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Boone County Airport

Boone County Regional Airport
Boone County Airport; Boone County Regional Airport
	Airport in 2009
	IATA: HRO; ICAO: KHRO; FAA LID: HRO; WMO: 72345;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Boone County
Serves	Harrison, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL	1,365 ft / 416 m
Coordinates	36°15′41″N 093°09′17″W / 36.26139°N 93.15472°W
Website	www.boonecountyairport.com
Map
Runways
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021)
Aircraft operations (2021)	10,750
Based aircraft (2022)	48
Departing passengers (12 months ending July 2018)	5,110
	Source: FAA and airport website

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.

Facilities

The airport covers 425 acres (172 ha) at an elevation of 1,365 feet (416 m) above mean sea level . Its single runway, 18/36, is 6,161 by 150 feet (1,878 x 46 m) asphalt.^[1]

In the year ending December 31, 2021 the airport had 10,750 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 68% general aviation, 20% airline, 11% air taxi and 1% military. In April 2022, there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 37 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 2 jet and 1 helicopter.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Southern Airways Express	Dallas/Fort Worth, Memphis Seasonal: Hot Springs (AR)

Statistics

Carrier shares (April 2021 – March 2022)^[5]
Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Southern Airways Express	10,070(100%)

Top domestic destinations (April 2021 – March 2022)^[5]
Rank	City	Airport	Passengers
1	Dallas, TX	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)	4,390
2	Memphis, TN	Memphis International Airport (MEM)	660
3	Hot Springs, AR	Memorial Field Airport (HOT)	80

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e FAA Airport Form 5010 for HRO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Boone County Regional Airport, official website
^ "Essential Air Service Reports". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Harrison, AR: Boone County (HRO)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. March 2022.

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2935) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2005-1-14: selecting Air Midwest, Inc., to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Jonesboro, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, at a subsidy rate of $4,155,550 annually for a two-year rate term.
- Order 2007-1-7: selecting Air Midwest, Inc. to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Jonesboro, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, at a subsidy rate of $4,296,348 annually for the two-year rate term beginning April 1, 2007.
- Order 2009-6-25: tentatively selecting Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a SeaPort Airlines (SeaPort) to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at El Dorado/Camden, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Jonesboro, Arkansas, for two years.
- Order 2009-7-8: making final the tentative selection of Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a SeaPort Airlines, to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Jonesboro, Arkansas.