Springdale Municipal Airport

Springdale Municipal Airport (IATA: SPZ, ICAO: KASG, FAA LID: ASG) is a public use airport in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by the City of Springdale and located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

This article is about the airport in Arkansas, USA. For the airport in Newfoundland, Canada, see Springdale Airport, Newfoundland.
Springdale Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Springdale
ServesSpringdale, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL1,353 ft / 412 m
Coordinates36°10′35″N 094°07′09″W
Map
ASG
Location of airport in Arkansas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,302 1,616 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations62,450
Based aircraft97

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned ASG by the FAA[1] and SPZ by the IATA[3] (which assigned ASG to Ashburton Aerodrome in Ashburton, New Zealand).[4] The airport's ICAO identifier is KASG.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Springdale Municipal Airport covers an area of 228 acres (92 ha) at an elevation of 1,353 feet (412 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,302 by 76 feet (1,616 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2009, the airport had 62,450 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 97 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 19% multi-engine, 4% jet, 4% helicopter, 3% ultralight, and 1% glider.[1]

Fixed Base Operator and Training

Springdale Municipal has one Fixed Base Operator at the west side of the airport. Summit aviation has fuel, snacks and clean bathrooms. The FBO building is also home to Albatross Bar & Grill and ARH Flight training and aircraft services. ARH has Two c172's and Three helicopters available for training and general rental.


References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for ASG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  3. "Springdale Municipal Airport (ICAO: KASG, FAA: ASG, IATA: SPZ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  4. "Ashburton Airport, New Zealand (IATA: ASG, ICAO: NZAS)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  5. "Springdale Municipal – ASG (KASG)". National Flight Data Center. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
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