# Gurdon Lowe Field (5M8)

**Gurdon Lowe Field** (FAA: 5M8) is a small airport in Gurdon, Arkansas, United States. It opened in Dec 1946. It has one runway, 4,403 ft (1,342 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5m8

## At a glance

- FAA: 5M8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gurdon, Arkansas, United States
- Opened: Dec 1946
- Elevation: 229 ft / 70 m
- Coordinates: 33.9239, -93.1687
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,403 ft / 1,342 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74840372
- Weather station: KADF
- Ident: K5M8

## Timeline

- Dec 1946: Gurdon Lowe Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 4,403 ft / 1,342 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,403 ft / 1,342 m | =8,385 of 29,858 | =3,190 in North America | =2,627 in US |
| Elevation | 229 ft / 70 m | =33,223 of 43,403 | =15,195 in North America | =12,787 in US |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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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/k5m8/data