Russellville Regional
RUE · KRUE · Russellville, Arkansas · Pope County · map
Russellville Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Russellville, 2 miles southeast of Russellville, Arkansas, 409 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,505 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KRUE · observed 1:53 pm CDT (18:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 49°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 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 KRUE 061853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02720094
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 RUE · ICAO KRUE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Russellville
- Elevation
- 409 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,005 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- weekends, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; November to March, M to F, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm; March to November, M to F, 7:30 am to 6:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1960
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,505 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 35 ft high 1,475 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 706 ft, tree 78 ft high 1,825 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Russellville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.475 | |
| Rue and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.475 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 479-968-2267.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Russellville from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Russellville, Arkansas: 37 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 1 drone, 1 business jet. 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 · 6 since 1982, 1 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
- Flocks of migratory birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Dusk to dawn. Activate runway end identifier lights runways 07 and 25; PAPI runways 07 and 25; medium-intensity runway lights 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Open shade hngrs, limited availablility.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours with credit card (100 LL)
- Approach slope 29:1 to displaced thld.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Helicopter service center on field.
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.