M Graham Clark Downtown Airport
PLK · KPLK · Branson, Missouri · Taney County · map
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport is a public-use airport owned by Taney County Missouri, 1 mile south of Branson, Missouri, 940 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 3,738 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for M Graham Clark Downtown Airport?
Its FAA code is PLK, and its ICAO code is KPLK.
Where is M Graham Clark Downtown Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Branson, Missouri, 940 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at M Graham Clark Downtown Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 3,738 feet long, asphalt.
Does M Graham Clark Downtown Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at M Graham Clark Downtown Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at M Graham Clark Downtown Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Short Final Aviation LLC and Airport Bums Aero Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to M Graham Clark Downtown Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 7 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 M Graham Clark Downtown Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PLK · ICAO KPLK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Taney County Missouri
- Elevation
- 940 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,738 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: threshold displaced 289 ft
- Runway 30: VASI, four boxes on the right, threshold displaced 310 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.35 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Branson Airport (6 nm south), Branson West Muni/Emerson Field (9 nm northwest), Boone County (22 nm south).
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 Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- No safety/overrun areas at runway ENDS-LARGE DROP-OFFS. steep terrain gradients along runway pvmt edges.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 12 and 30; VASI runway 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 12 runway end identifier lights located 105 feet from dthr.
- Runway 30 runway end identifier lights located 86 feet from dthr.
- 50:1 to displaced thld.
- 37:1 to displaced thld.
- General aviation services available east end of airfield.
- Student training activities in the area.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Branson airport attractions near airports.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Branson from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Branson, Missouri: 15 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 balloon. 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 Missouri.
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:
- Short Final Aviation LLC 4 aircraft · Branson, 7 miles away Short Final Aviation is a flight school based in Branson, Missouri and Harrison, Arkansas that provides pilot training from discovery flights through commercial certification, aircraft rental, and flight instruction.
- Airport Bums Aero Club 1 aircraft · Branson, 7 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 training center examiners.
- Nathan Keith Leming private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Branson West Jet Center · Branson West, MO (9 nm) · (417) 204-9132 · [email protected]
- Robert Brian Morgan private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gimlin Airport · Ozark, MO (21 nm) · (417) 689-1034 · [email protected]
- Herman Azell Morris private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Springfield, MO (38 nm) · (417) 830-7407 · [email protected]
- Joshua Paul Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Rogers, AR (45 nm) · (303) 913-4218 · [email protected]
All 19 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 28 since 1982, 4 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 Branson 20 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 balloons
- Short Final Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Short Final Aviation LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Airport Bums Aero Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 28 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,812 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PLK.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 28, 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.