Carlisle Municipal
4M3 · Carlisle, Arkansas · Lonoke County · map
Carlisle Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Carlisle, 2 miles northeast of Carlisle, Arkansas, 241 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 4,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 32 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 48,100 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Carlisle Municipal?
Its FAA code is 4M3.
Where is Carlisle Municipal?
It is 2 miles northeast of Carlisle, Arkansas, 241 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Carlisle Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 4,501 feet long.
Does Carlisle Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Carlisle Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Carlisle Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 11 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 Carlisle Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4M3
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Carlisle
- Elevation
- 241 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 4,494 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left, berm 3 ft high 440 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, brush 10 ft high 450 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 135.4 | |
| 4M3 AWOS-2 | 119.275 |
Automated weather (AWOS-2), by phone 870-639-4710.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Stuttgart Municipal Carl Humphrey Field (14 nm southeast), Searcy Regional (24 nm north), Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field (26 nm west), North Little Rock Municipal (27 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
- Pre dates the act.
- Activate PAPI runways 09/27 and 18/36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 and runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self serve fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Runway 18 markings faded.
- Nmrs agriculture operations year round.
- Migratory birds in the vicinity of airport nov to march
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 28 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 48,100, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 12,000 |
| general aviation, local | 36,000 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Carlisle from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Carlisle, Arkansas: 12 drones, 9 turboprops, 3 piston singles, 1 business jet. 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 11 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives.
- Adam Bryant Boyd 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 · Wildwood Aerospace LLC · Cabot, AR (20 nm) · (210) 269-4662 · [email protected]
- Nicholas Adcock private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Searcy, AR (24 nm) · (660) 233-2477 · [email protected]
- Travis Alkire private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Searcy FBO · Searcy, AR (24 nm) · (501) 286-2728 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Guillebeau private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Guillebeau Instruction Inc · Sherwood, AR (27 nm) · (417) 496-1094 · [email protected]
All 29 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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.
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 · 8 since 1982, 0 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 Carlisle 25 aircraft · 12 drones, 9 turboprops, 3 piston singles
- Vantage Midsouth INC 7 aircraft in town
- A & M Flying Service INC 4 aircraft in town
- Tidwell Flying Service INC 2 aircraft in town
- Jlw Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 0 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 3,496 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/4M3.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 26, 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.