Boone County Airport (Arkansas)

Boone County Airport

Boone County Regional Airport
Airport in 2009
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBoone County
ServesHarrison, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL1,365 ft / 416 m
Coordinates36°15′41″N 093°09′17″W / 36.26139°N 93.15472°W / 36.26139; -93.15472
Websitewww.boonecountyairport.com
Map
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,161 1,878 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021)10,750
Based aircraft (2022)48
Departing passengers (12 months ending July 2018)5,110
Source: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

Boone County Airport (IATA: HRO, ICAO: KHRO, FAA LID: HRO) is a public airport in Boone County, Arkansas.[1] Also known as Boone County Regional Airport,[2] it is four miles northwest of Harrison, Arkansas[1] and serves the surrounding areas including Branson, Missouri. It is used for general aviation and sees one airline, a service subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $2,251,207 per year.[3]

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a national/regional airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[4]

Central Airlines served Harrison starting in 1957; successor Frontier Airlines continued into the 1970s.

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for HRO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Boone County Regional Airport, official website
  3. ^ "Essential Air Service Reports". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.