# Burks Airport (51AS)

**Burks Airport** (FAA: 51AS) is a small airport in Helena, Arkansas, United States. It opened in Feb 2025. It has one runway, 2,929 ft (893 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6393

## At a glance

- FAA: 51AS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Helena, Arkansas, United States
- Opened: Feb 2025
- Elevation: 174 ft / 53 m
- Coordinates: 34.4834, -90.7157
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,929 ft / 893 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KCKM
- Ident: US-6393

## Timeline

- Feb 2025: Burks Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,929 ft / 893 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,929 ft / 893 m | #17,273 of 29,858 | #7,227 in North America | #6,101 in US |
| Elevation | 174 ft / 53 m | =34,626 of 43,403 | =15,795 in North America | =13,288 in US |
| Age | Opened 2025 | =14,775 of 15,079 | =11,902 in North America | =11,758 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [43AS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6392.md) Griffin Airport · 3.9 mi / 6.3 km
- [82AR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/82ar.md) Barton Airport · 4.5 mi / 7.2 km
- [US-6391](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6391.md) Long Lake Plantation Airport · 4.6 mi / 7.4 km
- [80AR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12693.md) King Airport · 4.8 mi / 7.8 km
- [AS11](https://dromopedia.com/airports/as11.md) Rohrscheib Airport · 5.8 mi / 9.3 km
- [HEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khee.md) Thompson-Robbins Airport · 6.8 mi / 11 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)
- [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/us-6393/data