Tucker Field

Hughes, US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Closed Airport

ICAO

US-10674

IATA

-

Elevation

205 ft

Region

US-AR

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 34.937599Β° N, -90.470901Β° E

Continent: NA

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: 78AR

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Designation Length Width Surface Status
N/S 2700 ft 150 ft TURF Active

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 26, 2025
Closure Date

The airport was closed sometime between 1980 and 1994. It was last depicted on the 1980 Memphis Sectional Chart but was no longer listed on the 1994 edition of the chart.

Reason for Closure

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, for a small, private airfield of this type, closure is typically due to economic factors, such as the high cost of maintenance, the sale of the property, a change in land use priorities by the owner, or the owner's death. The land's subsequent conversion to agriculture strongly suggests the closure was for economic or land-use reasons rather than an accident or military conversion.

Current Status

The site of the former Tucker Field has been completely converted back to agricultural use. Current satellite imagery shows the land is actively being farmed. The faint outline of the former north-south runway is still visible as a slight discoloration or marking in the soil within the larger cultivated field, but no airport infrastructure such as hangars, buildings, or pavement remains.

Historical Significance

Tucker Field was a small, privately owned general aviation airfield. Its primary role was likely to support local agricultural aviation (crop dusting) and recreational flying for the owner and community. It was first depicted on aeronautical charts in 1970, described as a private field with a single 3,000-foot unpaved (turf or dirt) runway. It was not a commercial or military facility, and its significance was confined to the local private pilots and agricultural businesses it served in the Hughes, Arkansas area.

Reopening Prospects

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Tucker Field. The land is privately owned and has been used for agriculture for several decades. Re-establishing an airport on the site would require the landowner to cease farming operations and invest significant capital, making any such prospect extremely low to non-existent.

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Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

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