Batesville Regional Airport

Batesville Regional Airport (IATA: BVX, ICAO: KBVX, FAA LID: BVX) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) south of the central business district of Batesville, in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by the City of Batesville.[1]

Batesville Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Batesville
ServesBatesville, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL465 ft / 142 m
Coordinates35°43′34″N 091°38′51″W
WebsiteBatesvilleRegionalAirport.com
Map
BVX is located in Arkansas
BVX
BVX
Location of airport in Arkansas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 6,002 1,829 Asphalt
18/36 2,804 855 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations35,000
Based aircraft53

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Batesville Regional Airport covers an area of 398 acres (161 ha) at an elevation of 465 feet (142 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 8/26 is 6,002 by 150 feet (1,829 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 2,804 by 60 feet (855 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2008, the airport had 35,000 aircraft operations, an average of 95 per day: 86% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 6% military. At that time there were 53 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 21% multi-engine and 2% jet.[1]

Accidents and Incidents

On November 29, 2022, a Learjet 45 (N988MC) overran the end of runway 8 (1829 meters long) by 370 meters crossing runway 36 and two fields ending up next to U.S. Highway 167, sustaining substantial damage but no apparent injuries to the two crew members or the five passengers onboard the aircraft.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for BVX PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27.
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