Sally Wofford Airport
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Sally Wofford Airport is a privately-owned public-use airport
Airport
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 in Poinsett County, Arkansas
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, United States
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. It is located three nautical mile
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s (4 mi
Mile
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, 6 km
Kilometre
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) south of the central business district
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 of Weiner, Arkansas
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.

Facilities and aircraft

Sally Wofford Airport covers an area of 15 acre
Acre
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s (6 ha
Hectare
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) at an elevation
Elevation
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 of 245 feet (75 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
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 designated 1/19 with an asphalt
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 and turf
Grass
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 surface measuring 2,330 by 160 feet (710 x 49 m). For the 12-month period ending July 18, 2010, the airport had 25,130 general aviation
General aviation
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 aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day.

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