Burks Airport
51AS · Helena, Arkansas · Phillips County · map
Burks Airport is a private airport, 6 miles southwest of Helena, Arkansas, 174 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,929 feet of asphalt and grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 51AS
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 174 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2025
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,929 × 100 ft | Asphalt and grass, fair |
- Runway 12: right-hand traffic pattern
Aircraft registered in Helena from the FAA register
19 aircraft are registered to owners in Helena, Arkansas: 9 drones, 4 turboprops, 3 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopter. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Arkansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Facility address.
- East 945 feet asphalt, west 1984 feet grass.
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 5, 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.