Boone County Airport (Arkansas)

Boone County Airport

Boone County Regional Airport
Airport in 2009
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBoone County
ServesHarrison, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL1,365 ft / 416 m
Coordinates36°15′41″N 093°09′17″W / 36.26139°N 93.15472°W / 36.26139; -93.15472
Websitewww.boonecountyairport.com
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,161 1,878 Asphalt
Statistics
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. Also known as Boone County Regional Airport, it is four miles northwest of Harrison, Arkansas 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.

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).

Central Airlines served Harrison starting in 1957; successor Frontier Airlines continued into the 1970s.