Saline County Airport (FAA LID: M99), also known as Watts Field, was a county-owned public-use airport located one mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Benton, a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The airport's address was 401 Airline Drive in Benton.[2]

The airport opened in 1957.[3] Construction on the new Saline County Regional Airport (ICAO: KSUZ, FAA LID: SUZ) began in November 2002 and it opened on March 12, 2007. The existing facility was closed after the new airport opened.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Saline County Airport covered an area of 72 acres (29 ha) which contained one runway designated 17/35 with a 3,980 x 50 ft (1,213 x 15 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 39,000 aircraft operations, an average of 106 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 44 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% helicopter.[1]

References

External links

• Saline County Airport / Watts Field page at Saline County website
• Map showing directions from Watts Field to Saline County Regional Airport
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for M99
  • AirNav airport information for M99
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for M99

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