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).
Weather right now KARG · observed 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (360°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KARG 062056Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 27/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 6//// T02670083 56026 PNO $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Arkansas.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.