South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field

South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field
File:South Arkansas Regional Airport logo.jpg
IATA: ELD – ICAO: KELD – FAA LID: ELD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of El Dorado
Serves	El Dorado, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL	277 ft / 84 m
Coordinates
Website	FlyELD.com
Map
ELD Location of airport in Arkansas
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 6,601 2,012 Asphalt 13/31 5,100 1,554 Asphalt 17/35 (closed) 3,733 1,138 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 21,936 Based aircraft 21
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (IATA: ELD, ICAO: KELD, FAA LID: ELD) is a city-owned public-use airport located eight nautical miles (9 mi, 15 km) west of the central business district of the City of El Dorado, in Union County, Arkansas, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by SeaPort Airlines, a service which is subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $1,977,153(per year).

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 511 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 157 enplanements in 2009, and 1,222 in 2010. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 1,540 acres (623 ha) at an elevation of 277 feet (84 m) above mean sea level. It has two active asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 6,601 by 150 feet (2,012 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 5,100 by 100 feet (1,554 x 30 m). Former runway 17/35 is closed indefinitely, it had a concrete surface measuring 3,733 by 75 feet (1,138 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2008, the airport had 21,936 aircraft operations, an average of 60 per day: 73% general aviation, 13% air taxi, 11% scheduled commercial, and 2% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 62% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, and 24% jet.

Airline and non-stop destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
SeaPort Airlines	Hot Springs, Houston-Intercontinental, Memphis

Statistics

Carrier shares for Dec 2014-Nov2015

Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
SeaPort	8,120(100%)

Top domestic destinations (Dec 2014 – Nov 2015)

Rank	City	Airport	Passengers
1	Hot Springs, AR	Memorial Field Airport (HOT)	1,860
2	Dallas, TX	Dallas Love Field (DAL)	1,720
3	Houston, TX	Houston-Intercontinental (IAH)	480

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.

External links

• South Arkansas Regional Airport, official website
• South Arkansas Regional at Goodwin Field (ELD) from Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
• Aerial image as of 30 January 2001 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for ELD, effective March 20, 2025
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for ELD
  • AirNav airport information for KELD
  • ASN accident history for ELD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

• FAA Airport Master Record for ELD (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.