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Morrilton Municipal

BDQ · KBDQ · Morrilton, Arkansas · Conway County · map

Morrilton Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Morrilton, 2 miles southeast of Morrilton, Arkansas, 321 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,998 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 27 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 7,900 takeoffs and landings a year.

Weather right now KBDQ · observed 5:35 pm CDT (22:35 UTC), 18 minutes ago

VFR good flying weather

  • Wind variable at 1 knots
  • Visibility 10 miles or more
  • Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
  • Altimeter 29.97 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 KBDQ 062235Z AUTO VRB01KT 10SM CLR 28/06 A2997 RMK AO2

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 BDQ · ICAO KBDQ
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
City of Morrilton
Elevation
321 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
Repairs
airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
Parking
hangar, tiedown
On the chart
Memphis sectional
Magnetic variation
0W
In the FAA's files since
May 1982

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

0927N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
09/273,998 × 75 ftAsphalt, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 09: tree 40 ft high 975 ft from the end
  • Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 50 ft high 1,750 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM122.8
Bdq and aWOS-3PT119.6
Russellville and center (remote transmitter) Low128.475

Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 501-645-1010.

Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024

single-engine26helicopters1

Takeoffs and landings a year about 7,900, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

general aviation, travelling3,000general aviation, local4,500military400

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.

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 Morrilton from the FAA register

10 aircraft are registered to owners in Morrilton, Arkansas: 10 piston singles. 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:

Eaa Chapter 1590 INC 4

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Arkansas.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 0 fatal

2021-09-02CEN21LA405 · Beech A35 N8419A · accident · minor injuries
2019-05-15CEN19LA146 · Sikorsky S76 N761AF · accident · no injuries
2018-06-19GAA18CA365 · Craig A Reed Starduster II N969TM · accident · no injuries
2018-05-12GAA18CA279 · Champion 7Eca N6333N · accident · no injuries
2013-06-10CEN13LA342 · Cessna 150K N6412G · accident · minor injuries
2005-06-09DFW05CA160 · Cessna 150H N6973S · accident · minor injuries
2003-08-10CHI03LA253 · Cessna 140 N72971 · accident · no injuries

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

  • Ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - 122.9.
  • Jet a and 100LL fuel self service with credit card.
  • Runway makings faded 9 and 27.
  • Runway makings faded 9 and 27
  • Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.

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.