Trigger Gap Airport
17A · Berryville, Arkansas · Carroll County · map
Trigger Gap Airport is a public-use airport owned by Recreational Aviation Foundation, 5 miles southwest of Berryville, Arkansas, 1,650 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,000 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Trigger Gap Airport?
Its FAA code is 17A.
Where is Trigger Gap Airport?
It is 5 miles southwest of Berryville, Arkansas, 1,650 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Trigger Gap Airport?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,000 feet long, grass.
Does Trigger Gap Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Trigger Gap Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Trigger Gap Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 17A
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Recreational Aviation Foundation
- Elevation
- 1,650 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, unattnd
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2017
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 × 75 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 10: right-hand traffic pattern, tree 23 ft high 250 ft from the end
- Runway 28: trees 50 ft high 150 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Carroll County (3 nm north), Boone County (23 nm east), Rogers Executive - Carter Field (24 nm west), Branson Airport (24 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Carroll County (3 nm north), Huntsville Municipal (16 nm southwest), Boone County (23 nm east), Rogers Executive - Carter Field (24 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Arkansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
- Looking…
Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Berryville from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Berryville, Arkansas: 8 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Arkansas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 5 training center examiners.
- Joshua Paul Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Rogers, AR (24 nm) · (303) 913-4218 · [email protected]
- Nathan Keith Leming private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Branson West Jet Center · Branson West, MO (25 nm) · (417) 204-9132 · [email protected]
- Chad Maxwell Cox private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; helicopters · Bentonville, AR (29 nm) · (501) 732-0658 · [email protected]
- Reginald Howell Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Bentonville Thaden Field · Bentonville, AR (29 nm) · (479) 651-1919 · [email protected]
- Zachary Duane Caldwell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bentonville, AR (29 nm) · (479) 650-0245 · [email protected]
- Robert Brian Morgan private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gimlin Airport · Ozark, MO (44 nm) · (417) 689-1034 · [email protected]
All 24 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Berryville 12 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 turboprops
- Tri State Airmotive LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Green Acres Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arkansas 1,580 since 1982 · 175 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Arkansas 101 landing places
- Arkansas 3,495 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/17A.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.