J Lynn Helms Sevier County
DEQ · KDEQ · De Queen, Arkansas · Sevier County · map
J Lynn Helms Sevier County is a public-use airport owned by Sevier County, 3 miles west of De Queen, Arkansas, 355 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DEQ · ICAO KDEQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sevier County
- Elevation
- 355 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1970
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 25 ft high 1,075 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 45 ft high 1,500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Texarkana and center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.925 | |
| Deq and automated weather (ASOS) | 134.075 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 870-642-7829.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in De Queen from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in De Queen, Arkansas: 3 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Arkansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 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
- (E81) taxiway exit signs.
- Dusk to dawn. Activate runway end identifier lights runway 08 and 26; PAPI runway 08 and 26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available 24 hour self serve with major CC (100LL and jet a)
- +6 feet fence 198 feet from runway end 100 feet L.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.