nov 1990
- Elevation: 467 ft / 142 m
- Coordinates: 35.4346, -94.3399
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74840612
- Weather station: KFSM · WMO 72344
- Ident: AR87

## Timeline

- Nov 1990: Sparks Medical Center Van Buren Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 30 ft / 9 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [FSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfsm.md) Fort Smith Regional Airport · 6.9 mi / 11 km
- [FYV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfyv.md) Drake Field · 41 mi / 65 km
- [XNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna.md) Northwest Arkansas National Airport · 59 mi / 94 km
- [HRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khro.md) Boone County Airport · 88 mi / 141 km
- [MLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlc.md) Mc Alester Regional Airport · 90 mi / 145 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/ar87/data