MO Russellville Regional Rogers Executive- Northwest Carter Field Carroll Co Baxter Co Rgnl Corning Muni Piggott Muni Salem Sharp Co Rgnl Rgnl Rector Bentonville Muni/Thaden Field Pocahontas Muni Horseshoe Bend Marion Co Springdale Muni Boone Co Rgnl Calico Rock-Izard Co Melbourne Muni - Arkansas Intl Huntsville Muni Walnut Ridge John E Miller Field Rgnl Blytheville Searcy Co Manila Muni Mountain View Batesville Rgnl Muni 49 Wilcox Memorial Field Jonesboro Muni Osceola Muni Ozark-Franklin Co Clarksville Muni Clinton Muni Newport Muni 40 Fort Smith Rgnl Heber Springs Muni Marked Tree Muni Paris Muni TN Russellville Rgnl Bald Knob Muni 55 Booneville Muni West Memphis Muni Morrilton Muni Woodruff Co Delta Rgnl Danville Muni Searcy Muni Petit Jean Park Cantrell Field 40 OK Frank Federer Waldron Muni Memorial North Little Rock Muni Carlisle Muni Marianna/Lee Co- Steve Edwards Field Clinton National Hazen Muni Clarendon Muni Mena Intermountain Muni Bearce Memorial Field Stuttgart Muni - Saline Co Rgnl Carl Humphrey Field Holly Grove Thompson-Robbins Muni 530 Almyra Muni

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rue 2036 ARKANSAS STATEWIDE SYSTEM PLAN UPDATE

Arkansas Department of Aeronautics Russellville Regional 2315 Crisp Drive, Hangar 8 1759 Airport Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 Russellville, AR 72802 Phone: (501) 376-6781 Phone: (479) 967-1227 Russellville Regional Economic Benefits The economic benefits provided by Russellville Regional come from the on-airport activities of businesses and organizations, as well as capital spending that occurs on the airport. Also included are the economic benefits associated with spending by visitors that pass through the airport. The direct impacts – measured as jobs, payroll, and output – are the inputs to an economic input-output model used to estimate the multiplier and total impacts. Multiplier impacts reflect the degree to which economic benefits recirculate within the boundaries defined by the economic study (in this case, the state of Arkansas) and total impacts are the sum of the direct and multiplier impacts.

First Round Impact $2,202,000

Second Round Impact $1,488,000

Total Airport Impacts

Employment 41 Jobs Payroll $1,171,000 Output $3,690,000

AIRPORT’s Aviation Facilities Airport Facilities Primary 07/25 Dimensions 5,505’ x 75’ Russellville Regional (RUE) is a city owned, general aviation airport located in west cen- Taxiway Full Parallel tral Arkansas. Located 2 miles from the city Approach Non-Precision center, the airport occupies 307 acres. There is one runway located at the airport; Runway Weather Reporting ASOS/AWOS/AWSS 7-25, measuring 5,505 feet in length. The runway is served by a full parallel taxiway. There is a fixed base operator providing aircraft services at the airport Non-precision instrument approaches are including 100LL and Jet-A fueling. A variety of hangars, as well as apron published for the airport. tie-downs are available for aircraft storage. The airport caters primarily to general aviation, and with a longer runway than most nearby airports, RUE sees some additional corporate aviation activity. Russellville Regional rue Facility and Existing Objective Recommendation Improvement Runway Length 5,505’ 5,500’ None Recommendations Runway Width 75’ 100’ Widen Runway 25’ The ASASP recommends the classifica- tion of Russellville Regional as a Level 4 Runway Strength 32,000 SW; 30,000 DW None airport. Recommended classifications 46,000 DW set forth in this system plan are based Taxiway System Full Parallel Full Parallel None on projected airport activity and Runway Lighting MIRL MIRL None emphasize safety as well as potential economic activity. Taxiway Lighting None MITL Install MITL The ASASP has defined a Level 4 Approach Capabilities Non-Precision Non-Precision None airport as those with the facilities and Approach Lighting None ALS Install ALS services in place to serve most business Visual Glide Slope Indicator PAPI PAPI/VASI None and corporate aircraft. They primarily serve general aviation, however they Rotating Beacon Y Y None may serve other types of demand as Segmented Circle Y Y None well. The primary runway length for airports in this role, is ideally 5,500 feet Weather Reporting ASOS/AWOS/ ASOS/AWOS/ None or greater. In addition, these airports AWSS AWSS should have a published precision or Hangar Storage 57 49 None near-precision approach.

Apron Spaces 28 15 None The following table outlines the Public Use Space 1,200’ SF 5,000’ SF Construct 3,800’ SF of existing facilities and services Space compared to the facility and service Fuel Jet A/AvGas Jet A/AvGas None objectives set forth in the system plan. Recommended improvements are iden- tified for areas needing improvement.

