Walnut Ridge Regional
ARG · KARG · Walnut Ridge, Arkansas · Lawrence County · map
Walnut Ridge Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Walnut Ridge, 4 miles northeast of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, 279 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 6,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 44 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 40,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Walnut Ridge Regional?
Its FAA code is ARG, and its ICAO code is KARG.
Where is Walnut Ridge Regional?
It is 4 miles northeast of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, 279 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Walnut Ridge Regional?
The longest of its 3 runways, 04/22, is 6,001 feet long.
Does Walnut Ridge Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Walnut Ridge Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Walnut Ridge Regional?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Walnut Ridge Army Flying School Museum INC DBA and Mid South Aviation Institute. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Walnut Ridge Regional?
3 pilot examiners and 2 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 Walnut Ridge Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ARG · ICAO KARG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Walnut Ridge
- Elevation
- 279 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Sunday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 6,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 5,003 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair | |
| 18/36 | 5,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF)
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 13: road 15 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 31: berm 1 ft high 220 ft from the end
- Runway 18: LOCALIZER, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), road 15 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Walnut Ridge Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.075 | |
| Walnut Ridge Rco | 122.5 | Walnut Ridge |
| Arg and aWOS-3PT | 126.525 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 870-886-2537.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Pocahontas Municipal (7 nm north), Kirk Field (21 nm east), Corning Municipal (21 nm northeast).
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
- Government contract fuel available.
- Activate malsf runway 04; odals runway 18; runway end identifier lights runway 18; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22, runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours with CC/full service available 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Jet a self service fuel available 24 hours with CC/full service available 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Agricultural operations on and in the vicinity of airport apr through sep.
- Migratory birds in the vicinity of airport oct through jan.
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 | 35 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 5 |
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 40,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 300 |
| general aviation, travelling | 7,200 |
| general aviation, local | 30,000 |
| military | 2,500 |
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 Walnut Ridge from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas: 8 turboprops, 7 piston singles, 5 drones. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Walnut Ridge Army Flying School Museum INC DBA 2 aircraft · Walnut Ridge
- Mid South Aviation Institute 2 aircraft · Black Rock, 10 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Jackie Sanders private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Jonesboro, AR (22 nm) · (870) 284-0586 · [email protected]
- Joseph Lawrence private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Batesville, AR (42 nm) · (870) 206-4360 · [email protected]
- kevin Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Poplar Bluff Airport Terminal · Poplar Bluff, MO (49 nm) · (573) 872-9041 · [email protected]
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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).
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 · 7 since 1982, 2 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 Walnut Ridge 20 aircraft · 8 turboprops, 7 piston singles, 5 drones
- Tyke Farms LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Cat Agri Aviation INC 3 aircraft in town
- Walnut Ridge Army Flying School Museum INC DBA 2 aircraft in town
- Mj Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- Walnut Ridge Army Flying School Museum INC DBA 2 aircraft · flight school
- Mid South Aviation Institute 2 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 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/ARG.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.