About Camden Municipal Airport
Camden Municipal Airport, Harrell Field, is a working public airport with a role that reaches far beyond city limits. It serves industrial, corporate, government, and transient aviation traffic and remains the area’s direct aviation gateway to Highland Industrial Park and South Arkansas.
Airport Overview
Harrell Field is a public-use, non-towered airport with one asphalt runway, published RNAV procedures, 24/7 airport and terminal access, self-serve 100LL and Jet A+, crew-car support, and growing business-aircraft capability. The airport’s relevance today is rooted in both its operational value and its strategic location next to one of the region’s most important defense and industrial footprints.
Self-Supporting Airport Model
Camden Municipal Airport is publicly owned, but it operates as a self-supporting airport. Day-to-day operations are supported primarily through lease income and fuel sales, while larger capital improvements are advanced through FAA funding and Arkansas Department of Aeronautics grants. That structure allows the airport to reinvest in facilities, equipment, and long-range improvements while continuing to serve industrial, corporate, government, and transient aviation traffic.
Why The Airport Matters To The Region
Harrell Field remains the most direct aviation access point for Highland Industrial Park, East Camden, and the broader South Arkansas industrial corridor. That role matters for executive travel, supplier movement, site visits, government access, and time-sensitive trips that need direct, reliable field access instead of a longer surface trip from another city.
Training & Workforce Presence
The airport also supports aviation training presence in the region and sits near broader workforce and industrial- development efforts that strengthen the airport’s long-term relevance.