Forecast of Aviation Activity Future facility needs are driven by user demand. Future demand is anticipated through forecasts of based aircraft and operations. Based aircraft drive the need for improvements such as hangar capacity and tie down spaces. Operations projections can help with determining the timing for needed runway and taxiway improvements. These forecasts of aviation activity can help the airport plan ahead for anticipated improvements. The table below highlights the forecast of aviation activity for Russellville Regional.

2016 2021 2026 2036 Based Aircraft 61 63 65 68 Operations 10,300 10,800 11,200 12,300 Total Operations 10,361 10,863 11,265 12,368 airports in the Arkansas Airport System 90 Arkansas system MO Russellville Regional STATE POPULATION WITHIN A Rogers Executive- Northwest Carter Field Carroll Co Baxter Co Rgnl Corning Muni Piggott Muni Arkansas Salem Sharp Co 79% 60-MINUTE DRIVE TIME OF A Rgnl Rgnl Rector Bentonville Muni/Thaden Field Pocahontas Muni Horseshoe Bend Marion Co commercial service airport Springdale Muni Boone Co Smith Field Rgnl Kirk Field Calico Rock-Izard Co Melbourne Muni - Arkansas Intl Huntsville Muni Walnut Ridge John E Miller Field Rgnl Drake Field STATE POPULATION WITHIN A Blytheville Searcy Co Manila Muni Mountain View Batesville Rgnl Muni 86% Jonesboro Muni 30-45 MINUTE DRIVE TIME OF 49 Wilcox Memorial Field Osceola Muni Ozark-Franklin Co AN AIRPORT MEETING BUSINESS Clarksville Muni Clinton Muni Newport Muni 40 Fort Smith Rgnl Heber Springs Muni Marked Tree Muni USER NEEDS Paris Muni TN Russellville Rgnl Bald Knob Muni 55 Booneville Muni West Memphis Muni Morrilton Muni Woodruff Co Delta Rgnl The Arkansas Department of Aeronautics Danville Muni Searcy Muni Petit Jean Park Cantrell Field 40 commissioned this study to tabulate the OK Frank Federer Waldron Muni Memorial North Little Rock Muni many ways in which the airport system Carlisle Muni Marianna/Lee Co- provides benefits to the people and busi- Steve Edwards Field Clinton National Hazen Muni Clarendon Muni Mena Intermountain Muni nesses of Arkansas, and to determine ways Bearce Memorial Field Stuttgart Muni - in which the system can improve upon its Saline Co Rgnl Carl Humphrey Field Holly Grove Thompson-Robbins Muni outstanding performance. The economic 530 Almyra Muni Dexter B Florence Malvern Sheridan Grider Field J Lynn Helms impact study made use of an FAA-approved Memorial Field Muni Muni De Witt Muni Sevier Co methodology that state airport systems Howard Co Gurdon Lowe Field Star City Muni H L Hopkins- Billy Free Muni throughout the United States have used to Fordyce Muni Kizer Field Hope Muni Monticello Muni/ quantify their economic benefits. 30 Harrell Field Ellis Field Mc Gehee Muni Hampton Muni The airports in Arkansas are integral to the Texarkana Rgnl-Webb Field Warren Muni MS Dermott Muni state’s transportation system. These 90 South Arkansas Rgnl At Goodwin Field Lake Village Muni system airports, along with Little Rock Air Z M Jack Stell Field 49 Ralph C. Weiser Field Force Base, stimulate the Arkansas econ- El Dorado Downtown - omy by serving the transportation needs TX Stevens Field of residents and businesses. Furthermore, 0 30 60 these economic engines provide sub- LA Miles stantial employment opportunities and economic output in their own right. The Level 5 Airports Level 4 Airports Level 3 Airports Level 2 Airports Level 1 Airports direct impacts of these airports combined with the multiplier impacts, which occur as initial economic activity circulates through- Economic Impacts of Arkansas Airports out the state, create more than 42,400 jobs with an annual payroll totaling nearly 25,907 5,166 11,384 jobs $1.5 billion. Overall, the Arkansas airport 42,457 system generates more than $3.5 billion in economic output. $907 M $398 M $1.47 B $167 M In addition to these tangible benefits, Arkansas airports also provide benefits $2.43 B $468 M $665 M $3.56 B for which dollar values cannot be readily assigned. These qualitative benefits add Commercial Service General Aviation Little Rock Air Force Base to the quality of life of residents in the airport’s market area by enhancing safety, citizen welfare, and health. Examples of Employment Payroll Output is the quantity of goods these benefits include medical flights, is based on represents and services generated annually by police patrol, forest fire fighting, agri- the total full-time the costs associated an airport, and its associated activities and cultural application, traffic reporting, jobs plus part-time with the annual businesses, expressed in dollars. Output is educational opportunities, high profile jobs. Two part-time salary, wages, and estimated using an organization’s annual visitors, visits by government officials, and positions equal one benefits earned by sales, or its annual operating costs, which recreational benefits. Furthermore, many full-time position. all employees. assumes that its output is approximately off-airport companies depend on aviation equivalent to what it expends. in order to conduct business in Arkansas.